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John Tortorella coaching timeline: Golden Knights are shocking addition to fiery coach's lengthy resume

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John Tortorella remains a headline name in the NHL's coaching ranks some 25 years after making his head-coaching debut.

John Tortorella coaching timeline: Golden Knights are shocking addition to fiery coach's lengthy resume originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . John Tortorella has lingered in NHL locker rooms longer than most.

The veteran tactician is something of a renaissance man within the NHL's coaching ranks, drawing rancor from some and adulation from others since making his head-coaching debut in 2000. The 67-year old's rugged personality, biting candor and tactical acumen has made him a headline name in the NHL's coaching carousel. That reputation has continued to bear fruit for Tortorella, a Boston native who is undoubtedly U.

S. hockey's greatest-ever coaching export. Tortorella's coaching career spans across four different decades when his stops in the AHL and ECHL are considered.

He might not be the sport's greatest-ever tactician. But he might be its most talked-about. So, just where has Tortorella's travels taken him across his coaching career?

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