The sick dog is a 10-year-old pit bull, Emma, who belongs to his son, Nick, who is a U.S. Army Ranger stationed abroad. Tortorella's affinity for animals -- especially pit bulls -- is well known.

In a phone conversation this week, Tortorella’s father said he took pride in John, as well as his two older sons, Bill and Robert, a younger son, Jim, and a daughter Carol, being athletic and ...

When John Tortorella's Tampa Bay Lightning won the Stanley Cup in 2004, John and his son, Dominick (Nick for short), took the Cup all over town when Nick was a sophomore in high school.

Philadelphia Flyers head coach John Tortorella wants to be a source of healing for Guy Gaudreau. Gaudreau's two sons, Johnny and Matthew, the former a star for the Columbus Blue Jackets, were ...

The Flyers couldn’t wait to end the John Tortorella era. Philadelphia fired its head coach on Thursday morning, despite there only being nine games left in the regular season. The Flyers are ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Blue Jackets coach John Tortorella has dropped his hard-line stance against those who would protest during the playing of the U.S. national anthem. He also has a suggestion for ...

For Tortorella, who has a son who has served in the military for more than a decade, any chance to represent the red, white, and blue is special. “It’s an honor,” Tortorella said.

SAN JOSE – Ryan Warsofsky first started talking with John Tortorella toward the end of his time as the head coach of the AHL’s Chicago Wolves in 2022. But the first-year San Jose Sharks bench ...

Team USA hockey coach John Tortorella is not on the side of San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick when it comes to his stance on "The Star-Spangled Banner." ...

Columbus Blue Jackets coach John Tortorella said he missed Thursday's 4-3 loss in Nashville in order to take care of his deployed son's sick dog.. The pet's ailing health also is forcing ...

Blue Jackets coach John Tortorella clarified his leave of absence from Thursday's game and All-Star Weekend, revealing he needs to take care of his deployed son's sick dog.