Hockey is the greatest game in the world and the fast, hard-hitting action on the ice is always entertaining. But sometimes, every so often, the coaches can provide some off-ice entertainment as well.
There have been plenty of tirades under the bleachers over the years and some are more engaging than others. But it doesn't always have to be yelling and screaming that captivates us. Sometimes it can be a quiet conversation between a coach and a reporter with a bit of a history that can be an embarrassment to the two head-butters and the league, while the fans sit back and take it all in while grinning from ear to ear.
The latest was just the other night when John Tortorella, Head Coach of the New York Rangers, shared his opinion about fighting with reporter Larry Brooks. These two have a bit of history going back to when Torts was coaching Tampa Bay and didn't like a question Brooks asked then. Here's what was caught by the live Hockey Night in Canada Cameras at that time. Be warned...this does contain some foul language.
Flash forward to the other night when the two came together for the first time since Brooks made a tongue in cheek reference to Wade Redden in an earlier newspaper article that Tortorella obviously didn't think was funny.
Tortorella obviously let his emotions and feelings get the best of him and I'm sure would love to take it back but from the fans standpoint, I love to see emotion like this. He's a coach standing up for his players and believing in his hockey club and isn't afraid to show it. Nothing wrong with that in my books.
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