In absolutely shocking news on Sunday afternoon, the Vegas Golden Knights announced they have fired head coach Bruce Cassidy — and replaced him with John Tortorella!
What makes the news an enormous surprise is Vegas enters Sunday in third place in the Pacific Division. They’re in the playoffs right now and have eight games remaining in their regular season.
The Vegas Golden Knights have relieved Bruce Cassidy of his duties as head coach.John Tortorella has been named head coach.#VegasBorn t.co/TSTwVqXlbQ
— Vegas Golden Knights (@GoldenKnights) March 29, 2026Cassidy, who will turn 61 on May 20, was a first-round pick (No. 18 overall) by the Chicago Blackhawks in 1983.
As an NHL head coach, Cassidy spent six seasons as the head coach of the Boston Bruins (2016-17 thru 2021-22). The Bruins made the playoffs in every year he was the head coach in Boston, and Cassidy won the Jack Adams Award after the 2019-20 season.
He was relieved of his duties by the Bruins and immediately landed in Vegas, where he led the Golden Knights to their one Stanley Cup championship in his first season behind the bench.
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