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Golden Knights fire Bruce Cassidy, hire John Tortorella
The Vegas Golden Knights fired coach Bruce Cassidy on Sunday and turned to John Tortorella to replace him.
The move comes with Vegas having lost six of its past seven games, the latest setback a 5-4 defeat in a shootout to the Washington Capitals on Saturday night.
"We thank Bruce Cassidy for his dedication to our hockey club and community over the past four seasons," Golden Knights general manager Kelly McCrimmon said in a statement. "Under Bruce's leadership, we reached our ultimate goal in 2023 by bringing a Stanley Cup to Vegas. Bruce will forever be remembered with the utmost regard by our organization for what was accomplished here. With the stretch run of the 2025-26 regular season upon us, we believe that a change is necessary for us to return to the level of play that is expected of our club.
Vegas Golden Knights Announce Changes to Team's Coaching Staff
VEGAS (March 29, 2026) – Vegas Golden Knights General Manager Kelly McCrimmon announced today, March 29, the following changes to the team’s coaching staff: Bruce Cassidy has been relieved of his duties and John Tortorella has been named the team’s head coach.
“We thank Bruce Cassidy for his dedication to our hockey club and community over the past four seasons,” said McCrimmon. “Under Bruce’s leadership, we reached our ultimate goal in 2023 by bringing a Stanley Cup to Vegas. Bruce will forever be remembered with the utmost regard by our organization for what was accomplished here. With the stretch run of the 2025-26 regular season upon us, we believe that a change is necessary for us to return to the level of play that is expected of our club. With John Tortorella, we bring in a Stanley Cup Champion as well as one of the most experienced and respected coaches in the NHL. His guidance will be a great asset to our team at the pivotal point in the season we currently face. We look forward to welcoming John to Vegas.”
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Golden Knights fire Cassidy, name Tortorella head coach
The Vegas Golden Knights are making a shocking late-season change behind the bench.
Vegas fired head coach Bruce Cassidy on Sunday and named John Tortorella his replacement.
Cassidy, 60, has served as the Golden Knights' head coach since 2022-23, when he guided the organization to a Stanley Cup title.
But with Vegas underperforming expectations in 2025-26, it decided to move on for the run to the playoffs.
With his team sitting third in the Pacific Division with a 32-26-16 record, Golden Knights general manager Kelly McCrimmon announced the news through a team release.
“We thank Bruce Cassidy for his dedication to our hockey club and community over the past four seasons,” said McCrimmon. “Under Bruce’s leadership, we reached our ultimate goal in 2023 by bringing a Stanley Cup to Vegas. Bruce will forever be remembered with the utmost regard by our organization for what was accomplished here.
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