The Vancouver Canucks fired head coach John Tortorella. The move wasn't unexpected after the club missed the playoffs following a second-half collapse. Team president Trevor Linden said the decision wasn't prompted by players who were unhappy with the volatile coach.

Date: 2014-05-01
Placeline: VANCOUVER, British Columbia.
Source: The Canadian Press
Length: 17 seconds

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