The Calgary Sun · Sep 22, 2015
LISTEN: Pranksters invade Tortorella conference call
In this April 14, 2014 file photo, Vancouver Canucks' head coach John Tortorella laughs after a reporter mistakenly called him Mike during an end of season news conference in Vancouver. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Darryl Dyck)Gil Johnson of Slapshot.org.
Mike Wilson of the New American Gazette.
Kim Simmons of the Hockey Gazette.
Sound familiar? Probably not, seeing as they're fake names and publications.
But “Johnson”, “Wilson” and “Simmons” did manage to weasel their way onto a USA Hockey conference call Tuesday and cause a scene during what was supposed to be an ordinary Q&A between journalists and newly-minted World Cup of Hockey coach John Tortorella.