Torts on TV? We’re used to seeing the ex-Columbus Blue Jackets coach on TV a lot, but mostly because of his penchant for not saying anything to the media, now he’s been hired to be on TV to actually talk about hockey.
Told former #CBJ coach John Tortorella has been hired by #ESPN to work as a studio analyst beginning this fall.
— Aaron Portzline (@Aportzline) August 3, 2021
Tortorella had coached the Blue Jackets since the 2015-16 season, making him a notable survivour in a league of teams that regularly and ruthlessly fire coaches after only three or four years; he made it all the way through six seasons, getting fired after missing the playoffs this season, and having a notably long list of player usage controversies.