Coach Tortorella Gets Into Fight With Caps Fans
April 25, 2009 by Jeanne Dupuis
Filed under NHL Playoffs, NHL coaches, New York Rangers, Video
I have never been a fan of NHL coach John Tortorella but I went from feeling sorry for the man to being shocked when his New York Rangers suffered a devastating 4-0 loss against the Washington Capitals. 
During the game, the Capitals fans right behind the Rangers bench got so out of control that the glass had to be replaced. One guy, who had clearly had too much to drink, allegedly dumped his bottle of beer on Tortorella. After enduring this and trying to keep his players focused on the game, Torty grabbed a hockey stick and turned to fight with the fan.
As if that wasn’t enough, people who were at the game are claiming that Tortorella was squirting water at the fans through the space between the panes of glass and then got so fed up that he actually hauled off and threw the water bottle at them. Some people feel that he should be suspended and I’m the last person to defend him but when does taunting and abuse from the fans become intolerable? If they were pushing on the glass so much that it had to be replaced, isn’t that a bit ridiculous?
Watch Tortorella wave the stick at the fan who would definitely fail a breathalyzer:
Watch the water bottle-throwing incident where it looks like Tortorella climbs up on the bench and takes aim at the Capitals fans:
*UPDATE* Tortorella was suspended for one game by the NHL. What do you make of that?
image: TSN
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