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Sullivan joined Tocchet's coaching staff in December after being relieved of his duties when Barry Melrose was hired. Rick Tocchet said that Sullivan is his first choice to remain on the coaching staff, but the team must move forward at this time. ...

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In the time that we were teammates in Philadelphia, he was probably one of the most popular guys, not just with the Flyers, but among all sports figures in Philadelphia,'' recalled Tocchet, now head coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning. ... Philadelphia Daily News - Brownsville Herald

A lot of stuff I did last season was patchwork," said Tocchet, 45, elevated from associate coach in November, 16 games into the season, after Barry Melrose ... and more »

London Free Press  NY The Tampa Bay Lightning removed the interim tag from coach Rick Tocchet, signing him to a multi-year deal. Assistant coach Mike Sullivan has an offer to stay with the team, but odds are he is headed to NYC to be John Tortorella's assistant. ...

AP) - The Tampa Bay Lightning made Rick Tocchet their full-time coach, lifting the interim tag and giving him a multiyear contract. The former NHL star went 19-33-and-14 after replacing Barry Melrose, who was fired just 16 games into his first season ...

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  Canada The Tampa Bay Lightning made Rick Tocchet their full-time coach yesterday, removing the "interim" tag and giving him a three-year contract. The former NHL star took over in mid-November after Barry Melrose was fired. Tampa Bay went 19-33-14 under ...

 Canada Myers posted a career-high 42 points in 58 games for the Rockets this season, and was a plus-31. TAMPA, FLA. The Tampa Bay Lightning have made Rick Tocchet their head coach. Tocchet took over on an interim basis in mid-November after Barry Melrose was ...

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 UT TOCCHET SIGNS CONTRACT: The Tampa Bay Lightning made Rick Tocchet their full-time coach Monday, lifting the interim tag and giving him a three-year contract. The former NHL star took over in mid-November after Barry Melrose was fired. ...

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 SC AP) - The Tampa Bay Lightning have made Rick Tocchet (TAH'-ket) their full-time coach, lifting the interim tag and giving him a multiyear contract. The former NHL star went 19-33-14 after replacing Barry Melrose, who was fired just 16 games into his ...

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TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING-Promoted Rich Tocchet from interim coach to head coach and signed him to a multiyear contract. American Hockey League SYRACUSE CRUNCH-Announced Columbus (NHL) re-signed coach Ross Yates and assistant coach Trent Cull. ...

 MI The Tampa Bay Lightning made Rick Tocchet their full-time coach Monday, lifting the interim tag and giving him a multiyear contract. The former NHL star took over in mid-November after Barry Melrose was fired. Tampa Bay went 19-33-14 under Tocchet. ...

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Under Tocchet, Steven Stamkos, the top selection in the 2008 Entry Draft, began to show flashes of the promise that made him the draft's top selection. Stamkos had only 4 goals and 10 assists in his first 40 games and was minus-11. Stamkos had 19 goals ... Pittsburgh Post Gazette - AFP

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 United States TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING -- Promoted Rich Tocchet from interim coach to head coach and signed him to a multiyear contract. American Hockey League SYRACUSE CRUNCH -- Announced Columbus (NHL) re-signed coach Ross Yates and assistant coach Trent Cull. ...

 Canada The Tampa Bay Lightning are expected to announce later Monday that head coach Rick Tocchet will receive a new multi-year deal. Owner Oren Koules and general manager Brian Lawton were scheduled to make the announcement at a news conference before ...

 FL The Tampa Bay Lightning are holding a news conference at 4 pm, to announce their new head coach. Rick Tocchet, who served as interim head coach for the final 66 games of the 2008-09 season, will be in attendance, along with owner Oren Koules and ...

 FL Coach Rick Tocchet, general manager Brian Lawton and co-owner Oren Koules will be part of a "Town Hall Meeting" at the St. Pete Times Forum beginning at 6 pm There will be a used equipment sale, there will be autographs, there will be tours. ...

 - Victor Hedman, Victor Hedman Who will be the first pick in the 2009 NHL draft? The Tampa Bay Lightning have officially entered contract talks to remove the “interim” tag and make Rick Tocchet the Head Coach of the Bolts. As a fairly observant fan of the game, I agree with the ...

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St. Louis, 33, was a mentor for rookie Steven Stamkos, a leader in the locker room and an engaged partner to coach Rick Tocchet in team meetings, practices and video sessions. He started the season with a coach, Barry Melrose, who didn't believe in him ...

 Canada Only the Tampa Bay Lightning, who fired Barry Melrose 16 games into the season and replaced him with Rick Tocchet, have not shown significant improvement. When Pittsburgh fired Michel Therrien on Feb. 15, less than a year after he'd led the team to the ...

By Greg Wyshynski KOULES: Thank you, Mr. President. I feel your words have inspired my team, and they will take that inspiration to the ice tonight for victory. Here starts the Lightning revolution! (Ed. Note: The Lightning lost 4-2, moving to 1-7-4 under interim coach Rick Tocchet.)

By Greg Wyshynski KOULES: Thank you, Mr. President. I feel your words have inspired my team, and they will take that inspiration to the ice tonight for victory. Here starts the Lightning revolution! (Ed. Note: The Lightning lost 4-2, moving to 1-7-4 under interim coach Rick Tocchet.)

By Ross McKeon Dishonorable mention: Hey, how about the spark the Lightning received from that coaching change? Tampa Bay is 1-7-4 since replacing the fired Barry Melrose with Rick Tocchet. … If you're going to fight, then just fight. Instead, shortly after Scott Gomez of the Rangers and Ilya Kovalchuk...

By Matt Romig You could put captain or coach in this slot, as Lecavalier scored a pair of goals in a 4-1 win over Nashville to hand Rick Tocchet is first victory as an NHL head coach. Vinny opened the scoring by stuffing home the rebound of a Steven Stamkos shot and made it 2-0 with a boomer from the slot just se...

By Greg Wyshynski As for Tocchet, he gets to see if his two most critical changes to the Lightning lineup have any effect on the offense tonight: Moving Stamkos up with Vincent Lecavalier and Marty St. Louis, and attempting to squeeze anything out of free-agent bust Radim Vrbata by moving Vaclav Prospal off...

By chuqui Puck Daddy - NHL - Yahoo! Sports: Tampa Bay Lightning Head Coach Barry Melrose has been relieved of his duties and Associate Coach Rick Tocchet has been elevated to interim head coach, Executive Vice President & General Manager Brian Lawton announced today.

By Greg Wyshynski Tampa Bay Lightning Head Coach Barry Melrose has been relieved of his duties and Associate Coach Rick Tocchet has been elevated to interim head coach, Executive Vice President & General Manager Brian Lawton announced today. Melrose, 52, was named the sixth head coach in Lightning h...