Flyers' John Tortorella Receives Game Misconduct, Initially Refuses To Leave Bench

Philadelphia Flyers head coach John Tortorella was assessed a game misconduct against the Tampa Bay Lightning after arguing with official Wes McCauley, all during the honourary night for the 2004 Stanley Cup winning team that Tortorella coached.
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[@MiraSubieGirl]

I can read lips, he said "No thank you sirs, id very much rather stay please."

[@russell-di8js]

I didn't know he had a lisp cos i read quite a few FFFs in there!

[@angrydalailama6089]

100%

[@kevinstull8552]

I want Jomboy to do a breakdown for this video 😂.

[@lelouchvibritannia4028]

Jomboy doesn't do hockey, unfortunately. He covers something called "baseball", which hardly classifies as a sport because of how boring it is. @@kevinstull8552

[@Rezisorss]

🤣🤣🤣

[@tristanb9445]

When the media asks torts about this that’s where the real craziness begins

[@trainfire2008]

I’ll look forward to watching that‼️

[@Nay-kp6uu]

"Torts, how did you feel when you got ejected and what did you say to the refs?"

[@davidzedner4286]

@@Nay-kp6uuRight??? Can’t wait to hear his response!!!

[@joerobert-qe9cn]

i gues the easter Bonney not going be safe in Philly

[@jockejocke1]

He never talked to the media last night post game? I can't find any video

[@johnathanpatrick6118]

Oh, Tortorella...gonna miss ya when you decide to call it quits. This was comedic gold!! 🤣🤣

[@YooperHatesOhioState]

Who’s your team since the thrashers don’t exist sadly

[@johnathanpatrick6118]

@@YooperHatesOhioState Mostly Canucks though I do have a soft spot for the Sabres and Flyers.

[@YooperHatesOhioState]

@@johnathanpatrick6118 w

[@yeahyeahbutnah]

Even though philly knocks the braves out every year?? ​@@johnathanpatrick6118

[@YooperHatesOhioState]

@@johnathanpatrick6118 W

[@FigFury]

The irony that this happened to Torts on the night of the celebration of the 2004 Stanley Cup Championship team which he coached.

[@moderndaydrifter4672]

Actually the flames were the ones that won in 6

[@caiphuscain2446]

​@@moderndaydrifter4672no?

[@inflightmovies1508]

It didn’t cross the line

[@mahockey3]

​@@moderndaydrifter4672really? I didn't see an '04 Stanley cup banner last time I was at the Dome.

[@MikeHarvey-ol7xr]

​@moderndaydrifter4672 The Cup is tainted. 'Taint Calgary's. 😂

[@codyhertzler2387]

Wes making him part of the game as usual

[@CupContender]

His family alot bets on games

[@kylehart8829]

He's the most liked referee in the game. Coaches love him, players love him. Torts just likes getting mad, the refereeing has nothing to do with the fact that you've got half as many shots as the other team has goals.

[@pucepre634]

Poor play aside, Torts had every right to be pissed off. Phantom calls and misconduct for shoving? Yeah they clearly had a grudge or they are just really really really bad at reffing. Good for torts. ​@@kylehart8829

[@66Bunn]

I think you have that backwards. Torts making it about himself....as usual. Acts like 5 yr old.

[@johnrwalker53]

If Wes really wanted to be part of the game here he would have went and had a Shout-Down with Torts.

[@nebula6084]

I wouldn’t let Wes McCauley tell me what to do either

[@stevencooke6451]

McCauley being allowed to ref tells you all you need to know about the credibility of this league.

[@oak8728]

@@stevencooke6451thank unions

[@MT-uu7ol]

Wes McCauley is regarded as one of the best referees in the NHL,… if you like a fair game.

[@Fraustyy]

@@MT-uu7olI don’t mind him but he is divisive. Many fans consider him to be”make the game about himself”. When he refs

[@kylehart8829]

​@@FraustyyAnd the fans are wrong; ask the people who actually matter. Players and coaches consistently vote him the best in the league, and he's one of the most well-respected officials in North American sports as a whole. The one having an ego trip here is Torts. I like that he's getting fired up, maybe it'll scare his team into actually playing hockey, but it was right to toss him.

[@fooglez]

Great coverage Sportsnet, I'm so glad I got to know why Torts was ejected.

[@Booker596]

My thoughts exactly! What the hell did he do?!

[@D00NBU66Y]

Lol i said the same thing but then realized ref just went on a power trip and tossed him for talkin trash 😂 torts is great

[@rhodagunn5075]

Cant find a single clip online of what happened right before this. They all start at Wes giving him the game misconduct. Even if there is no audio or footage of what torts did... at least show what was happening in the 10 seconds before this even. These editors are useless

[@fooglez]

@@rhodagunn5075 I'll give you the rundown. 10~ mins left in the first period. It's 0-3 and they call a really soft "tripping" on a Flyers player (#23) who was fighting for a puck with 2 other players and the Tampa player fell which drew a call. (torts prob not happy) PP begins, flyers goalie makes a save and they line change. A player from the flyers gently pushes Cirelli on his way to the face off during the change, and he gets a game miscounduct and thrown out. PP continues and Tampa scores. Torts goes for a Goalie change, gets a bench minor and thrown out before they even drop the puck or allow the goalie change. That's when this clip starts rolling. Literally, from the shot of the Goal, tampa doing the high five after scoring then it cut to Wes throwing him out. There's no camera angle of what went on during those like 5~ seconds where Torts could've said or done something.

[@joeygray6859]

Hate him or love him but man that was great standing up to the refs like that

[@markiv2942]

That's just stupid. He will be escorted out and he stand up for nothing. His team lost 7-0.

[@Gypsyalchemy333]

garbage comment. You are probably a Biden and Trudeau dickrider and have Ron McLean posters in your bathroom

[@robertgosselin14]

Shut up you ass kissing cuck.@@markiv2942

[@stevencooke6451]

NHL refs are complete ass, especially McCauley. Sheldon Keefe will help pay your fine, Torrs. He certainly is not a fan. Johns father-in-law, David Frost was a diddler and Keefe testified against him, which McCauley could not forgive Sheldon for.

[@emmpedno2161]

Yeah. That moron will get a fine for that too. Read my words

[@Reidjameson9991]

Can we please mic up coaches

[@Trigger200284]

No need, everything he said was clearly readable. Every single word.

[@KimMcCumber]

More bleeps than anything they can put on the air!

[@MrZamboni01]

I recorded the audio from my feed. Beep, beep, beep, you mother beep!

[@zacharyweisel6743]

For the love of god please start holding refs accountable

[@biaohan4358]

Just because there's a ref shortage, they are being spoiled these days.

[@xOogieBoogie3x]

For doing their job?

[@justinditzler4168]

​@@xOogieBoogie3xattard got called for two BS calls. Bad. Just bad.

[@kylemeridith9611]

ur the type of kid who should have been swallowed. simple. go find a booth @@xOogieBoogie3x

[@stevencooke6451]

McCauley is a POS in partricular. Refs are apparently gods and answerable to no one. Perhaps Supreme Leader Gary Buttman.

[@mackielunkey2205]

Damn Wes is pissed lmao

[@kendraleonard431]

Him wagging his hand in front of the ref with that cast on his arm has me dyin! 😂

[@user-lw9wk5ft8s]

torts immediately went up to the box to have some beers, veteran move

[@MT-uu7ol]

Imagine if Wes had escorted Torts to the penalty box where he had to sit for the two minutes? Just picture that in your mind. lmao!

[@ChrisRobinson1169]

Please tell me that’s true lol

[@PeterDixon734]

Torts is a G, Idgaf what anyone says 🤣💯

[@Los150]

@@_CustomizedWho pissed in your cornflakes? 😂

[@dizk8488]

Of course it was Wes McCauley, the Nick Cousins of referees.

[@jonah.donohue]

Tf does that even mean?

[@PierLuc111]

You misspelled "Chris Lee"

[@robertgosselin14]

You’re too dumb to have it explained to you.@@jonah.donohue

[@russell-di8js]

The best refs in any sport are the 1s you hardly notice!!

[@kdub560]

He’s the Kerry Frazier of this generation. I remember Mario Lemieux jumping out of the box and going after Frazier. I never seen the big man so mad.

[@user-ov9sg5bs3e]

I'm glad to see Torts that passionate! The Flyers are lucky to have him as their coach.

[@johnrwalker53]

No they're not, No Star Players will play for Torts.

[@ugghhhyoutubeisawful646]

no

[@frozenpoopy]

Classic Torts. Glad his old players were there to see that.

[@FigFury]

When they saw Torts' outbursts during the game, they were having flashbacks from when they saw that first hand back in the early 2000's when they played for him.

[@tiger1044]

🤣🤣🤣

[@alexandermacdougall7873]

He's an anger filled goof. Deserves no respect

[@cravenm.2295]

​@@alexandermacdougall7873 lmao just because ur boyfriend beats you doesnt mean u have to posts comments like that.

[@tiger1044]

@alexandermacdougall7873 Lighten up - he's hilarious. Don't you remember when a lot more coaches had outbursts when they got ultra pissed? Life is short- laugh a little.

[@1shotlegend]

The last of a dying breed, need more coaches to challenge the refs like that.

[@dougbell9543]

Absolutely! ✔️

[@tdwz1652]

i miss the days when Pat Burns would throw racks of sticks onto the ice lol

[@anotherjoshua]

Compared to baseball , officials in hockey are flawless

[@ugghhhyoutubeisawful646]

dying breed because hes an awful coach

[@talscriver5870]

Accomplished nothing and hurt the team. Brilliant,.

[@jesse223]

To do this to Wes McCauley's face is some kind of heroic. Torts is a legend

[@mkwrockers0099]

God I love Torts! Whether he’s right or wrong, he makes things more interesting lol

[@russell-di8js]

A great character in an age of homogenous media training!!

[@emmpedno2161]

More moronic you mean. He looks like a pop goes the weasel from a box

[@user-jm5gf1je1m]

Gotta love Torts, greatest coach since Pat Burns. Much love and respect to you Sir. You have the heart of a Lion.

[@markiv2942]

Sorry I laughed out loud. Torts has nothing on Pat Burns. Absolutely f nothing. Guy is a joke.

[@robertgosselin14]

Speaking of jokes, go look in the mirror.@@markiv2942

[@banzaiib]

dude drives talent away. He's overly emotional and ineffective. Doesn't know how to deal with players smarter and more driven than he is. He's a dinosaur.

[@inconnu4961]

@@markiv2942It takes a joke to know a joke! Thanks for your 'expert analysis', chump!

[@jay7T6]

​@inconnu4961 but using your own logic means you're a chump too, no?

[@dexrus7659]

Нужно ввести новое правило в НХЛ: разрешить тренерам драться с судьями 😀👍

[@Shik0njuul934]

I agree Russian funny guy 😂

[@mathloiselle]

Coaches like Torts and Roy are a dying breed. Real players should love playing for coaches so intense.

[@Zane_Zaminsky]

Nyet

[@wilseph1]

Dave Andreychuk loving this.

[@JDH_MUSIC]

😂😂😂 what was his crime? The refs deserve a game misconduct once in a while but nothing ever happens to them lol

[@Alex_Ertl]

It does happen, the NHL does suspend/demote officials. We just don’t usually hear about it.

[@Rosie_C]

Oh, I’d like for that ref to never officiate another game. You gotta see what happened in the 10 minutes before that went down. It was almost confusing it was so bizarre.

[@KillerManzarek]

Fire this incompetent dictator Wes McCauley

[@robertgosselin14]

And a whole other bunch of these incompetent prima donas.

[@redlight93]

Gotta love Torts…nobody has more passion than him.

[@bn_2759]

Torts is a national treasure and needs to be protected at all costs.

[@markiv2942]

YES! Comedic national treasure. incompetent egoistic manhole.

[@Zane_Zaminsky]

👎

[@jeremybrazier786]

He's the new Betty white

[@kurthamblet4277]

How dare a coach point out bad mistakes by egotistical referees.

[@YooperHatesOhioState]

Give him coach of the year for that

[@swavekbu4959]

Torts being Torts. And I love him for it.

[@JeffreyChow]

That bit about the wallet at the end there 😂😂😂

[@st0rmchild]

Absolute legend!

[@TheBlazersfan22]

Okay jomboy ..get to work on this one ahahahahaha 😆 🤣 😂 😹

[@kevinstull8552]

Yessssss

[@andygrenn680]

One of the all time greats…Fortunate to see Torts go full on Torts!

[@Beagle-Gaming]

That's my effing coach

[@reynardus1359]

That call was ridiculous. Toss the ref.

[@overmuch67]

FROM TAMPA BAY: WE LOVE YOU TORTS NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO. NOW GO UPSTAIRS AND HAVE YOUR REAL REUNION WITH YOUR 2004 TEAM. THEY'RE UP THERE SMILING AT YOU AFTER THAT PERFORMANCE BUDDY AND THEY LOVE YOU TOO.

[@Two_Buck]

Legend.

[@paulcampbell5216]

One of a kind. Love the guy!

[@OhCritic]

before he calls his career quits, whenever that may be, i would love to see him behind the leafs bench. get us a real coach that doesn't sugarcoat or take bullshit.

[@DigitalNomadInvestor]

I'm a quasi Leafs follower but as cool as it would be to see Torts in Toronto, the players would have a meltdown at the first practice or when he benched one of the top four guys for loafing.

[@BruceWayne-ee6vb]

Torts coaching the leafs has been my wish since babs got the boot lol.

[@markiv2942]

YES Want to see this incompetent little spoiled child to coach Leafs. Would be every night f funny to see Leafs lose and Torts being angry like a toddler.

[@russell-di8js]

Nah no way I wanna see him finish at or near the top, be a shame for him to be just a number in a long line of miserable coaching decisions in Toronto!!

[@lelouchvibritannia4028]

The Leafs are too soft for his coaching style. He'd have them skating suicides until Matthews finally stops caring about regular season accolades and starts giving a damn about the playoffs.

[@beastofman77]

Legend

[@FedoraTigerOnYT]

I love it when he gets angry! 🤣

[@russell-di8js]

His shirt tears but his trousers remain on!!!

[@dougbell9543]

If ALL coaches reacted to the bad calls like Tortorella, things would change. ✔️

[@lauraharris6987]

Even if he is no longer Tampa's coach, you gotta love Tort. He sticks to his guns.

[@johnbrowne2170]

Stop tossing coaches. Get a thicker skin refs.

[@robertgosselin14]

Get competent ones first then thick skin added.

[@kylehart8829]

​@@robertgosselin14They already have some competent refs and they need more like McCauley. Players and coaches love him, he's not trying to make himself part of the game, fans are just stupid.

[@jasonfranklin2925]

Are you a Wes burner account?​@@kylehart8829

[@ScreaminSeamen]

Torts has been fined 10 times for doing this crap, it's his reputation now and he gets judged by refs because of it. He loves to scream at and about them as much as he can so I don't feel too bad for torts here. Plus the team will pay the fine anyways.

[@divine._lion]

@@kylehart8829 is it opposite day?

[@allansacharow1088]

You got to luv Torts when he blows a gasket. Priceless.

[@matthewschwartz2225]

You can't script this. Unbelievable

[@Chipotlefoos]

Actually that makes for a pretty good script.

[@Ruth-bl2yy]

I love his passion

[@Gypsyalchemy333]

The refs are turning the NHL into a joke

[@EaglesrtsoLosts]

Yupe I agree. Coaches gave a right to express on bad calls. Wes needed his head shoved in a toilet to clear and wash out out that crap In his head 😂

[@stavros8226]

Love John what a legend he's gonna be if he isn't already

[@Vestu]

Brooksie flies to the press conference

[@rhaspados666]

Larry would tooo hahabab

[@petercutting4597]

Concord Carlisle Mass High School hockey teammate in the mid-70s. He was a pain in the ass but driven to win like no other.

[@zacharymurphy5312]

2004 ine of my favorite years watching hockey

[@Nowayout365]

Refs are wrong. Tort is the man.

[@angrydalailama6089]

This guy's such a beauty.

[@grantmatthews1955]

What a beauty

[@stryker1707]

Love torts, he’s a beauty

[@chrisandamandapidwerbecki286]

Best coach around!!

[@Zane_Zaminsky]

No

[@paultedrick666]

Elvis has left the building 😂

[@KHoltzie]

The league needs guys like Johnny-in a league of p-ssies, he’s the only one with the balls enough to have brass balls! 😆👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@mattrix4200]

We need Torts in Toronto! No nonsense, no kowtowing to the players & media, no pc garbage....just someone who does his job with the explosive power of 130 blazing suns! :)

[@ryanb3908]

Players too weak there for it.

[@kylehart8829]

You need a coach who has ever done anything in the playoffs, not a guy who throws a temper tantrum the second a call goes against him.

[@JohnnyLREACTS]

Torts is NOT LEAVING lol!!

[@LightFlax]

We might as well enjoy him while we can. Tortorella is a dying breed and it´s sad. This is the passion we wants!

[@cskvision]

Torts is a legend!

[@JohnSaley]

Classic Torts attitude! - Ranger fan🏒

[@2011Oly]

When the teacher tells that one student to leave and he doesn’t 😅

[@jeffa.7618]

Lmao 😅 Bobby Valentine is that you?!?

[@TC-dw6wg]

Just needs to come back to the bench with a disguise on. 😂

[@jeffa.7618]

@@TC-dw6wg 🥸 🤣🤣🤣💯

[@Dystopia1111]

If only Tortorella had just snuck back to the bench wearing a disguise...

[@BigH0mie89]

Lmao this is actually hilarious

[@NeilRobicheau]

I was at the game. This was awesome to watch unfold live. Torts is such a beauty.

[@jwf9716]

Love you coach!!!! ⚡️⚡️⚡️

[@KatzVonKlc]

Why is the bruins goal song playing?

[@dolomitearterius5036]

He was asking Wes if the charge was eating a succulent Chinese meal.

[@matthewmoroney2282]

I feel like so many people aren’t going to get this reference lol

[@BasePuma4007]

Gentlemen, THIS, is democracy maaanifest.

[@Matkin222]

Someone please tell me, what would happen if he actually didn't leave?

[@phen314]

Eventually there would be a forfeit, but I don't know how many steps it takes to get there.

[@MT-uu7ol]

@@phen314 That’s really interesting! I learn more about the game every season.

[@jlove8445]

"I'm not goin"

[@championsofliberty07]

beautiful man tbh

[@biaohan4358]

When refs act up, there's no discipline on them, nor would they receive any penalty afterwards. They have all the power and rights on the ice but nothing is holding them accountable. This needs to change.

[@johnnyvegas6742]

players on the bench need to tap their coach on that one come on

[@jherschel]

Love that this guy is our coach. Honey badger don’t care!

[@andrewrochon6410]

What does Tyron Matthew have to do with any of this?

[@worldneedsmorelove4465]

Wes is a snowflake...

[@loC2ol]

Hall of fame coach. Love Torts!!!!

[@nikitakucherov5028]

That was awesome

[@jizzaymz]

"But in ohh four he wouldn't have been tossed out of the game for this". Last I checked the score was ohh four 😅😂

[@DarkDays4]

I wanna see torts and roy go at it.

[@frolfenuugen4lyfe]

Torts is de man!!! 😂

[@patrickgregory1078]

What happened to his hand?

[@_daybreaker_]

Dear Torts, please never change, this was hilarious. Also, get well soon!

[@gogophers14]

This is gold

[@dp6297]

He told the ref “maybe your mother never went to heaven”

[@inconnu4961]

We 'know' she didnt go to heaven! When she arrived at the pearly gates, St Peter told her you cant bring your bottle of whiskey with you, so she said 'eff this" turned around & left! LOL

[@chrisgawron7797]

Dude really has to control his temper lol

[@austinhockey11]

Why didn’t y’all show the players? I bet they were dying laughing

[@jimmywilliams8045]

This guy is the gretzky of firey coaches. Simply the GOAT. 😅😂

[@wallstreetwarrior100]

McCauley would piss his pants if he met Torts in a dark alley 😂

[@EaglesrtsoLosts]

I bet so too. Wes would have crapped his pants if torts would have went over after him.

[@MT-uu7ol]

McCauley believes in a fairness and upholds the rules and standards to preserve the game (vs. it being trashed). He has had the courage and integrity to do this repeatedly (same as his father - and players would tell you the same). Despite Torts issues, even he respects McCauly at the end of the day.

[@scottrichards4532]

GOTTA LOVE TORTS ❤there are far more Amazing Memorable Nights in that Amazing Arena for you John .HI HO HI HO HI HO LETS GO LIGHTNING LETS GO ,We still love you.

[@jonsmythe1685]

Wes always has to make himself the most important guy in the game.

[@povertyspec9651]

How did he hurt his hand?

[@someone2929]

Surprised he didn't get a delay of game as well... They weren't having it tonight...

[@ohwowthatsgood]

What did he do to get tossed?

[@itaintobeezy]

Good on Torts. Nhl officiating is so bad

[@shavin18]

Why did he leave ??