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Vancouver Canucks name John Tortorella as head coach

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Former New York Rangers head coach John Tortorella walks out a side door to a waiting vehicle upon arrival at the Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, B.C., on Friday June 21, 2013. Numerous media reports are suggesting he will be named head coach of the Vancouver Canucks. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Canucks have hired John Tortorella as their new head coach.

The 55-year-old Tortorella was recently fired by the New York Rangers after they lost the Eastern Conference semifinals to the Boston Bruins in five games.

He replaces former Canucks head coach Alain Vigneault, who was named head coach of the Rangers last week.

Tortorella has been a head coach in the NHL since 2001. He led the Tampa Bay Lightning to a Stanley Cup championship in 2004 and was awarded the Jack Adams trophy that year.

As head coach of the Rangers for the past five seasons, Tortorella led New York to the playoffs three times.

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