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Canada Rick Tocchet

a.k.a. "Richard Tocchet"
#92 Philadelphia Flyers / NHL - 01/02
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
Apr 09, 1964
Position
RW
Age
58
Height
6'0" / 183 cm
Place of Birth
Scarborough, ON, CAN
Weight
214 lbs / 97 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Drafted
1983 round 6 #121 overall by Philadelphia Flyers
Highlights
2-time Canada Cup Champion 2
1-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion 1

Tocchet ranks 1st in NHL history with 18 Gordie Howe hat tricks. The 4x All-Star totaled 440 goals, 952 points, and 2,912 penalty minutes over his 18-year career. He won 2 Canada Cups as well as a Stanley Cup in 1992 with the Penguins. Rick won 2 more Cups as Assistant Coach of the Penguins in 2016 and 2017.

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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1980-81 St. Michael's Buzzers MetJBHL 41 28 46 74 - - |
1981-82 Soo Greyhounds OHL 59 7 15 22 184 - | Playoffs 11 1 1 2 28 -
1982-83 Soo Greyhounds OHL 66 32 34 66 146 - | Playoffs 16 4 13 17 67 -
1983-84 Soo Greyhounds OHL 64 44 64 108 209 - | Playoffs 16 22 14 36 41 -
1984-85 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 75 14 25 39 181 6 | Playoffs 19 3 4 7 72 -1
1985-86 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 69 14 21 35 284 12 | Playoffs 5 1 2 3 26 1
1986-87 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 69 21 28 49 228 16 | Playoffs 26 11 10 21 72 7
1987-88 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 65 31 33 64 299 3 | Playoffs 5 1 4 5 55 -1
Canada CC 7 3 2 5 8 0 |
1988-89 Philadelphia Flyers “A” NHL 66 45 36 81 183 -1 | Playoffs 16 6 6 12 69 0
1989-90 Philadelphia Flyers “A” NHL 75 37 59 96 196 4 |
Canada WC 10 4 2 6 14 - |
1990-91 Philadelphia Flyers “A” NHL 70 40 31 71 150 2 |
1991-92 Philadelphia Flyers “C” NHL 42 13 16 29 102 3 |
Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 19 14 16 30 49 12 | Playoffs 14 6 13 19 24 0
Canada CC 8 1 1 2 10 0 |
1992-93 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 80 48 61 109 252 28 | Playoffs 12 7 6 13 24 2
1993-94 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 51 14 26 40 134 -15 | Playoffs 6 2 3 5 20 -2
1994-95 Los Angeles Kings “A” NHL 36 18 17 35 70 -8 |
1995-96 Los Angeles Kings “A” NHL 44 13 23 36 117 3 |
Boston Bruins NHL 27 16 8 24 64 7 | Playoffs 5 4 0 4 21 -7
1996-97 Boston Bruins NHL 40 16 14 30 67 -3 |
Washington Capitals NHL 13 5 5 10 31 0 |
1997-98 Phoenix Coyotes “A” NHL 68 26 19 45 157 1 | Playoffs 6 6 2 8 25 0
1998-99 Phoenix Coyotes “A” NHL 81 26 30 56 147 5 | Playoffs 7 0 3 3 8 -3
1999-00 Phoenix Coyotes “A” NHL 64 12 17 29 67 -5 |
Philadelphia Flyers NHL 16 3 3 6 23 4 | Playoffs 18 5 6 11 49 -2
2000-01 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 60 14 22 36 83 10 | Playoffs 6 0 1 1 6 -2
2001-02 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 14 0 2 2 28 -2 |
Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1976-77 Don Mills Flyers QC Int PW - - - - - - |
Team Staff History
S Team League Role on Team Notes
2002-03 Colorado Avalanche NHL Asst. Coach Hired mid-season
2003-04 Colorado Avalanche NHL Asst. Coach
2005-06 Phoenix Coyotes NHL Asst. Coach
2008-09 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL Asst. Coach
Tampa Bay Lightning NHL Head Coach Promoted mid-season
2009-10 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL Head Coach
2014-15 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL Asst. Coach
2015-16 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL Asst. Coach
2016-17 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL Asst. Coach
2017-18 Arizona Coyotes NHL Head Coach
2018-19 Arizona Coyotes NHL Head Coach
2019-20 Arizona Coyotes NHL Head Coach
2020-21 Arizona Coyotes NHL Head Coach
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
CC 2 15 4 3 7 0.47 18 0 | 0
MetJBHL 1 41 28 46 74 1.80 - - | 0
NHL 18 1 144 440 512 952 0.83 2 912 82 | 13 145 52 60 112 0.77 471 -8
OHL 3 189 83 113 196 1.04 539 - | 3 43 27 28 55 1.28 136 -
QC Int PW 1 - - - - - - - | 0
WC 1 10 4 2 6 0.60 14 - | 0
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Player Connections
Player Period Teams
Ron Sutter (F) 1984-1996 8 Boston Bruins, Canada, Philadelphia Flyers
Kjell Samuelsson (D) 1986-1994 8 Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins
Mark Howe (D) 1984-1992 8 Philadelphia Flyers
Murray Craven (F) 1984-1992 8 Canada, Philadelphia Flyers

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Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1981, 5 #70 overall by Soo Greyhounds in the OHL Priority Selection

Cult/Star player for Arizona Coyotes

Cult/Star player for Philadelphia Flyers

Cult/Star player for Pittsburgh Penguins

Career transactions
- 2010-04-12 • Fired by the Tampa Bay Lightning
- 2008-11-16 • Named Head Coach by the Tampa Bay Lightning
- 2008-07-09 • Named Associate Coach by the Tampa Bay Lightning
- 2005-08-09 • Named Associate Coach by the Phoenix Coyotes
- 2003-01-16 • Named Assistant Coach by the Colorado Avalanche
- 2002-06-30 • Announced his retirement
- 2000-03-08 • Traded to the Philadelphia Flyers for Mikael Renberg
- 1997-07-23 • Signed by the Phoenix Coyotes
- 1997-03-01 • Traded to the Washington Capitals with Adam Oates & Bill Ranford for Jason Allison, Jim Carey, Anson Carter & a 1997 3rd round pick (Lee Goren)
- 1996-01-25 • Traded to the Boston Bruins for Kevin Stevens
- 1994-07-29 • Traded to the Los Angeles Kings for Luc Robitaille
- 1992-02-19 • Traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins with Kjell Samuelsson, Ken Wregget & a 1993 3rd round pick (Dave Roche) for Mark Recchi, Brian Benning & a 1992 1st round pick (Jason Bowen)

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