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Canada Rick Tocchet

a.k.a. "Richard Tocchet"

#92 Philadelphia Flyers / NHL - 01/02

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Rick Tocchet Facts

Date of Birth
Apr 09, 1964
Position
RW
Age
59
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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Rick Tocchet 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* |

Rick Tocchet 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
2021-22 Not active as staff
2022-23 Vancouver Canucks NHL Head Coach Hired on Jan.22
2023-24 Vancouver Canucks NHL Head Coach
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Rick Tocchet 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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Rick Tocchet 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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