Rick Tocchet lost his debut as Tampa Bay Lightning coach when Tuomo Ruutu and Rod Brind'Amour scored in the shootout and Cam Ward stopped two shots in the tiebreaker to lead the Carolina Hurricanes to a 3-2 victory Sunday. Tocchet became a head coach for ...

The Tampa Bay Lightning fired Barry Melrose, just 16 games into the National Hockey League season and less than five months after making him the sixth head coach in franchise history. Rick Tocchet was promoted from assistant coach to interim head coach of the Lightning, who are in fourth place in the NHL's Southeast Division with five wins and ...

Barry Melrose's return to the NHL as coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning lasted 16 games. Now the job belongs to assistant Rick Tocchet, who was once suspended from the league for his involvement in a sports betting ring. Melrose was fired Friday less than five months ...

The Tampa Bay Lightning fired Barry Melrose on Friday, just 16 games into the National Hockey League season and less than five months after making him the sixth head coach in franchise history. Rick Tocchet was promoted from assistant coach to interim head coach of the Lightning, who are in fourth place in the NHL's Southeast Division with five ...