Athletistic / Hockey. Philadelphia Flyers head coach John Tortorella was disqualified and fined for harshly criticizing the referees during the NHL regular season game against the Tampa Bay Lightning (0:7).
According to the press service of the NHL, the pilots coach will pay a fine of $ 50,000 and will also miss the next two matches of his team. In the game against Tampa, Philadelphia gave up four goals in 10:49, including two on the power play. Tortorella then called the judges and used profanity in his communication with them. The referees ejected the Philadelphia coach for the remainder of the game and fined his team lightly. However, Tortorella refused to leave the bench and delayed the rest of the meeting for several minutes, continuing to argue with the judges.
Philadelphia has scored 74 points in 65 matches and is in seventh place in the Eastern Conference standings.
Source: Sport
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