After leaving the Penguins organization to take the vacant head coaching position in Arizona, Rick Tocchet, former assistant coach to Mike Sullivan, will make his return to Pittsburgh as the Coyotes come to town. Not only that, he’ll get to see another Stanley Cup banner hanging in the rafters of PPG Paints Arena and be celebrated for his accomplishments. According to him, however, receiving his second career ring is what he’s most excited about.
Per the Associative Press, Tocchet doesn’t plan to spend much time reminiscing about back-to-back titles, but it’s no question the Penguins team has a lot of gratitude for what he did in his little over two-year tenure as a member of the Pittsburgh coaching staff.