Flyers coach John Tortorella sports activities a nasty bruise after being kicked within the face by a HORSE

Philadelphia Flyers coach John Tortorella was seen sporting a hoof print after being kicked within the face by one in every of his horses forward of Tuesday’s assembly with the Columbus Blue Jackets. However when interviewed by ESPN in the course of the recreation, Tortorella’s solely grievance was about his staff’s lackluster efficiency.

‘We suck,’ he stated throughout a sometimes abrupt interview from the Flyers’ bench. ‘We have not forechecked, we have not carried out something as of proper now.’

ESPN analyst and former Flyers goalie Brian Boucher revealed the horse-kicking incident, which the famously cantankerous Tortorella was by no means requested about.

When interviewed by ESPN in the course of the recreation, Tortorella’s solely grievance was about his staff’s lackluster efficiency. ‘We suck,’ he stated throughout a sometimes abrupt interview from the Flyers’ bench. ‘We have not forechecked, we have not carried out something as of proper now’

‘He has three horses on his farm, and one in every of them determined that, apparently, the brushing that John Tortorella was doing of one in every of his horses, I assume, was not met effectively,’ stated play-by-play announcer Bob Wischusen.

‘He stated he was awfully fortunate — it might have been quite a bit worse,’ Boucher stated in the course of the Flyers’ 5-4 time beyond regulation loss to the Blue Jackets, one in every of Tortorella’s former groups.

Flyers spokespeople didn’t instantly reply to DailyMail.com’s request for additional particulars.

The story is not all that shocking, given Tortorella’s affinity for animals.

Whereas his expertise with humanity has endured its ups and downs, the 64-year-old Tortorella is vocal advocate for animals, and even has his personal charity geared toward serving to wildlife and pets

Whereas his expertise with humanity has endured its ups and downs, the 64-year-old Tortorella is vocal advocate for animals, and even has his personal charity geared toward supporting ‘those that shield youngsters, animals and the environment from hurt.’

‘I am most likely going to stay in Jersey as a result of I’ve a bunch of animals and I believe I want to seek out some property,’ Tortorella instructed reporters after being employed by the Flyers in June – his fifth head-coaching stint within the NHL.

Tortorella has proven much less empathy for opposing gamers and reporters, lots of whom have gotten an earful from the Massachusetts native.

Over his teaching profession, Tortorella has instructed off everybody from Washington Capitals legend Alex Ovechkin to longtime New York Put up columnist Larry Brooks.

‘Get the f*** out of there,’ Torts, as he’s identified, instructed Brooks after a 2007 playoff defeat.

John Tortorella reacts to a name in the course of the third interval of recreation between the Columbus Blue Jackets and the Washington Capitals held on the Nationwide Enviornment in Columbus in 2017