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Former Philadelphia Flyers head coach John Tortorella reportedly had a "heated verbal exchange" with defenseman Cam York before his Thursday morning dismissal by the team.
From Bleacher Report
“Today I made the very difficult decision to move on from John as our head coach," said Briere.
From National Hockey League
Less than two years later, Tortorella is out, fired on Thursday morning near the end of his third season.
From The New York Times

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