Episode 18: Rick Tocchet

A Great Day for Hockey Talk

Highlights include:

• Tocchet’s memories of joining a new team and replacing Mark Recchi, a popular player he would later befriend.
• His special role as Mario Lemieux’s right winger and the adjustments he had to make in his game to accommodate the Penguins captain.
• His approach to providing protection for Lemieux and his other teammates.
• Some humorous stories from the days of the NHL players strike that interrupted the teams drive to the playoffs.
• Lessons he learned as a player that he still applies today as an NHL coach.
• The thrill and satisfaction he still feels to this day from winning the 1992 Stanley Cup against the Chicago Blackhawks.