Episode 18: Rick Tocchet - a podcast by Pittsburgh Penguins

from 2020-05-26T15:31:44

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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.

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