The John Tortorella-Golden Knights act is already tired
New York Post • • sports
Key Points:
- After advancing to the Western Conference final, John Tortorella and the Vegas Golden Knights refused to open their locker room to the media, violating NHL playoff media obligations outlined in the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA).
- The Golden Knights' PR staff cited congestion in the Honda Center hallway as the reason for breaching the CBA, limiting player availability to brief press conferences and short interviews outside the locker room.
- Mitch Marner and Brett Howden spoke briefly, with Marner noting the session would last only 10 minutes due to Tortorella’s planned early departure, while Shea Theodore was available only briefly outside the visiting dressing room.
- The NHL's response to this breach of media obligations was notably surprising, given the league’s usual enforcement of such requirements during the playoffs.