John Torchetti

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John Torchetti is the coach of the Moncton Wildcats of the QMJHL. He was previously assistant coach with the Tampa Bay Lightning, interim head coach for the Florida Panthers, interim head coach of the Los Angeles Kings, and other teams in the AHL, ECHL and Central Hockey League. He has also been a player for ECHL, AHL, ACHL and AAHL. Before turning pro, Torchetti played prep school hockey for the powerful New Preparatory School of Cambridge, Massachusetts, as a Post-Graduate at the age of eighteen (i.e., Grade 13) under the coaching tutelage of the regionally renowned Mike Kozack. Before attending New Prep School, Torchetti played in the Boston City League, where he set state scoring records, superseding the ones achieved in the late 1960s by the legendary Robbie Ftorek of Needham High School- at Jamaica Plain High School in 1983.

Preceded by Ted Nolan	Head Coaches of the Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL) 2006–2007	Succeeded by incumbent
Preceded by Rick Dudley	Head Coaches of the Florida Panthers 2003–2004	Succeeded by Jacques Martin
Preceded by Andy Murray	Head Coaches of the Los Angeles Kings 2006	Succeeded by Marc Crawford