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Avalanche Fire Coach Tony Granato

The housecleaning is complete in Denver.After a horrific season that saw the Colorado Avalanche miss the playoffs for just the second time in 13 seasons since moving from Quebec, head coach Tony Granato has paid for this misdeed with his job. Granato, in his second tour of duty as the team's head coach, was fired...

Patrick Roy Turns Down Avalanche

For the past week there has been a lot of speculation as to whether or not Patrick Roy would return to the Colorado Avalanche under the coach/GM role they offered the team's former goalie. On Wednesday came a conclusion to the story. Roy explains that he has turned down the Avalanche offer for family reasons. Roy has...

Report: Avs Offer Patrick Roy Control

Last week it was reported that Hall of Fame goaltender and former Avalanche netminder Patrick Roy was offered the team's head coaching position currently occupied by Tony Granato. Today, a report from Ruefronteac.com cites sources close to Roy that the Avs have stepped up their offer to include their GM position. The...

Avs to Hire Roy as Coach?

According to the Denver Post, the Colorado Avalanche have offered their head coaching position to Hall of Fame netminder Patrick Roy. Roy helped lead the team to two Stanley Cup titles in 1996 and 2001 and retired in 2003 as the winningest goaltender in NHL history, a record recently surpassed by New Jersey's Martin...

Is Tony Granato in Trouble?

I'm pretty sure I have said this before, but I'll risk being repetitive, because I think it's important. Coaches tend to get way too much credit when things go well, and even more of the blame when things go poorly. This has been especially true, for some odd reason, in the NBA and NHL over the years. Turnover is...

Tony Granato News From the Web

04/02/12 NHL hands out fines to Penguins, Flyers bench bosses Source: The Dawson Trail Dispatch A heated argument between Philadelphia Flyers coach Peter Laviolette and Pittsburgh Penguins assistant Tony Granato will cost both men some money.
04/02/12 Laviolette, Pens assistant Granato fined for feud Source: Sports Illustrated Flyers coach Peter Laviolette was fined $10,000 Monday after calling out counterpart Dan Bylsma for sending out his checking line late in Philadelphia's 6-3 win at Pittsburgh on Sunday.
04/02/12 NHL fines Flyers coach Laviolette, Pens assistant... Source: Brandon Sun A heated argument between Philadelphia Flyers coach Peter Laviolette and Pittsburgh Penguins assistant Tony Granato will cost both men some money.
04/02/12 Penguins assistant fined for verbal sparring in Philly... Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Pittsburgh PA Penguins assistant coach Tony Granato was fined $2,500 by the NHL and Philadelphia head coach Peter Laviolette was assessed a $10,000 fine by the league for their part in a skirmish near the end of Sunday's game at Consol Energy Center.
04/01/12 #NHL Penguins, Flyers set stage for potential playoff... Source: LetsGoKings.com You had to know that Sunday's afternoon contest between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Philadelphia Flyers was going to be hotly-contested.

Background on Tony Granato

Anthony Lewis Granato (born July 25, 1964 in Downers Grove, Illinois) is an American retired National Hockey League left winger and a former head coach and assistant coach of the Colorado Avalanche.

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