Rick Tocchet

ABOUT RICK TOCCHET

NHL right winger who played for six different teams across 18 seasons. He was selected to four All-Star games between 1989 and 1993 as a member of the Philadelphia Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins .

He was selected 121st overall in the 1983
NHL Draft by the Flyers.

After retirement, he became an assistant coach for the Colorado Avalanche .

He grew up in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada.

In the early part of his career, he was known mostly as a fighter, with some memorable run-ins with fellow bruiser Cam Neely .