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"I hate when that video shows up": Rick Tocchet reacts to his cooking video from 1990s

Modified May 20, 2024 06:30 GMT

Vancouver Canucks head coach Rick Tocchet recently reacted to an old video of himself cooking spaghetti back in the early 1990s. However, he wasn't too thrilled to discover that the video had resurfaced once again.

Speaking about the video to NHL.com, Tocchet questioned:

“They posted it again?”

When he questioned the video, someone responded by saying that it had been posted again. Tocchet expressed his frustration by replying:

“Oh man,” Tocchet said. “I hate when that video shows up once in a while.”

Here's a video of Rick Tocchet cooking:

The video above has caught the interest of NHL fans across social media platforms. The video was filmed when Rick Tocchet used to play as a forward for the Pittsburgh Penguins in the early 1990s.

The video features Tocchett giving some tips on making spaghetti, which he calls "the old bachelor meal" after the practice. In the video, he's seen sporting a Penguins shirt, representing their back-to-back Stanley Cup titles in 1991 and 1992.

Speaking regarding the video, Tochhet recalled that he had a mullet haircut and was wearing an NBA Phoneix Suns hat because he was friends with Charles Barkley, who played for the Suns at the time:

“Because (Charles) Barkley is a good buddy of mine so that's why I loved the Suns back in the day,” Tocchet said. “They wanted me to go film at the grocery store and go buy all this stuff and I said, ‘I don't make it, my mom does.’”

Rick Tocchet expects his players to step up in Game 7

For the first time in 20 years, two Canada-based NHL teams compete against each other in Game 7 of the playoffs in front of a full crowd in attendance. The Toronto Maple Leafs and the Montreal Canadiens were the last two Canadian teams to do so.

The Edmonton Oilers eased past the Vancouver Canucks with a thumping 5-1 win in Game 6 on Saturday, tying the series and forcing Game 7 to decide the outcome.

In the post-game interview, Rick Tocchet reckoned the team's main goal now is to bring their energy and give it all in the final game of the series. He also acknowledged that some players need to step up and perform better (via NHL.com):

"Our job right now is to flush this game,” Tocchet said. “Obviously some guys have to play better. But now you have 48 hours to get your energy back. That’s the way to do this Game 7."

“People would kill to be in this situation right now. And we have to make sure we want to kill it and be in this situation. We are a good bounce-back team and I expect some bounce back.”

Game 7 is scheduled to take place on Monday at Rogers Arena. The winner of the series between the Oilers and Canucks faces the Dallas Stars in the Western Conference Finals.