“I was only here two and a half years, but it was a lot of fun. And it’s a great place to live and coach. It really is.” Tocchet said.
He added, “They show up I mean, I remember in the playoffs, them chanting people’s names. I haven’t really heard that much in other buildings. You know that’s a passionate fan base when they’re screaming guys names out. That was impressive to me. Great fans. I mean, we just went to the second round, we lost in seven, and there’s a party on the streets. There’s like 50,000 people in Surrey (partying in the streets.) That’s how starved they are and what they’ll do to support a winner,» he said. »So how can you not love a fan base like that?”