WASHINGTON: John Torchetti, a former coach of CSKA Moscow, was named interim coach of the National Hockey League’s Minnesota Wild on Sunday, hours after the firing of coach Mike Yeo.

Wild general manager Chuck Fletcher made the move after a 4-2 home loss to Boston on Saturday stretched Minnesota’s losing streak to eight games.

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