Flyers will land Rick Tocchet
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The Flyers have announced that Rick Tocchet will be the franchise's next head coach, after firing John Tortorella earlier in the year.
Tick, tick, boom, the Flyers got their guy on Wednesday. Rick Tocchet, 61, will be hired as the 25th head coach (including interims) in Flyers history, multiple sources tell The Inquirer. Before John Tortorella was fired on March 27,
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Philly Hockey Now on MSNJames: Ranking Flyers Coaching CandidatesAs mid-May draws nearer, the Philadelphia Flyers have yet to name the 25th head coach in franchise history. The Flyers are not alone; there were seven NHL head coaching vacancies, and so far, only two have been filled (Sullivan to NYR,
The Flyers are taking a methodical approach to their search, but the interim coach apparently remains in the conversation.
Two-time Stanley Cup winner Mike Sullivan is the latest available candidate after parting ways with Pittsburgh on Monday.
If the Philadelphia Flyers learned one thing from the Lehigh Valley Phantoms' Calder Cup push, it's that they cannot seriously consider Phantoms head coach Ian Laperriere for their head coaching vacancy anymore.
The 61-year-old already has great continuity with the Flyers' roster. Players have spoken highly of Shaw and he has done good work in his three seasons on the team's staff. Under
Team president Keith Jones and general manager Danny Brière are focused on June’s NHL draft, where they have seven picks in the first two rounds and 11 overall. The two are in Texas at the Under-18 World Championships, scouting several top prospects.
Rick Tocchet's name is back at the forefront of the Flyers coaching search as things start to heat up on that front. Is he in the driver's seat for the job?
It’s probably the biggest surprise of the NHL’s coaching carousel so far this year: Mike Sullivan, previously the second-longest tenured coach behind the Tampa Bay Lightning’s Jon Cooper, was fired by the Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday after 10 seasons — two of which ended with Stanley Cup championships.
The Philadelphia Flyers are in the middle of their search for a new head coach. After dismissing the veteran John Tortorella just before the 2024-2025 regular s
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Philly Hockey Now on MSNREPORT: Top Coaching Candidate Nearing a DecisionPer TSN’s Darren Dreger, one of the top coaching candidates across the league, Rick Tocchet, is nearing his decision. Dreger reported Tuesday morning that Tocchet will land another NHL head coaching job,