As 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 have announced that Rick Tocchet will be the franchise's next head coach, after firing John Tortorella earlier in the year.

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 Flyers are taking a methodical approach to their search, but the interim coach apparently remains in the conversation.

Tocchet started coaching with the Colorado Avalanche before joining Wayne Gretzky's staff with the Arizona Coyotes. He took some time off before returning in 2008-09 with the Tampa Bay Lightning. After stops with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Coyotes, and Vancouver Canucks, Tocchet now returns to Philadelphia for the first time since 2001-02.

Mike Van Ryn is an assistant with Craig Berube ties and a Stanley Cup ring. Should he be a candidate for the Flyers' head coaching job?

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

Speaking on Wednesday during the “Morning Cuppa Hockey” podcas t, Daily Faceoff’s Frank Seravalli said that former Oilers head coach Jay Woodcroft has emerged as a “leading candidate” for Boston’s head-coaching vacancy this offseason.

Tocchet won the Stanley Cup as an assistant with Pittsburgh in 2016 and ’17 and played more than a decade with Philadelphia in separate stints at the start and end of his career.

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