Rick Tocchet will be tasked with directing the Philadelphia Flyers' rebuild. Philadelphia announced Wednesday it has hired Tocchet as the 25th head coach in franchise history to replace John Tortorella, who was fired on March 27 with only nine games left in the regular season.

The Philadelphia Flyers have reportedly hired Rick Tocchet, a member of the team's Hall of Fame, as their next head coach.

The Philadelphia Flyers named Rick Tocchet as the next head coach of the team. The Flyers finished the year 33-39-10 on the year, marking the fifth straight season that the organization failed to qualify for the playoffs.