The Philadelphia Flyers have fired coach John Tortorella because the crew sits in second-to-last place within the Japanese Convention. The crew additionally introduced affiliate coach Brad Shaw will take the reins as Philadelphia’s interim head coach.
“Right now I made the very troublesome resolution to maneuver on from John as our head coach,” Flyers basic supervisor Daniel Briere mentioned in a press release. “John performed an important position in our rebuild. He set a regular of play and re-established what it means to be a Philadelphia Flyer. … As we transfer into the subsequent chapter of this rebuild, I felt this was one of the best for our crew to maneuver ahead.”
Tortorella spent the final three seasons because the Flyers’ coach and led the crew to a 97-107-33 file throughout that span. The Flyers are at present in a rebuilding section and are on a six-game shedding streak, together with shedding 11 of their final 12 contests.
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Most lately, the Flyers suffered a 7-2 loss by the hands of the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday, bringing Philadelphia’s file to 28-36-9 (65 factors) on the 12 months.
Shaw has been a member of Philadelphia’s teaching workers since July 2022 and beforehand served as an interim coach with the New York Islanders through the 2005-06, accumulating a 18-18-4 file.
Tortorella was initially employed by the Flyers through the 2022 offseason and was tasked with teaching a younger Flyers crew. The Flyers did not make the playoffs in any of Tortorella’s three seasons on the helm.
The Flyers have the fifth-fewest factors throughout the NHL and sure will land a top-five choose within the 2025 NHL Draft. Philadelphia owns 13 picks within the 2025 NHL Draft, together with three first-round picks Briere has amassed in trades over latest seasons.
