The fanfare was out on Friday morning at the Wells Fargo Center as the Flyers welcomed Rick Tocchet back to the fold. Officially introduced as the 25th head coach in the organization’s history in front of alumni,

GM Danny Briere says the Philadelphia Flyers believe they have the "long-term solution" in hiring Rick Tocchet as head coach.

The team announced on its web site late Wednesday afternoon what multiple sources had informed earlier in the day, that the Flyers had hired one of their former star players, Rick Tocchet, as the new bench boss. Daily Faceoff’s Frank Seravalli was the first to break the story.