The Philadelphia Flyers made it official on Wednesday, May 14, 2025: Rick Tocchet has returned "home" to Philadelphia as the 25th head coach in Flyers franchise history.

Adam Foote will reportedly be tasked with leading the Vancouver Canucks back into playoff contention after a tumultuous 2024-25 season.

The NHL head coaching carousel has been spinning since the middle of the season. On Nov. 19, the Bruins fired Jim Montgomery after an 8-9-3 start to the season. There were two more firings made before the end of the regular season,

Former Vancouver Canucks head coach Rick Tocchet is one of the most coveted candidates in the NHL coaching carousel, and he might have already made a final decision about his next team, and it's not the Boston Bruins.

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 Flyers hired Tocchet on Wednesday to replace John Tortorella, who was fired March 27. Brad Shaw was interim coach for the final nine games of the season. Sanheim and Konecny represented Canada at the 4 Nations Face-Off in February, where Tocchet was an assistant and helped guide it to the championship.

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN - While Travis Konecny plays for Canada at the World Championship, his NHL team found its next bench boss.

PHILADELPHIA — Well, that was fast. Just like that, the Flyers are finished rebuilding. Two years ago, the club announced a “New Era of Orange,” finally admitting that both its foundation of personnel and foundational philosophy of winning now at any cost with coaches and brass who bled orange and black had been flawed for the past decade,