John Tortorella Fired as Philadelphia Flyers Head Coach, Replaced With Longtime NHLer
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John Tortorella was officially fired as the Philadelphia Flyers head coach and was replaced by a longtime NHLer.
After nearly making the playoffs last year, the Philadelphia Flyers took a step back this season and are dead last in the Metropolitan Division.
With 65 points in 73 games, the team has had a tough season, which took a toll on head coach John Tortorella.
A few days ago, after a tough loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs, Tortorella made a massive declaration, saying he wasn't interested in learning how to coach the type of season his team has been having:
"This falls on me. I'm not really interested in learning how to coach in this type of season where we're at right now. I have to do a better job. So this falls on me, getting the team prepared to play the proper way until we get to the end."
According to a new report from Elliotte Friedman, the Flyers had enough and decided to let him go.
The insider shared the news with the following post on X:
The Flyers confirmed the news a bit later:
General Manager Danny Briere released the following statement:
"Today I made the very difficult decision to move on from John as our head coach. John played a vital role in our rebuild. He set a standard of play and re-established what it means to be a Philadelphia Flyer.
John's passion on the bench was only equaled by his charitable work in our community. As we move into the next chapter of this rebuild, I felt this was the best for our team to move forward. I'd like to thank John for his tireless work and commitment to the Flyers."
John's passion on the bench was only equaled by his charitable work in our community. As we move into the next chapter of this rebuild, I felt this was the best for our team to move forward. I'd like to thank John for his tireless work and commitment to the Flyers."
Flyers Governor Dan Hilferty and President of Hockey Operations Keith Jones also provided comments:
"On behalf of the entire Flyers organization, we would like to thank John for his dedication over the past three seasons. We fully support Danny's decision in making this change as he continues to do what is needed for the future of our organization.
John Tortorella has made a positive impact throughout the Flyers organization, and we are grateful and appreciative of the opportunity to work with him. We wish John, Christine, and their family all the best moving forward."
John Tortorella has made a positive impact throughout the Flyers organization, and we are grateful and appreciative of the opportunity to work with him. We wish John, Christine, and their family all the best moving forward."
The Flyers will be back in action tonight against the Montreal Canadiens, marking the first game for Brad Shaw as interim head coach.
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