Flyers Fire John Tortorella As Head Coach

The Philadelphia Flyers have fired John Tortorella as head coach and have named Brad Shaw his interim replacement. Tortorella had been the Flyers’ coach since 2022-23 with a 97-107-33 cumulative record. 

“Today I made the very difficult decision to move on from John as our head coach,” general manager Daniel Briere said in a release. “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.”