US Edition‘Flyer at heart’ Rick Tocchet returning to his roots as head coach
- Rick Tocchet is returning to the Philadelphia Flyers as head coach, with a deal reportedly worth $25 million over five years.
- Tocchet, who ended his tenure with the Vancouver Canucks in April, is a former Flyers standout who played 11 NHL seasons with the team.
- He brings experience coaching three NHL teams and led the Canucks to a 50-win Pacific Division title two seasons ago before the Flyers regressed last season.
- Tocchet, 61, said during his 2021 Flyers Hall of Fame induction, "The Flyers helped me become a man," reflecting his deep ties to the organization.
- The Flyers hope Tocchet can develop young talent and improve playoff contention after missing five straight postseasons and needing upgrades at center and defense.
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Flyers hire Rick Tocchet as coach, turning to alum to end their playoff drought - The Boston Globe
Tocchet won the Stanley Cup as an assistant with Pittsburgh in 2016 and ’17 and played more than a decade with Philadelphia in separate stints at the start and end of his career.
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Tocchet reportedly in line to sign with Flyers as head coach
It took a while but at least the Flyers didn’t have to look far to eventually find their next head coach. Multiple sources are reporting the team is in the process of hiring 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. The 61-year-old Tocchet, who has previously coached three NHL teams (Tampa Bay, Arizona, Vancouver), was recently allowed to leave the Can…
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