Philadelphia Flyers Dismiss Three Coaches

Philadelphia Flyers Dismiss Three Coaches

John Tortorella wasn’t the only one on the chopping block from the Philadelphia Flyers’ disappointing 2024-25 campaign. A short while ago, the Flyers announced they were not retaining Rocky Thompson or Darryl Williams as assistant coaches, nor Angelo Ricci as the club’s skills coach. Williams is the most-veteran coach of the group, having started his professional coaching career as a video coach for the Vancouver Canucks in the 2008-09 season. H…

Flyers Moving on From Three Assistant Coaches

Philadelphia Flyers general manager Daniel Briere announced that the team will be moving forward without assistant coaches Rocky Thompson, Darryl Williams, and assistant/skills coach Angelo Ricci on Wednesday afternoon. Ricci joined the Flyers in 2019 as a skills coach, hired by Alain Vigneault. He later became an assistant. Williams joined the Flyers back in 2021, joining Vigneault’s staff. Thompson has been a part of the organization since the…