Jan 25, 2025; Vancouver, British Columbia, CAN; Vancouver Canucks head coach Rick Tocchet seems on from the bench towards the Washington Capitals within the second interval at Rogers Enviornment. Necessary Credit score: Bob Frid-Imagn Pictures The Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday introduced the hiring of Rick Tocchet as their new head coach.
Tocchet, 61, spent components of 11 seasons with the Flyers throughout his taking part in profession.
Now, he rejoins the franchise to successfully substitute John Tortorella, who was fired in March with the group limping towards its fifth straight season and not using a playoff berth. Brad Shaw took over because the interim coach of the Flyers, who completed tied for final place within the Jap Convention with a 33-39-10 report (76 factors).
“I’m very comfortable to welcome Rick Tocchet as our head coach,” Flyers basic supervisor Daniel Briere stated in a launch. “Throughout this course of it grew to become clear that Rick was absolutely the proper coach to steer our group. He has loved the very best stage of success each as a participant and coach. Rick’s means to show and perceive his gamers, mixed together with his ardour for successful, brings out the very best in younger gamers at totally different phases of their improvement and has earned the respect and confidence of extremely gifted All-Stars and veteran gamers alike.”
Tocchet parted methods with the Vancouver Canucks after his three-year contract expired on the conclusion of the 2024-25 season.
He was just one season faraway from incomes the Jack Adams Award because the NHL’s coach of the yr, when Vancouver gained the Pacific Division and later misplaced to the Edmonton Oilers in Sport 7 of the Western Convention semifinals.
The Canucks did not make the playoffs this season, going 38-30-14 (90 factors) and ending six factors behind the St. Louis Blues for the second wild-card berth.
Tocchet had earlier head-coaching stints with the Tampa Bay Lightning (2008-10) and Arizona Coyotes (2017-21). He changed Bruce Boudreau behind the Canucks’ bench in January 2023.
He has a profession NHL teaching report of 286-265-87 within the common season and 11-11 within the postseason. He was 108-65-27 in Vancouver, plus 7-6 within the playoffs.
Tocchet performed 18 seasons from 1984-2002, tallying 952 factors (440 objectives, 512 assists) and a couple of,970 penalty minutes in 1,144 video games with six groups. He made three of his 4 All-Star groups with the Flyers and gained a Stanley Cup with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 1992.
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