The Philadelphia Flyers have fired coach John Tortorella because the crew sits in second-to-last place within the Jap Convention. The crew additionally introduced affiliate coach Brad Shaw will take the reins as Philadelphia’s interim head coach.

“As we speak I made the very troublesome resolution to maneuver on from John as our head coach,” Flyers normal supervisor Daniel Briere stated in an announcement. “John performed an important position in our rebuild. He set a typical of play and re-established what it means to be a Philadelphia Flyer. … As we transfer into the subsequent chapter of this rebuild, I felt this was one of the best for our crew to maneuver ahead.”

Tortorella spent the final three seasons because the Flyers’ coach and led the crew to a 97-107-33 report throughout that span. The Flyers are at present in a rebuilding part and are on a six-game shedding streak, together with shedding 11 of their final 12 contests.

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Most just lately, the Flyers suffered a 7-2 loss by the hands of the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday, bringing Philadelphia’s report to 28-36-9 (65 factors) on the yr.

Shaw has been a member of Philadelphia’s teaching workers since July 2022 and beforehand served as an interim coach with the New York Islanders in the course of the 2005-06, accumulating a 18-18-4 report.

Tortorella was initially employed by the Flyers in the course of the 2022 offseason and was tasked with teaching a younger Flyers crew. The Flyers did not make the playoffs in any of Tortorella’s three seasons on the helm.

The Flyers have the fifth-fewest factors throughout the NHL and certain will land a top-five choose within the 2025 NHL Draft. Philadelphia owns 13 picks within the 2025 NHL Draft, together with three first-round picks Briere has amassed in trades over latest seasons.