The New York Rangers struggled this season, missing the playoffs after winning the Presidents’ Trophy just last season and making it to the Eastern Conference Final.
John Tortorella saw the writing on the wall for his tenure with the Philadelphia Flyers. The team had underachieved with him at the helm, which unfortunately, cost his assistants their jobs as well.
After New York Rangers GM Chris Drury signed an extension with the team, rumors started to surface that John Tortorella could be back.
John Tortorella wasn’t the only one on the chopping block from the Philadelphia Flyers’ disappointing 2024-25 campaign.
How many of the yearly leaders in NHL goals since the 1990-91 season can you name in five minutes?
There are more major coaching changes coming for the Philadelphia Flyers, who already terminated John Tortorella late in the year after missing the playoffs again.
Daniel Brière and the Flyers fired John Tortorella on March 27. We all remember because 1. It was John Tortorella and 2. The Canadiens were playing the Flyers that day.
The Philadelphia Flyers are searching for a John Tortorella replacement, and now they may have found one in another recently fired head coach.
Philadelphia Flyers rookie Matvei Michkov is sharing what he really thought of now-ex head coach John Tortorella, who was fired late in the year. The Philadelphia Flyers decided to fire head coach John Tortorella late in the year despite having already been eliminated from playoff contention.
John Tortorella and the Philadelphia Flyers had a nasty breakup a few weeks ago, but with the season almost over, his replacement may be known. Following an embarrassing three to nothing loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets, the Philadelphia Flyers have only one game left in the regular season.
In his final 14 games as the head coach of the Philadelphia Flyers, John Tortorella did not win a single game outside the shootout. It was the longest stretch without a regulation or overtime victory in franchise history.
When John Tortorella was hired as the 23rd head coach in Philadelphia Flyers history, it was never about the present. While then-general manager Chuck
Anthony Di Marco of Daily Faceoff: John Tortorella did not resign from the Philadelphia Flyers, he was fired. A source said that after the trade deadline, there were a series of events that led to this final result.
Three games down in the post-John Tortorella era and three wins for the Philadelphia Flyers.
Since the Philadelphia Flyers made their coaching change and removed the always-controversial and often offensie-stifling John Tortorella, Matvei Michkov has looked like a player unleashed.
After what was a chaotic week in the City of Brotherly Love, things seem to have calmed down since the coaching change. Last Thursday, the Philadelphia Flyers fired head coach John Tortorella, ending a strange saga that has featured a reported tiff between the Stanley Cup-winning bench boss and Flyers defenseman Cam York.
The rejuvenated Philadelphia Flyers wrap up a three-game homestand on Monday night when the Nashville Predators pay a visit. The Flyers (30-36-9, 69 points) have won two straight since interim coach Brad Shaw took over for John Tortorella, whom the team fired on Thursday.
More news continues to come out regarding John Tortorella’s last few weeks as the head coach of the Philadelphia Flyers.
It’s hard to say whether or not the Philadelphia Flyers firing head coach John Tortorella was a surprise considering everything that’s happened this week, but doing so with only a few weeks left in a lost season instead of the offseason was certainly a bit of a shock.
John Tortorella's firing Thursday as Flyers head coach this close to the end of the regular season serves as the start of the offseason in Philadelphia.
As head coach of the Philadelphia Flyers, John Tortorella was a square peg in a round hole. Relieved of his duties earlier Thursday, Tortorella wrapped up his tenure in Philadelphia with 97-107-33 showing and no playoff appearances.
Daily Faceoff’s Frank Seravalli asked on Thursday, “Has another coach ever fired himself before?” If not, history was made in the NHL as the Philadelphia
With nine games left in the season, the Philadelphia Flyers announced that John Tortorella has been “relieved of his duties as head coach.” Brad Shaw, the Flyers’ Associate Coach, will take over the head coaching duties immediately, according to Flyers general manager Daniel Briere.
As first reported by Daily Faceoff’s Anthony Di Marco, the Philadelphia Flyers have relieved John Tortorella as head coach. Brad Shaw, who previously served as the associate coach, will serve as the interim coach to close out the 2024-25 season.
The Flyers have made a decision regarding their head coach.
The Flyers relieved the HC of his duties amid a turbulent end to a disappointing season where the team failed to take a step forward in its ongoing rebuild.
Philadelphia Flyers head coach John Tortorella said a lot of words but didn’t shy away from teasing that he was sick and tired of coaching a team where the games didn’t matter.
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