Flyers Fire Former Rangers Coach John Tortorella

The Philadelphia Flyers fired former New York Rangers coach John Tortorella on Thursday after nearly completing three seasons with the team. 

This comes after The Flyers went 0-5-1 in their past six games and 1-10-1 in their past 12 games. 

“Today I made the very difficult decision to move on from John as our head coach,” Flyers general manager Daniel Briere said. “John played a vital role in our rebuild. He set a standard of play and re-established what it means to be a Philadelphia Flyer. John’s passion on the bench was only equaled by his charitable work in our community. As we move into the next chapter of this rebuild, I felt this was the best for our team to move forward. I’d like to thank John for his tireless work and commitment to the Flyers.”

Tortorella recorded a 97-107-33 with the Flyers while failing to make the playoffs through his tenure in Philadelphia. 

Brad Shaw will take over as the Flyers’ interim coach with nine games remaining of the 2023-24 campaign. 

His stint with the Rangers lasted from 2009-13. Tortorella’s fiery energy and blunt personality made him one of the most infamous Blueshirts coaches in recent memory.