The Philadelphia Flyers have hired one of their former stars.
The Philadelphia Flyers have hired one of their former stars.
The Philadelphia Flyers have announced that they hired former star Wayne Simmonds as a community relations ambassador and hockey operations consultant.
Simmonds, 36, notably signed a one-day contract with the Flyers in April to retire as a member of the organization. Now, he will work for the franchise where he had his most success as a player.
This will be the first time Simmonds has worked in a front-office position since hanging up the skates.
Simmonds had a fantastic eight-year stint with the Flyers from 2011-12 to 2017-18. In 584 games with the Flyers, he had 203 goals, 175 assists, 378 points, 784 penalty minutes, and 1,108 hits. During his prime years in Philly, he was a dominant top-six power forward who provided solid offensive production and plenty of physicality.
Given how loved Simmonds was during his days as a Flyer, it is great to see him now taking on a new position with the club. This looks like an excellent fit for the 15-year NHL veteran.
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