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John Tortorella relieved of his duties as Flyers head coach, Brad Shaw named interim HC

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March 27, 2025
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The John Tortorella era in Philadelphia is over -- and sooner than expected.
On Thursday morning, a little over an hour before Tortorella's expected media availability prior to the team's pregame skate in Voorhees for their game against the Montreal Canadiens, the Philadelphia Flyers announced that Tortorella -- who was hired in the summer of 2022 and signed to a four-year contract -- was relieved of his duties as head coach, effective immediately. Assistant coach Brad Shaw was named interim head coach.
"Today I made the very difficult decision to move on from John as our head coach," Flyers general manager Daniel Briere said via a press release. “John played a vital role in our rebuild. He ...

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