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

March 27, 2025

Jan 30, 2025; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia Flyers head coach John Tortorella walks behind right wing Matvei Michkov (39) in the final seconds of loss to the New York Islanders during the third period at Wells Fargo Center. Mandatory Credit: Eric Hartline-Imagn Images

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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