The Philadelphia Flyers are brining back a former fan favourite player as their new head ... The 61-year-old won nearly 60-percent of his games behind the bench in Vancouver with a 108-65-27 mark.

The Philadelphia Flyers hired Rick Tocchet as head coach, bringing in a franchise icon to try to turn around the franchise's fortunes. He replaces John Tortorella, who was fired in March.

Rick Tocchet will be tasked with directing the Philadelphia Flyers' rebuild. ... The 61-year-old coach holds a 286-265-87 overall record as NHL head coach, and a 11-11 mark in the playoffs.

The Flyers have gone the other way, losing nine of 11 to plunge into last place in the Metropolitan Division. Ryan Poehling and Sean Couturier scored, and Ersson allowed three goals on 16 shots.

It was Philadelphia’s sixth straight loss (0-5-1) and their 11th in the last 12. The Flyers haven’t won a game in regulation since the March 7 trade that sent 12-year Flyers veteran Scott ...

CBS News Philadelphia Live. Philadelphia rookie Matvei Michkov scored on a backhander against Connor Hellebuyck in the shootout and the Flyers beat the Winnipeg Jets 2-1 on Saturday night.. Jamie ...

Flyers ‘still evaluating' Ersson, hoping for a tandem in future The 25-year-old is 19-12-4 with a 2.96 goals-against average and an .888 save percentage ...