We’re nearing the end of the 2024-25 NHL season and, to the surprise of many, John Tortorella will not be the head coach of the Philadelphia Flyers when the final horn blares. He was fired in late March with a handful of games remaining for a number of reasons, though it was his comments after a blowout loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs and treatment of Cam York that finally forced General Manager Danny Briere’s hand. Tortorella was one of the longest tenured coaches in a league that rips through bench bosses like tissue paper and, though he had one year remaining on his contract, his clock stopped just shy of a full three seasons guiding the Flyers.
A brief reflection on the John Tortorella era of the Flyers
