Here’s some big Flyers news on this otherwise sleepy Wednesday in June: the team has hired Erie Otters head coach Kris Knoblauch to fill their open assistant coaching vacancy. Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman first reported the rumor this morning.
“Kris has had great success at the junior level with the Erie Otters and Kootenay Ice,” general manager Ron Hextall said. “He’s coached a lot of good young offensive gifted players. We feel he is a real good fit with our group and we’re excited to have him in our organization.”
“I’m very excited not only for a chance to coach in the National Hockey League, but also to join an organization like the Flyers and to work with Ron and Dave and the rest of the staff,” Knoblauch said.