He's been an NHL head coach, an NHL assistant coach, and a successful AHL head coach in the past.
The Phantoms have hired former New York Islanders head coach Scott Gordon as their next head coach, the team announced on Monday morning.
The hiring comes after former head coach Terry Murray left for an assistant job with the Buffalo Sabres earlier this offseason. There was talk that Phantoms assistant coach and former Flyers enforcer Riley Cote could have a shot at the job, but Ron Hextall and Co. decided to go this different route. Cote will remain an assistant for his sixth season.