List of Philadelphia Flyers head coaches

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Rick Tocchet is the current head coach of the Flyers. RickTocchet2024Feb16.jpg
Rick Tocchet is the current head coach of the Flyers.

The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia. They are members of the Metropolitan Division of the National Hockey League's (NHL) Eastern Conference. [1] The Flyers were founded in 1967 as one of six expansion teams, increasing the size of the NHL at that time to 12 teams. [2]

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Since the franchise was established, the team has had 25 head coaches, [3] including Fred Shero, who coached the Flyers to two Stanley Cups in 1974 and 1975, and was the inaugural winner of the Jack Adams Award in 1973–74. [4] Three other Flyers coaches have won the Adams Award – Pat Quinn in 1979–80, Mike Keenan in 1984–85, and Bill Barber in 2000–01. [4] The Flyers current head coach is Rick Tocchet. [3]

Key

Key of terms and definitions
TermDefinition
No.Number of coaches [a]
GCGames coached
WWins
LLosses
TTies
OT Overtime/shootout losses
Pts Points
Pts% Points percentage
Win% Winning percentage
#Spent entire NHL head coaching career with the Flyers
†Elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in the Builder category
‡Spent entire NHL head coaching career with the Flyers
and also elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in the Builder category

Coaches

Note: Statistics are correct through the 2024–25 season.

Head coaches of the Philadelphia Flyers
No.NameTenureRegular seasonPlayoffsRefs
GCWLTOTPtsPts%GCWLWin%
1 Keith Allen ‡June 6, 1966 – May 19, 1969150516732—134.4471138.273 [5] [6] [7]
2 Vic Stasiuk May 19, 1969 – May 27, 1971154456841—131.425404.000 [6] [8] [9]
3 Fred Shero †June 2, 1971 – May 22, 197855430815195—711.642834835.578 [10] [11] [12]
4 Bob McCammon July 6, 1978 – January 30, 197950221711—55.550———— [13] [14] [15]
5 Pat Quinn †January 30, 1979 – March 19, 19822621417348—330.630392217.564 [14] [16] [17]
– Bob McCammon March 19, 1982 – April 25, 1984168975120—214.6371019.100 [15] [16] [18]
6 Mike Keenan May 24, 1984 – May 11, 198832019010228—408.638573225.561 [19] [20] [21]
7 Paul Holmgren June 1, 1988 – December 4, 199126410712631—245.46419109.526 [22] [23] [24]
8 Bill Dineen #December 4, 1991 – May 24, 1993140606020—140.500———— [23] [25] [26]
9 Terry Simpson May 24, 1993 – May 20, 199484353910—80.476———— [25] [27] [28]
10 Terry Murray June 23, 1994 – June 13, 19972121186430—266.627462818.609 [29] [30] [31]
11 Wayne Cashman #July 7, 1997 – March 9, 19986132209—73.598———— [32] [33] [34]
12 Roger Neilson †March 9, 1998 – June 8, 2000 [b] 1859257333220.595291415.483 [33] [35] [36]
13 Craig Ramsay June 8, 2000 – December 10, 20002812124028.500———— [35] [37] [38]
14 Bill Barber #December 10, 2000 – April 30, 20021367340176169.6211138.273 [37] [39] [40]
15 Ken Hitchcock †May 14, 2002 – October 22, 2006254131732822312.614371918.514 [41] [42] [43]
16 John Stevens October 22, 2006 – December 4, 2009263120109—34274.521231112.478 [42] [44] [45]
17 Peter Laviolette December 4, 2009 – October 7, 201327214598—29319.586452322.511 [44] [46] [47]
18 Craig Berube October 7, 2013 – April 17, 20151617558—28178.553734.429 [46] [48] [49]
19 Dave Hakstol May 18, 2015 – December 17, 2018277134101—42310.5601248.333 [50] [51] [52]
20 Scott Gordon (interim)December 17, 2018 – April 15, 2019512522—454.529———— [51] [53]
21 Alain Vigneault April 15, 2019 – December 6, 20211477454—19167.56816106.625 [54] [55] [56]
22 Mike Yeo (interim)December 6, 2021 – May 3, 2022601736—741.342———— [55] [57] [58]
23 John Tortorella June 17, 2022 – March 27, 202523797107—33227.479———— [59] [60] [61]
24 Brad Shaw (interim)March 27, 2025 – May 14, 2025953—111.611———— [60] [62]
25 Rick Tocchet May 14, 2025 – present——————————— [3] [63]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ A running total of the number of coaches of the Flyers. Thus any coach who has two or more separate terms as head coach is only counted once.
  2. ↑ Neilson went on medical leave on February 20, 2000 [35] and initially planned on returning at the end of the first round of the playoffs, but his doctors advised the Flyers that he lacked the strength to perform his duties as head coach. After interim coach Craig Ramsay led the Flyers to the Eastern Conference Finals, the Flyers named Ramsay head coach. [35] The games Ramsay coached in place of Neilson are officially counted on Neilson's coaching totals. [36]

References

General

Specific

  1. ↑ "Teams – NHL.com". National Hockey League. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Winter Classic Facts to Astound and Amaze". Philadelphia Flyers. December 25, 2009. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 "Flyers Name Rick Tocchet Head Coach". Philadelphia Flyers. May 14, 2025. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 "Jack Adams Award". NHL. Archived from the original on July 6, 2008. Retrieved January 14, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Allen To Coach Philadelphia Club". Brandon Sun . June 7, 1966. p. 6. Retrieved December 20, 2014– via Newspapers.com.
  6. 1 2 "PHILADELPHIA FLYERS NAME STASIUK COACH". Chicago Tribune . May 20, 1969. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Keith Allen". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Flyers Fire Coach Vic Stasiuk". Chicago Tribune . May 28, 1971. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Vic Stasiuk". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
  10. ↑ "NHL Flyers Name Shero New Coach". AP . The Schenectady Gazette. June 3, 1971. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
  11. ↑ Juliano, Joe (November 25, 1990). "Fred Shero, Ex-flyers Coach, Dead". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Archived from the original on September 16, 2013. Retrieved December 8, 2014. he announced his resignation on May 22, 1978
  12. ↑ "Fred Shero". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
  13. ↑ "Flyers hire McCammon". AP . The Free Lance–Star. July 7, 1978. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
  14. 1 2 "Flyers Ax Coach McCammon, Name Quinn as Replacement". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . January 31, 1979. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
  15. 1 2 "Bob McCammon". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
  16. 1 2 "Flyers unload Quinn, call back McCammon". AP . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. March 20, 1982. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
  17. ↑ "Pat Quinn". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
  18. ↑ "SPORTS PEOPLE; 2 Coaches Out". The New York Times . April 25, 1984. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
  19. ↑ Shope, Dan (May 25, 1984). "Flyers Name Mike Keenan As Head Coach". The Morning Call . Retrieved December 8, 2014.
  20. ↑ Fleischman, Bill (May 12, 1988). "'Toughest Decision' Dumps Flyer Coach". Philadelphia Daily News . Archived from the original on December 20, 2014. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
  21. ↑ "Mike Keenan". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
  22. ↑ "SPORTS PEOPLE; 2 N.H.L. Coaches Hired". The New York Times . June 2, 1988. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
  23. 1 2 Miles, Gary (December 5, 1991). "Flyers Pull Plug On Holmgren Dineen Named As Successor". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Archived from the original on December 20, 2014. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
  24. ↑ "Paul Holmgren". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
  25. 1 2 Miles, Gary (May 25, 1993). "Flyers Pass Torch To Simpson". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Archived from the original on December 20, 2014. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
  26. ↑ "Bill Dineen". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
  27. ↑ Miles, Gary (May 21, 1994). "Players Claim Share Of Blame In Flyers' Firing Of Simpson". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Archived from the original on December 20, 2014. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
  28. ↑ "Terry Simpson". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
  29. ↑ Miles, Gary (June 24, 1994). "Murray Named Coach Of Flyers". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Archived from the original on December 20, 2014. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
  30. ↑ Bowen, Les (June 14, 1997). "Where There's Choke There's Fire". Philadelphia Daily News . Archived from the original on December 8, 2014. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
  31. ↑ "Terry Murray". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
  32. ↑ Moran, Edward (July 8, 1997). "Wayne Manner". Philadelphia Daily News . Archived from the original on December 20, 2014. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
  33. 1 2 Panaccio, Tim (March 10, 1998). "All The Right Moves? All Sides Endorse Flyers' Changes". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Archived from the original on December 20, 2014. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
  34. ↑ "Wayne Cashman". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
  35. 1 2 3 4 Panaccio, Tim (June 9, 2000). "Flyers Give Ramsay Reward". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Archived from the original on December 8, 2014. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
  36. 1 2 "Roger Neilson". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
  37. 1 2 Panaccio, Tim (December 11, 2000). "Clarke Dumps Ramsay". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Archived from the original on February 17, 2011. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
  38. ↑ "Craig Ramsay". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
  39. ↑ Panaccio, Tim (May 1, 2002). "Ax Falls On Barber". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Archived from the original on December 8, 2014. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
  40. ↑ "Bill Barber". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
  41. ↑ Panaccio, Tim (May 15, 2002). "Flyers Try New Direction". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Archived from the original on March 3, 2014. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
  42. 1 2 "Flyers GM Clarke resigns; coach Hitchcock fired". ESPN.com. October 24, 2006. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
  43. ↑ "Ken Hitchcock". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
  44. 1 2 "Flyers Name Peter Laviolette Head Coach". Philadelphia Flyers. December 4, 2009. Archived from the original on December 8, 2009. Retrieved May 19, 2025.
  45. ↑ "John Stevens". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
  46. 1 2 "CRAIG BERUBE NAMED FLYERS HEAD COACH". Philadelphia Flyers. October 7, 2013. Retrieved October 7, 2013.
  47. ↑ "Peter Laviolette". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
  48. ↑ "Craig Berube relieved of duties as Flyers head coach". Philadelphia Flyers . April 17, 2015. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
  49. ↑ "Craig Berube". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved October 8, 2013.
  50. ↑ "Dave Hakstol Named Head Coach". Philadelphia Flyers. May 18, 2015. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
  51. 1 2 "Flyers Relieve Dave Hakstol of Head Coaching Duties". Philadelphia Flyers. December 17, 2018. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
  52. ↑ "Dave Hakstol". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
  53. ↑ "Scott Gordon". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
  54. ↑ "Flyers name Alain Vigneault head coach". Philadelphia Flyers. April 15, 2019. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
  55. 1 2 "Flyers relieve Alain Vigneault, Michel Therrien of duties". Philadelphia Flyers. December 6, 2021. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  56. ↑ "Alain Vigneault". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
  57. ↑ "Mike Yeo". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  58. ↑ "Yeo fired as coach of Flyers, was 17-36-7 after replacing Vigneault". NHL.com. May 3, 2022. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
  59. ↑ "Flyers Name John Tortorella Head Coach". NHL.com. June 17, 2022. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
  60. 1 2 "Tortorella fired as Flyers coach, replaced by Shaw". NHL.com. March 27, 2025. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
  61. ↑ "John Tortorella". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
  62. ↑ "Brad Shaw Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
  63. ↑ "Rick Tocchet Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
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