John Tortorella was fired Thursday. The head coach, stewarding the Flyers’ rebuild, was 28-36-9 in Year 3 behind the team’s bench.

John Tortorella saw the writing on the wall for his tenure with the Philadelphia Flyers. The team had underachieved with him at the helm, which unfortunately, cost his assistants their jobs as well.

Mike Sielski: The Flyers didn’t fire John Tortorella. He fired himself. And his timing was right. Mike Sielski, The Philadelphia Inquirer Mar 28, 2025 Mar 28, 2025 Buy Now ...

John Tortorella popped off after another Philadelphia loss — the sixth straight on his watch — and declared he was not interested in learning how to coach a losing team in another empty season ...

So, he was the man for the job. As the coach, Tortorella out-won his team’s standings projections twice (2022-23 and 2023-24, per Hockey Reference) and made the Flyers a little more interesting.

When John Tortorella was hired as the 23rd head coach in Philadelphia Flyers history, it was never about the present. While then-general manager Chuck Fletcher wasn’t ready to begin a rebuild ...

The relationship between star Philadelphia Flyers rookie Matvei Michkov and fired head coach John Tortorella was much better than many have made it out to be. In fact, Michkov, as part of a 40 ...

The Flyers are 28-36-9 and haven't won a game in regulation since Feb. 25. They are 1-10-1 in their last 12 games. He finishes 97-107-33 across three seasons in Philadelphia.

When John Tortorella was hired as the 23rd head coach in Philadelphia Flyers history, it was never about the present. While then-general manager Chuck Fletcher wasn’t ready to begin a rebuild ...