As mid-May draws nearer, the Philadelphia Flyers have yet to name the 25th head coach in franchise history. The Flyers are not alone; there were seven NHL head coaching vacancies, and so far, only two have been filled (Sullivan to NYR,

The Flyers have announced that Rick Tocchet will be the franchise's next head coach, after firing John Tortorella earlier in the year.

Rick Tocchet, who spent parts of 11 seasons with the Flyers as a player and is in the team's Hall of Fame, was named the 25th head coach in franchise history.

The Flyers hope his return to the franchise will push them out of an extended rebuild and into playoff contention.

The 61-year-old already has great continuity with the Flyers' roster. Players have spoken highly of Shaw and he has done good work in his three seasons on the team's staff. Under

If the Philadelphia Flyers learned one thing from the Lehigh Valley Phantoms' Calder Cup push, it's that they cannot seriously consider Phantoms head coach Ian Laperriere for their head coaching vacancy anymore.

In addition to considering Kings assistant D.J. Smith in their search for a new head coach, the Penguins are also interested in Capitals assistant Mitch Love and former Blues coach Drew Bannister as they look to fill their head coaching job,

Pat Ferschweiler would be an excellent head coach for the Philadelphia Flyers, and much better than the alternative, Rick Tocchet.

Tocchet won the Stanley Cup as an assistant with Pittsburgh in 2016 and ’17 and played more than a decade with Philadelphia in separate stints at the start and end of his career.

Speaking on Wednesday during the “Morning Cuppa Hockey” podcas t, Daily Faceoff’s Frank Seravalli said that former Oilers head coach Jay Woodcroft has emerged as a “leading candidate” for Boston’s head-coaching vacancy this offseason.