Rick Tocchet Flyers career. Tocchet began his NHL playing career with the Flyers in 1983 as a draft pick of the team, and he spent his first eight seasons in Philadelphia before b

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

On Wednesday, sources told The Inquirer that the Flyers were closing in on a deal with Flyers’ Hall of Famer Rick Tocchet to take over as the new head coach. Here’s how social media is