Flyers Hire Rick Tocchet
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STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN - While Travis Konecny plays for Canada at the World Championship, his NHL team found its next bench boss.
The Flyers hired Tocchet on Wednesday to replace John Tortorella, who was fired March 27. Brad Shaw was interim coach for the final nine games of the season. Sanheim and Konecny represented Canada at the 4 Nations Face-Off in February, where Tocchet was an assistant and helped guide it to the championship.
Matvei Michkov was not voted as a Calder Trophy finalist and it sure feels like the Flyers’ 20-year-old winger got snubbed.
Philadelphia Flyers leading scorer Travis Konecny and rising stars Macklin Celebrini of the San Jose Sharks and Adam Fantilli of the Columbus Blue Jackets were among the 15 players named on Thursday to Canada's roster for the upcoming world hockey championship.
Four members of the Philadelphia Flyers have been named to their respective national teams for the 2025 IIHF World Championship.