List of Philadelphia Flyers head coaches

John Tortorella is the current head coach of the Flyers.

The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 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]

Since the franchise was established, the team has had 23 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 John Tortorella.[3]

  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. ^ a b "Flyers Name John Tortorella Head Coach". NHL.com. June 17, 2022. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Jack Adams Award". NHL. Archived from the original on 2008-07-06. Retrieved 2011-01-14.