Travel Deals
TODAY IS Day 4 of the Flyers' head coaching vacancy.
That in itself is a rarity in franchise history - a rather long length of time in between coaches for a team with an innately itchy trigger finger.
In fact, six of the seven Flyers coaches hired since 1998 replaced their predecessor on the same day. Ken Hitchcock, who succeeded Jack Adams Trophy winner Bill Barber on May 14, 2002, was the lone exception.
Eleven of the 17 coaches hired in franchise history after original boss Keith Allen were same-day replacements.
The longest head coaching vacancy in team history is 45 days: from Fred Shero (departed May 22, 1978) to Bob McCammon (hired July 6, 1978).