Rick Tocchet, the 25th head coach in Flyers history, will begin his first year behind Philadelphia’s bench in October when the team starts their season against the two-time defending Cup champs in Florida. While expectations are high, the same was often said about the previous 22 head coaches who started a full season with the Flyers. But how did the previous coaches fare in year one with the Flyers? Look no further, folks!
We’ve taken out Mike Yeo, Brad Shaw and Scott Gordon from the conversation as they were all mid-season to late-season interim coaches. So you can’t really use that as a measuring stick.