Rick Tocchet’s been an NHL head coach for parts of nine seasons with three different franchises–now four, as he’s officially been named the next head coach of the Philadelphia Flyers. His overall record isn’t that exciting (286-265-87), and he’s only taken a team to the playoffs twice, which isn’t all that promising or thrilling.
Most of the teams Tocchet’s coached have stunk, though. The Tampa Bay Lightning were in the depths of a rebuild from 2008 to 2010, and the Arizona Coyotes were a tire fire of a team–there’s a reason the franchise is in Utah now. The Vancouver Canucks are the only team that could be considered “good,” and for one year they were really good and won the Pacific Division.