No one on this list is younger than the 35-year-old Carle, the head coach at the University of Denver who won national championships in 2022 (a team that included Flyers forward Bobby Brink) and 2024. Carle has led Team USA to back-to-back World Juniors championships, too.

With Tortorella out, all attention turns to who replaces him. Danny Brière and Co. say first and foremost, they are looking for a "teacher" to work with the team's young core.

The Flyers have fired coach John Tortorella as the team spiraled toward missing the playoffs for the fifth straight season and one of the worst records in the Eastern Conference.

Hours after firing their head coach, the Philadelphia Flyers received two goals apiece from Sean Couturier and Matvei Michkov in a 6-4 home victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday.

Former Philadelphia Flyers head coach John Tortorella reportedly had a "heated verbal exchange" with defenseman Cam York before his Thursday morning dismissal by the team. The report was initially shared by The Athletic's Kevin Kurz,

Matvei Michkov had two goals and an assist and the Philadelphia Flyers got off to fast start in their first game after coach John Tortorella's morning firing, beating the Montreal Canadiens 6-4 on Thursday night.

We had different opinions on different things." Tortorella raised eyebrows following a recent 7–2 loss to Toronto when he openly admitted he wasn't "really interested in learning how to coach" another losing season.

What seemed for a long time this season as inevitable finally came down Thursday, as Flyers head coach John Tortorella was fired with only nine games left in another sad season. Tortorella’s Flyers, who were apparently on their way to the playoffs last year until spinning through an eight-straight losing streak amid the final few weeks of the season to drop out of contention,

No matter who it is, the Philadelphia Flyers must get their next coaching hire right after dismissing John Tortorella on Thursday morning.