Tocchet, 61, will succeed interim boss Brad Shaw, who replaced the fired John Tortorella on March 27. He coached the Vancouver Canucks for the past 2.5 seasons.

TSN's Pierre LeBrun and Frank Seravalli of Daily Faceoff reported Wednesday that the Flyers are "zeroing in" and "closing in" on hiring Tocchet as their next head coach, although it isn't yet official. The Flyers fired former head coach John Tortorella on March 27 with only nine games left in the regular season.

After a disappointing 2025 season, the Philadelphia Flyers appear to have zeroed in on their next head coach. The Flyers are on the verge of hiring Rick Tocchet as their next boss, according to a Wednesday morning report from Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic.