Flyers announce changes to coaching staff

Flyers announce changes to coaching staff

Philadelphia Flyers General Manager, Daniel Briere, announced today that the club will not be retaining the services of Assistant Coaches, Rocky Thompson and Darryl Williams, and the club's Assistant Coach/Skills, Angelo Ricci

The Rocky Thompson Era in Philadelphia has Come to an End

Flyers moves: Flyers General Manager Daniel Briere announced today that the club will not be retaining the services of Assistant Coaches, Rocky Thompson and Darryl Williams, and the club’s Assistant Coach/Skills, Angelo Ricci. https://t.co/xjvQdSmwd4 — Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) April 23, 2025 Thompson was in charge of the Flyers’ power play, which was horrendous. One of the worst units in all of sport, both domestic and international. Th…

Philadelphia Flyers Dismiss Three Coaches

John Tortorella wasn’t the only one on the chopping block from the Philadelphia Flyers’ disappointing 2024-25 campaign. A short while ago, the Flyers announced they were not retaining Rocky Thompson or Darryl Williams as assistant coaches, nor Angelo Ricci as the club’s skills coach. Williams is the most-veteran coach of the group, having started his professional coaching career as a video coach for the Vancouver Canucks in the 2008-09 season. H…

Flyers Moving on From Three Assistant Coaches

Philadelphia Flyers general manager Daniel Briere announced that the team will be moving forward without assistant coaches Rocky Thompson, Darryl Williams, and assistant/skills coach Angelo Ricci on Wednesday afternoon. Ricci joined the Flyers in 2019 as a skills coach, hired by Alain Vigneault. He later became an assistant. Williams joined the Flyers back in 2021, joining Vigneault’s staff. Thompson has been a part of the organization since the…