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.

After nearly three years behind the bench, John Tortorella is no longer the head coach of the Philadelphia Flyers. The Flyers announced they’ve relieved Tortorella of head coaching duties and named associate coach Brad Shaw the interim head coach for the remaining schedule.

Philadelphia Flyers Associate Coach, Brad Shaw, has been named interim head coach and will assume duties immediately

With veteran coach Brad Shaw now behind the bench as interim head coach, the Philadelphia Flyers (28-36-9) will host Martin St. Louis' Montreal Canadiens (33-28-9) at Wells Fargo Center on Thursday evening.

Two days after losing 7-2 to the Toronto Maple Leafs — the second straight seven-goal loss during a losing streak that has stretched on for six games — the Philadelphia Flyers coach is done for the season. The Flyers have nine games remaining, but Tortorella won’t be coaching them.

The Philadelphia Flyers are limping toward the end of the NHL season and John Tortorella had seemingly lost the will to continue. Immediate change was needed.

The Philadelphia Flyers fired John Tortorella during his third season as coach, the NHL franchise announced Thursday. Tortorella led the Flyers to a 28-36-9 record this season.

On Thursday morning, the Philadelphia Flyers announced John Tortorella will no longer be coaching the iconic hockey franchise moving forward.

The slumping Philadelphia Flyers fired coach John Tortorella on Thursday and named Brad Shaw interim coach.