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Another big NHL head coach opening has been filled. The Philadelphia Flyers are hiring Rick Tocchet as their head coach, .The deal is reportedly for five years, $25 million. Tocchet the Vancouver Canucks at the end of 2024-25 after two and a half seasons behind the bench. He led the team to a playoff berth in 2024 before the team took a step back in 2025. Philadelphia head coach John Tortorellaon March 27 with nine games left in the regular season and will now look to a new leader to guide its rebuilding effort. Here's what to know about Rick Tocchet's new contract with the Flyers. SN's NHL HQ: | | Rick Tocchet contract details Years: 5 Value: $25 million The specific figures behind Tocchet's contract have yet to be officially announced, but SanFilippo is reporting that the deal is in the five-year, $25 million range. If Tocchet is paid $5 million per season, he would have one of the highest annual salaries in the NHL. Tocchet was the 10th highest-paid coach in the NHL last season with the Canucks, brining in $2.75 million, per . It looks like he'll get a significant pay raise going from Vancouver to Philadelphia. MORE: Rick Tocchet coaching history Vancouver hired Tocchet as its head coach midseason in 2023. After he took over behind the bench, the Canucks went 20-12-4 in their final 36 games. In 2023-24, his first full season in Vancouver, Tocchet led the team toa 50-23-9 record and a division title for the first time since2012-13, and he received the Jack Adams Award as the NHLs Coach of the Year.The team took a step back in 2024-25, finishing fifth in the Pacific Division with a 38-30-14 record and mi sing Dustin Harris Jersey the playoffs. Prior to coaching the Canucks, Tocchet had head coaching stints with the Tampa Bay Lightning (2008-2010) and the Arizona Coyotes (2017-2021). Rick Tocchet coaching record In his nine seasons as a head coach, Tocchet has a 286-265-87 record.Here's a closer look at his career through the years. Season Team W-L Pts 2008-09 TBL 19-33 52 2009-10 TBL 34-36 80 2017-18 ARI 29-41 70 2018-19 ARI 39-35 86 2019-20 ARI 33-29 74 2020-21 ARI 24-26 54 2022-23 VAN 20-12 44 2023-24 VAN 50-23 109 2024-25 VAN 38-30 90 Career 125-131 284 Biggest coach contracts in NHL history Now-Rangers head coach Mike Sullivan topped the list of the NHL's highest-paid coaches in 2024-25. Tocchet should have a similar price tag in Philadelphia, which would rank him among the league's richest coaches. Here's a look at how Tocchet's 2024-25 salary with Vancouver compared to his coaching counterparts. Coach 2024-25 salary Team Mike Sullivan $5.5 million Penguins Jon Cooper $5.3 million Lightning Peter Laviolette $4.9 million Rangers Jared Bednar $4.9 million Avalanche Bruce Ca sidy $4.5 million Golden Knights Peter DeBoer $4.25 million Stars Paul Maurice $3.9 million Panthers Craig Berube $3.5 million Maple Leafs Martin St Louis $2.9 million Canadiens Rick Tocchet $2.75 million Canucks Rick Tocchet Flyers career Tocchet began his NHL playing career with the Flyers in 1983 as a draft pick of the team, and he spent his first eight seasons in Philadelphia before being traded to Pittsburgh in 1991-92. Tocchet returned to the Flyers in 1999-2000 and closed out his career with the team in 2001-02. In total, he played 621 games in Philadelphia, scoring 232 goals and 508 points. Tocchet was inducted into the Flyers Hall of Fame in 2021. Cole Winn Jersey |
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