New Flyers head coach John Tortorella understands the challenges ahead in turning around the team. Matt Kartozian-USA TODAY Sports

Flyers HC John Tortorella: 'There's some work to be done here'

By Victor Barbosa | Last updated 6/20/22

John Tortorella was hired as the newest head coach of the Philadelphia Flyers last week.

On Monday morning, the 63-year-old talked on the Philadelphia-based "The John Kincade Show" about is arrival in the City of Brotherly Love.

"There's some work to be done here... The attitude of the club, the effort of the club, the hardness of the club... That's my part of it, and I'm going to attack it right away" - John Tortorella
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"Listen, there's going to be people pissed off at me during the season, there are going to be people happy with me during the season. Bring it on." - John Tortorella on his mindset heading into his first season in Philly
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The Flyers have missed the postseason in each of the past two seasons and in six of the past 10 years. They haven't advanced past the second round of the playoffs since 2012.

Tortorella began his NHL head-coaching career during the 1999-2000 campaign with the New York Rangers and has seen time at the helm in parts of 20 different seasons with four different franchises. He helped the Tampa Bay Lightning capture their first Stanley Cup crown in 2004 and has earned two Jack Adams Awards as the league's Coach of the Year.

The Boston, Mass., native guided the Lightning, Rangers and most recently the Columbus Blue Jackets to playoff appearances. Tortorella didn't coach during the 2021-2022 season, instead serving as a studio analyst for the NHL on ESPN.

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