Rick Tocchet is the Philadelphia Flyers’ new head coach. That’s nothing short of a homecoming for the 61-year-old who started with NHL career with the Flyers. While Tocchet is grateful to be back in Philadelphia, he “agonized” over his decision to leave Vancouver in April, as per Sportsnet. Although it was a tough decision to enter free agency, the new Flyers head coach felt “proud” when the Canucks named his assistant coach Adam Foote their new head coach.
“He’d never had coaching experience behind the bench in the NHL, but it didn’t matter to me because I knew he was a smart guy, and I knew he was going to be head coach,” Tocchet told Sportsnet about his initial impressions of Foote. Fast forward two and a half years, and Tocchet believes Foote’s improvements have been exponential. Not just that, but Tocc believes the the Canucks also saw the quality that made foot the perfect choice to convince their star player, like Quinn Hughes.
“Communication-wise, I think he’s a really good communicator. I see how he deals with certain personalities. There are guys that are harder to coach than others, and I’ve kind of watched from afar how he handled those guys,” Tocchet told Sportsnet about Adam Foote’s excellent people skills. “He can coach a superstar like Quinn Hughes or a Noah Juulsen, who was a depth guy in and out of the lineup. I really respected how he dealt with all types of players,” said the former Canucks head coach.
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