The Philadelphia Flyers are parting ways with coach John Tortorella, the team announced Thursday. The team announced the news in a post on social media. Joe Brandt has been a digital content producer for CBS News Philadelphia since 2022. He is a Temple University graduate and was born and raised in Pitman, NJ.

Tortorella’s Flyers, who were apparently on their way to the playoffs last year until spinning through an eight-straight losing streak amid the final few weeks of the season to drop out of contention, have appeared to lose more than mere games in the final weeks of this season.

When Philadelphia Flyers General Manager Danny Brière took the podium for his press conference on Wednesday, it wasn't to celebrate a trade acquisition or a contract extension. It was to mark the end of an era—one that had defined the early stages of the Flyers' rebuild.