Alain Vigneault Named Head Coach, 4/15/19

[Hollywood Cannon]

Flyers name Alain Vigneault head coach

The Philadelphia Flyers have appointed Alain Vigneault as the 21st head coach in franchise history, signing him to a multi-year contract, according to Executive Vice President & General Manager Chuck Fletcher.

"We are extremely excited to have Alain join this franchise and lead our team behind the bench for many years to come," said Fletcher. "He brings a tremendous amount of success over an extended period of time that will prove valuable to our team to take the next steps in returning the winning culture to the Philadelphia Flyers organization."

"It is an honor to be selected as the next head coach of the Flyers," said Vigneault. "The history they have established and the passionate fan base has made this a first-class franchise. I am excited to work with Chuck, the talented group of players and prospects coming up through the system, in order to return Philadelphia to the top of the NHL landscape."

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[Chinatown88]

This will be interesting.

 

[RANKKA]

great...... will be watching only afternoon games going foward

 

[Cootsfanclub]

He’s a good coach, we could have done much much worse. After losing out on Q this is best case scenario. I don’t think Babcock would realistically be available and I doubt Lavy would come back.

 

[FlyerFaithful17]

Get it done AV! I don’t really care how you do it.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

Better than Disco Dan, at least.

 

[Flyerfan4life]

well least we didnt get a non NHL rookie..

still sad it isnt Torts yet again thou...

 

[Cody Webster]

One big MEH

 

[Redpath]

Fletcher will undoubtedly tout his president’s trophies.

This should signify a next step towards competing. They clearly wanted someone with a track record

 

[CapnZin]

I’m fine with this. Should have a short leash after a year or two.

Get it done AV!

 

[bennysflyers16]

On paper looks great, we shall see

 

[Goon42]

Flyers name Alain Vigneault head coach

Medium size yikes. AV is a veteran coach who hated roookies/young players during his Vancouver tenure. Wonder if he has changed at all.

 

[eaglesfan0366]

Guess AMAC will continue to get top 4 minutes

 

[bobbythebrain]

Fans will be criticizing his coaching in no time

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

Is Lappy gone yet?

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

 

[trostol]

i guess its better than dragging it out any longer

 

[Nabrules]

Great signing! As a Flyers fan who lives in Vancouver (fan of both teams) AV is a above average coach! He was hired in 2007 by Vancouver and he turned them into contenders, same with NY in 2013. Final step is for him to win the cup in Philadelphia

 

[Rebels57]

Best day of Robert Hagg's life.

 

[phil162888]

I like this move. Q would have been my preferred choice but Vigneault is a decent back up plan (I would've liked Sutter as well)

 

[FLYguy3911]

Just don’t know how you go after the coach with the 12th most All-time wins when #6 is out there.

 

[landsbergfan]

 

[Rebels57]

Medium size yikes. AV is a veteran coach who hated roookies/young players during his Vancouver tenure. Wonder if he has changed at all.

Hated them in New York too, so I doubt it.

Can forget about seeing Morgan Frost or Joel Farabee for a while too.

 

[freakydallas13]

These over reactions are hilarious.

 

[Chinatown88]

Quick send AMac to Capn's place!

 

[Striiker]

Well there you go, I guess... much earlier than I expected someone to be hired, without even seeing what happens with the playoffs and if anyone gets fired from there, but I guess Fletcher is confident in this decision and is moving forward.

I really don't like his recent work, but I'll give him a fair shot and just hope that he shows more Vancouver AV than New York AV.

He better not f*** with the youth.

 

[orangecrush8]

He’s not Scott Gordon.

We improved.