The Philadelphia Flyers fired coach John Tortorella on Thursday with nine games left in another losing season for a franchise that hasn’t been in the playoffs since 2020.

The Chicago Blackhawks have selected Connor Bedard with the first pick in the NHL draft.

Three misdemeanor charges were filed against the son of Philadelphia Flyers interim general manager Danny Briere after a video posted on social media showed him and another Mercyhurst University athlete pushing an unoccupied wheelchair down a staircase.

The son of Philadelphia Flyers interim general manager Danny Briere is being investigated by his university after a video on social media showed him pushing an empty wheelchair down a staircase. Mercyhurst University’s athletic department said Carson Briere and two other athletes were placed on interim suspension pending the school’s investigation into the incident.

The Philadelphia Flyers have fired general manager Chuck Fletcher and promoted franchise great Danny Briere to the interim job.