Brad Shaw was called into general manager Danny Brière’s office on Thursday morning in Voorhees. He had already heard that the Flyers had fired head coach John Tortorella. Many expected it to happen at the end of the year,

The slumping Philadelphia Flyers fired coach John Tortorella on Thursday and named Brad Shaw interim coach.

Brad Shaw, appointed by the Flyers brass as the team's interim head coach for the remainder of the season, revealed a heartfelt final gesture from Tortorella before his exit from the organization.