As the Philadelphia Flyers look to round out their NHL coaching staff following the announcement of Rick Tocchet as the new bench boss, the club is also making changes to their AHL coaching staff.
First reported last week by Anthony San Filippo of On Pattison, the Flyers announced today that Ian Laperriere would not be returning as head coach of the Lehigh Valley Phantoms. As I reported over the weekend, Laperriere is staying on with the Flyers; he will be moved into an advisor role to hockey operations.
Speaking with a source Tuesday morning, the decision was made with the mindset of having a new voice behind the bench in the AHL. With the Flyers expecting a major injection of youth at the professional level over the…