Confirmed with Link: Ian Lapperriere out as Phantoms coach

[Kelmitchell2]

Briere and Jones’ AHL Coach Wish List:

1. Scott Hartnell
2. Nick Schultz
3. Jason Smith
4. Eric Wellwood

One former flyer id welcome to the coaching staff would be Simon gagne he's done really well coaching in juniors so far, also would love for kimmo to coach the defense

 

[DeKos]

According to what I have read he's no longer the HC, but he hasn't been fired. Not sure how that works? Is he being promoted in the Flyers' time honored tradition of failing upwards?

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

Guaranteed promoted to NHL coaching staff announcement coming soon...

 

[Magua]

Would not surprise me if Tocchet brought him up. It would be extremely dumb and so fully expected.

He was maybe the worst PK coach in Flyers history.

26th in 21-22
30th in 20-21
11th in 19-20 (Covid shortened)
26th in 18-19
29th in 17-18
21st in 16-17
20th in 15-16
27th in 14-15
7th in 13-14

How he was an assistant for 8 years is a f***ing marvel. Unprecedented job security. I remember when they took him off the bench at the end, while keeping his role vague.

You have to laugh that Brad Shaw was hyped as a genius PK and defensive coach…..and maybe he was a good assistant….and he bolts to the Devils to fill that same role. How will some people spin that as a positive?

 

[BiggE]

Hallelujah

 

[DancingPanther]

He's going to go into player development. Teach these young kids how to "be a pro"

 

[BiggE]

Wow, some good news for once! Nothing negative to add…..



Of course.

I should have known. Block a shot with your face=job for life

 

[BiggE]

Briere and Jones’ AHL Coach Wish List:

1. Scott Hartnell
2. Nick Schultz
3. Jason Smith
4. Eric Wellwood

Don’t forget Nate Thompson

 

[Magua]

Don’t forget Nate Thompson

@NateThompson44 — sup dude, you busy?

 

[Beef Invictus]

1. Good
2. Why did it take this long?

The moment they realized he wasn't moving up to HC after this long in waiting, and with the unremarkable results in the AHL...why wasn't that an instant firing? Start the process in a timely manner for once.

Still, it's a nice surprise to see them actually do this. Now we wait.

 

[Flyerfan4life]

Yeah I'm about 80 pct positive I will wake up tomorrow to news of him being assistant to Tocchet

#Bingo...

 

[DeKos]

He's going to go into player development. Teach these young kids how to "be a pro"

Taking Bob Kelly’s old job? Director of Community Development

 

[Danko]

So...Jay Mckee?

 

[Shrike]

1. Good
2. Why did it take this long?

The moment they realized he wasn't moving up to HC after this long in waiting, and with the unremarkable results in the AHL...why wasn't that an instant firing? Start the process in a timely manner for once.

Still, it's a nice surprise to see them actually do this. Now we wait.

Why did it take so long? Everybody knows you have to wait 16 years before you fire a guy who took a slapshot to the face for your team.

 

[GKJ]

So...Jay Mckee?

I am thinking Riley Armstrong.

 

[trostol]

You know...he doesn't really look good in that pic

 

[nosnhoj]

According to that thread he won't be on the Flyers bench either. Assuming that's true, that's a small positive. Let him do community outreach or something.

 

[TheKingPin]

Wow, some good news for once! Nothing negative to add…..



Of course.

Never seen more failing up in my life.

What's even sadder is that this f***ing leach still wants to stick around after losing his HC job. He is like a barnacle on the side of the S.S. Fly-tanic.

Because they have no where else to go.

 

[Embiid]

When it all started...(slapshot to the face)

Ciao..

 

[snoop88]

New Flyers senior assistant to general manager Brent Flahr -Ian “Lappy” Laperriere

 

[Gregor Samsa]

You know...he doesn't really look good in that pic

I was thinking that. Hopefully it’s just a bad picture and he isn’t “out” because of health reasons. I feel like if he was they would have worded it differently

 

[mja]

Briere and Jones’ AHL Coach Wish List:

1. Scott Hartnell
2. Nick Schultz
3. Jason Smith
4. Eric Wellwood

What’s Mandog up to these days?

 

[Magua]

What’s Mandog up to these days?

He’s an assistant coach in the BCHL. After working as a skills coach.

Soon.

 

[GKJ]

If you go through the article Ant wrote, they didn’t fire him and want him to stay in the organization. But not as a coach, which doesn’t really leave options unless he moves down the food chain or becomes a scout. That tells me that they want to promote someone and we’re at risk of losing them. Ant mentioned John Snowden. I know Riley Armstrong is one of Briere’s guys.

 

[Beef Invictus]

If you go through the article Ant wrote, they didn’t fire him and want him to stay in the organization. But not as a coach, which doesn’t really leave options unless he moves down the food chain or becomes a scout. That tells me that they want to promote someone and we’re at risk of losing them. Ant mentioned John Snowden. I know Riley Armstrong is one of Briere’s guys.

Briere's former spot as intern is open.