The Philadelphia Flyers have officially announced the additions of two new assistant coaches as Rick Tocchet’s first iteration of his Orange and Black coaching staff takes shape.
On Thursday, the Flyers officially announced the hiring of former Vancouver Canucks assistant coach and skills coach Yogi Svejkovsky, a former teammate of Tocchet’s who once played for former Flyers interim head coach Brad Shaw.
During his playing days, Svejkovsky, 46, was teammates with Tocchet, former Flyers head coach Craig Berube, Flyers president Keith Jones, Nashville head coach Andrew Brunette, and New Jersey head coach Sheldon Keefe.
Svejkovsky, a former first-round pick of Washington in 1996, is expected to work with Tocchet in coaching the Flyers’ power play, among other responsibilities.
Joining Tocchet and Svejkovsky in Philadelphia is former Detroit Red Wings assistant coach Jay Varady, who was one of Tocchet’s assistant coaches in Arizona in the 2020-21 season.
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Prior to that, Varady, 47, was the head coach of the AHL Tucson Roadrunners, overseeing the development of players like Adin Hill, Calvin Pickard, Michael Bunting, Christian Dvorak, Ilya Lyubushkin, Barrett Hayton, Ivan Prosvetov, and Conor Garland.
According to Bill Meltzer of the Flyers’ official website, the Flyers would like to make one more coaching hire this offseason. The exact roles for Svejkovsky and Varady have not been officially assigned by Tocchet at this time.
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