The Philadelphia Flyers introduced Rick Tocchet as the 25th head coach in franchise history on Friday, bringing home a fan favorite and one of the NHL’s most respected hockey minds to guide the team through its critical next phase.

The fanfare was out on Friday morning at the Wells Fargo Center as the Flyers welcomed Rick Tocchet back to the fold. Officially introduced as the 25th head coach in the organization’s history in front of alumni,

The team announced on its web site late Wednesday afternoon what multiple sources had informed earlier in the day, that the Flyers had hired one of their former star players, Rick Tocchet, as the new bench boss. Daily Faceoff’s Frank Seravalli was the first to break the story.