Press Conference with New Flyers Executives
Flyers will host a press conference this morning at 11:30 a.m EDT to formally introduce the organization's new senior management team. The press conference, which will be conducted on the event floor of the Wells Fargo Center, will be livestreamed on the Flyers YouTube and social channels. Attendees and interviewees:
Danny Briere, general manager Keith Jones, president of hockey operations John Tortorella, head coach Dan Hilferty, Comcast Spectacor Chairman & CEO and Governor of the Flyers Valerie Camillo. President & CEO, Spectacor Sports and Entertainment, Alternate Governor
Yesterday, the Flyers removed the "interim" tag from Briere's general manager title and named longtime broadcaster Jones as the president of hockey operations. Last month, Hilferty succeeded the retiring Dave Scott atop the Comcast Spectacor and Flyers hierarchies. Earlier this year, when Hilferty came aboard prior to taking over atop Comcast Spectacor and the Flyers, Camillo was promoted to the top of the Spectacor entertainment division while retaining alternate governorship of the Flyers. Tortorella, of course, was hired as head coach last summer and completed his first season at the helm in 2022-23.
Later today, I will have a synopsis and takeaways article from the press conference on PhiladelphiaFlyers.com.
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Special Edition of Flyers Daily Podcast
Yesterday, after the news became official about Jones becoming the president of hockey operations and general manager Briere having the interim tag removed, Jason Myrtetus organized a livestreaming edition of Flyers Daily. The panelists, in addition to Jason himself. were my Flyers colleague Brian Smith and me. Watch the nearly hour-long discussion below.
Special Edition of the Flyers Daily Podcast with @jasonmyrt @billmeltzer &@briansmithPHI https://t.co/5F1MNSw4HK
— Brian Smith (@BSmithFlyers) May 11, 2023