{"id":50363,"date":"2025-05-28T04:23:05","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T04:23:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/50363\/"},"modified":"2025-05-28T04:23:05","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T04:23:05","slug":"former-ahl-coach-to-join-flyers-front-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/50363\/","title":{"rendered":"Former AHL Coach to Join Flyers Front Office"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lehigh Valley Phantoms head coach Ian Laperri\u00e8re is set to join the Philadelphia Flyers front office. <\/p>\n<p>Laperri\u00e8re spent four seasons as the Phantoms\u2019 head coach. He will now rejoin the NHL club as an advisor to Hockey Operations, and will report to Briere and President of Hockey Operations, Keith Jones. <\/p>\n<p>Laperri\u00e8re has been with the Flyers organization since 2012. He started as the Director of Player Development. Just a year later, he became an assistant coach, a role Laperri\u00e8re held until 2021. <\/p>\n<p>In 2021, Laperri\u00e8re was named the new head coach of the Flyers\u2019 AHL affiliate, the Phantoms, and coached there for four years. Now, Laperri\u00e8re will return to Philadelphia, but not behind the bench. Rather, he will be joining the front office. <\/p>\n<p>Read More: <a href=\"https:\/\/phillyhockeynow.com\/2025\/05\/22\/former-flyers-coach-found-a-new-home-laperriere-looking-for-a-bigger-job\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Former Flyers Coach Found a New Home; Laperri\u00e8re Looking for a Bigger Job<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Flyers Release a Statement<\/p>\n<p>Following the move, GM Danny Briere issued a statement regarding the move. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to thank Ian for his tireless work in Lehigh Valley for the last four seasons. He not only led the Phantoms in a return to the playoffs, but provided crucial development to several of our prospects. I am excited to welcome him back to the Flyers so he can continue to provide his insight in helping our team as we enter the next phase of the rebuild.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In four seasons with the Phantoms, Laperri\u00e8re went 134-120-13. The Phantoms made the playoffs in each of the last three seasons under Laperri\u00e8re\u2019s coaching. Now, he is set to join the Flyers and become a part of the next phase. The Phantoms will now begin their quest for a new head coach.<\/p>\n<p>Read More: <a href=\"https:\/\/phillyhockeynow.com\/2025\/05\/26\/3-thoughts-from-worlds-ersson-makes-his-case-flyers-forwards-stand-out-sanheims-progression\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">3 Thoughts From Worlds: Ersson Makes His Case, Flyers Forwards Stand Out, &amp; Sanheim\u2019s Progression<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For more\u00a0Flyers news\u00a0and up-to-date coverage, visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/phillyhockeynow.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Philly Hockey Now<\/a>\u00a0and like our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/phillyhockeynow\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook page<\/a>.<br \/>Follow us on\u00a0\ud835\udd4f:<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/byjonbailey\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/wmjsports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">wmjsports<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/phillyhockeynow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">@PhillyHockeyNow<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Lehigh Valley Phantoms head coach Ian Laperri\u00e8re is set to join the Philadelphia Flyers front office. 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