Flyers Fire GM Chuck Fletcher and Name Daniel Brière as Interim GM Following Rumors

On the verge of missing the playoffs for the third consecutive season, the Philadelphia Flyers are making changes in their front office.

The Flyers fired general manager and co-president Chuck Fletcher on Friday morning, and Daniel Brière will take over as general manager on an interim basis.

Giana Han and Olivia Reiner of the Philadelphia Inquirer first reported the news.

Fletcher took over as Philadelphia's general manager in December 2018 after Ron Hextall was fired.

The Flyers made the playoffs during Fletcher's first full season on the job in 2019-20. Their 89 points were the fourth-most among Eastern Conference teams. They defeated the Montréal Canadiens in the first round before falling to the New York Islanders in seven games in the second round.

That turned out to be the high-water mark of Fletcher's tenure. They did finish over .500 during the 2020-21 season (25-23-8), but finished sixth in the East Division.

The bottom dropped out for the Flyers with a 25-46-11 record in 2021-22. It marked the first time they finished last in the division since 2006-07 and was the second-worst single-season winning percentage (.372) in franchise history.

Fletcher and Flyers governor Dave Scott both pledged to make significant changes to their roster in January 2022 in an attempt to get the franchise back on track. Their only significant additions during the offseason were Anthony DeAngelo and Nicolas Deslauriers.

DeAngelo has 34 points as a defenseman, but his plus-minus of minus-28 ranks 754th out of 757 players this season. Deslauriers is a winger who has 11 points in 65 games.

The Flyers have been better so far this season compared to 2021-22, but their 24-30-11 record ranks seventh in the eight-team Metropolitan Division.

Brière has been working with the Flyers as special assistant to the general manager since February 2022. The 45-year-old spent six seasons in Philadelphia as a player from 2008 to '13.