The 2022–23 Philadelphia Flyers season was the 56th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 5, 1967.[3] On April 1, 2023, the Flyers were out of playoff contention after a loss to the Buffalo Sabres.[4]
On June 17, John Tortorella was named the 23rd head coach in team history.[5]
No captain was named to replace the departed Claude Giroux, who signed with the Ottawa Senators as a free agent following his stint with the Florida Panthers.[6] In fact, only one player, Scott Laughton, was chosen by Tortorella to serve as an alternate captain throughout the entire season.[1][7]
General manager Chuck Fletcher was fired on March 10 and replaced on an interim basis by Daniel Briere.[8] The interim label was removed from Briere’s title a month after the regular season ended.[9]
The pre-season schedule was published on June 27, 2022.[12]
The regular season schedule was published on July 6, 2022.[19]
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Flyers. Stats reflect time with the Flyers only. ‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Flyers only. Bold/italics denotes franchise record.
The Flyers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2022–23 season.
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† Contract is entry-level. ‡ Contract initially takes effect in the 2023–24 season.
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Below are the Philadelphia Flyers' selections at the 2022 NHL entry draft, which was held on July 7 to 8, 2022, at Bell Centre in Montreal.
since coach John Tortorella took over last year, the Flyers have had just one player wearing a letter, Scott Laughton, who sports the "A" for alternate captain on his jersey.