PHILADELPHIA — The Flyers have announced their first set of assistant coaches for the 2025-26 season, and not coincidentally they’re two guys who used to work under new head coach Rick Tocchet.

The club announced Thursday that Jaroslav Svejkovsky and Jay Varady were hired as assistant coaches. Tocchet is expected to further define their roles in the coming days or weeks.

“I’m excited to bring Yogi and Jay on board with me,” Tocchet said of Svejkovsky and Varady. “I know both of them very well. They each provide a different skill set and more importantly, a different voice, both of which I believe is crucial in not only building a coaching staff, but an entire team and how we grow together. I very much look forward to getting down to work with them again soon.”

Svejkovsky, 48, worked as

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