Tocchet was hired as coach of the Philadelphia Flyers on May 14. He spent the previous three seasons as coach of the Vancouver Canucks, winning the Jack Adams Award in 2024. He is 286-265-87 in nine seasons with the Canucks, Arizona Coyotes and Lightning. Cooper was named coach for the 4 Nations Face-Off and the Olympics on June 25, 2024.

Former Dallas Stars head coach Pete DeBoer is wasting no time in joining another hockey team’s coaching staff. On Monday morning, Team Canada announced its full staff that will serve under current Tampa Bay Lightning head coach Jon Cooper for the upcoming 2026 Winter Olympic Games,

Hockey Canada announced Monday that Bruce Cassidy, Peter DeBoer and Rick Tocchet will serve as assistants on Jon Cooper's staff for the 2026 Olympic men's hockey tournament, as they did at the 4 Nations tourney earlier this year.