The Philadelphia Flyers have agreed to a 4-year deal with John Tortorella to be their head coach, ESPN NHL analyst Kevin Weekes reported on Thursday.

Tortorella most recently coached the Columbus Blue Jackets for six seasons before the team announced following the 2020-21 season that he would not return.

Under Tortorella, the Blue Jackets finished with a record of 227-166-54 — making him the winningest coach in franchise history — and qualified for the playoffs in four of his six seasons. They failed to advance past the first round each time except for 2019, when Columbus swept top-seeded Tampa Bay in an opening-round shocker.