Philadelphia Flyers assistant coach Rocky Thompson, left, a former coach with the San Jose Sharks, pats Joel Farabee on the back during a game against the Florida Panthers at Wells Fargo Center on October 27, 2022, in Philadelphia, PA. (photo courtesy of Philadelphia Flyers).
SAN JOSE – Former San Jose Sharks associate coach Rocky Thompson, who stepped away from the team in September 2021 after one challenging and turbulent season, has found a welcoming new home with the Philadelphia Flyers.
Less than a year after he left the Sharks following one season on the bench with former coach Bob Boughner, Thompson was hired