If the Flyers were going to make additions to their operations staff, a good place to start was with ex-Flyer Wayne Simmonds, a player who epitomized the team’s spirited heritage. General manager Daniel Briere announced on Friday that Simmonds will begin serving as the team’ Simmonds joins the Flyers’ staff for the first time since his playing career,

Months after signing a one-day contract to retire as a Philadelphia Flyer, Wayne Simmonds has a new job: community relations ambassador and hockey operations consultant. Simmonds was one of seven new hires to the organization's hockey operations staff, the Flyers announced Friday.

The Philadelphia Flyers have made a brilliant move. It what honestly seems like a no-brainer, Flyers general manager Daniel Briere announced on Friday that the Flyers would be welcoming long time Flyers forward Wayne Simmonds back into the fold.