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,

The Flyers announced a flurry of moves, with Simmonds assuming roles as the team's community relations ambassador and a hockey operations consultant.

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.