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Leafs add new coaches
Wednesday, September 10th, 2008Maple Leafs Add Team Personnel
Hirsch named goaltending coach, Townshend in as skating coach
Cliff Fletcher, General Manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs, announced Tuesday that the team has named Corey Hirsch as goaltending coach and Graeme Townshend as skating coach. Dennis Bonvie and Tom Watt have also been added as pro scouts under the direction of [...]
Leafs add two assistant coaches
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008Zettler and Hunter Join Coaching Staff
Wilson’s staff taking shape
Cliff Fletcher, general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs, announced Tuesday that Tim Hunter and Rob Zettler have been named assistant coaches. Hunter and Zettler will join Keith Acton on Ron Wilson’s coaching staff.
“Tim and Rob bring winning experience to the Maple Leafs coaching staff,” said general [...]
Leafs front office adds Nieuwendyk
Tuesday, July 8th, 2008Nieuwendyk joins Leafs’ front office
In his 20 seasons in the NHL, Joe Nieuwendyk was known as one of the smartest players in hockey. The Toronto Maple Leafs moved to tap that intelligence on Tuesday by signing the former All-Star center as a special assistant to general manager Cliff Fletcher.
“Joe is an extremely intelligent individual who [...]
Maple Leafs and Grabovski agree on terms
Friday, July 4th, 2008Maple Leafs Agree to Terms with Grabovski
Cliff Fletcher, general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs, announced Friday that the hockey club has signed newly-acquired centreman Mikhail Grabovski (pronounced ‘gra BAWV-skee’) to a one-year contract. Grabovski was obtained yesterday from the Canadiens in exchange for the rights to Greg Pateryn (pronounced ‘Patter in’) and Toronto’s second-round [...]
Time is ticking, Sundin to make choice soon
Thursday, June 26th, 2008Leafs captain Mats Sundin continues to deliberate as clock ticks
Cliff Fletcher got a phone call from Bob Gainey on Thursday.
Status quo on the Mats Sundin front, the Montreal Canadiens GM told the Toronto Maple Leafs GM. “Bob apprised me of how the situation was going from his perspective,” Fletcher said Thursday. “I appreciated the call. [...]
Tucker bought out by Maple Leafs
Wednesday, June 25th, 2008Maple Leafs To Buy Out Tucker
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs and Darcy Tucker are parting ways.
Maple Leafs general manager Cliff Fletcher informed Tucker on Tuesday he would be bought out.
Tucker’s agent Carlos Sosa told The Canadian Press the team would officially notify Tucker of the buyout Wednesday, and he would be an unrestricted free [...]
Gainey and Sundin talking
Saturday, June 21st, 2008Leafs give exclusive rights to Montreal to speak with Mats Sundin
Hello Mats, it’s me Bob
OTTAWA – Sometime on Thursday night, a phone call was placed by Bob Gainey to Mats Sundin at his home in Sweden. You can bet that any player in the Habs’ dressing room would be more than happy to cover those [...]
Leafs hire Al Coates
Tuesday, June 17th, 2008Al Coates Named Director Of Player Personnel
The Toronto Maple Leafs announced Monday that Al Coates has been named the hockey club’s director of player personnel. Coates spent the previous six seasons with the Anaheim Ducks, and had been the team’s senior advisor to the general manager since the summer of 2005.
“We look forward to [...]
Fletcher, Leafs GM for another year
Saturday, June 14th, 2008Interim Leafs GM Cliff Fletcher to stay on through next season
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs want to hire the right person to fill their vacant general manager’s position and they’re willing to wait to get him.
Unable to lure away the top candidates on their short list, the Leafs have decided to keep Cliff Fletcher [...]
Fletcher and Sundin will be meeting soon
Wednesday, June 11th, 2008FLETCHER HOPES TO TALK WITH SUNDIN IN NEXT 7-10 DAYS
TORONTO - Toronto Maple Leafs interim GM Cliff Fletcher plans to speak again soon with impending unrestricted free agent Mats Sundin.
”We will be hearing or communicating with him in the next week to 10 days, well ahead of the July 1 free agency date,” Fletcher told [...]