After 11 seasons, Brendan Shanahan won’t have his contract renewed as president and alternate governor of the Toronto Maple Leafs.
The group introduced its determination in an announcement Thursday, ending months of hypothesis surrounding Shanahan’s future with the franchise.
The 56-year-old Shanahan, a Corridor of Famer as a participant, had held the place since April 2014.
“Over the previous 11 seasons, Brendan Shanahan has made numerous contributions to the Toronto Maple Leafs on the ice, off the ice and in the neighborhood,” Maple Leaf Sports activities and Leisure president/CEO Keith Pelley stated in an announcement. “… Our accountability and driving motivation, nevertheless, is so as to add a brand new chapter to the Maple Leafs’ championship historical past, and it was decided {that a} new voice was required to take the staff to the following stage within the years forward.”
Pelley is scheduled to fulfill with the media on Friday.
In his personal public assertion, Shanahan stated he was knowledgeable throughout a gathering Thursday of MLSE’s alternative to not convey him again. He thanked the board for its help throughout his tenure in Toronto and shared his admiration for the Leafs’ remaining management group that he helped put in place, together with basic supervisor Brad Treliving and head coach Craig Berube.
“I drastically loved working with Brad and Craig, and I firmly consider they’re wonderful of their roles and have completed an incredible job of their time with the staff,” Shanahan stated. “Additionally, I wish to thank the gamers. They’re dedicated and keen about delivering a championship to this metropolis and can do the whole lot inside their energy to perform that objective. I want all of them the perfect.”
The Maple Leafs, previous to Thursday’s announcement, had already granted permission to the New York Islanders to talk with Shanahan a couple of place with their staff.
Shanahan, a local of the Toronto space, joined the Leafs as they ready to enter a rebuilding section, putting in what publicly grew to become generally known as the “Shanaplan.” He revamped the entrance workplace instantly, hiring former GM Lou Lamoriello and head coach Mike Babcock in 2015. Toronto posted a last-place end in 2015-16 and received the NHL’s draft lottery, utilizing the primary general decide in 2016 to pick Auston Matthews.
The middle jumpstarted Toronto’s retooling with the Leafs’ Core 4 — together with Mitch Marner, William Nylander and John Tavares. In Shanahan’s tenure, the Leafs loved regular-season success that didn’t transition into playoff wins, regardless of a number of adjustments to employees alongside the best way.
Regardless of a formidable roster of expertise, Toronto has bowed out of the primary spherical in six of its final eight full-season playoff collection.
The Leafs did advance to the second spherical this season and held a 2-0 collection lead over the Florida Panthers, however they misplaced three of the final 4, together with blowout defeats at house in Video games 5 and seven.
Toronto, which recorded seven straight losses in winner-take-all video games below Shanahan, has not superior to the third spherical since 2002, and its Stanley Cup drought now sits at 58 years.
Shanahan received the Stanley Cup 3 times with the Crimson Wings throughout his 21-year taking part in profession from 1987-2009. He frolicked with New Jersey, St. Louis, Hartford, Detroit and the New York Rangers.
A month after hanging up his skates, Shanahan went to work within the league workplace as VP of hockey and enterprise improvement. There, he labored with Islanders co-owner John Collins and was later promoted to senior vice chairman and took over the NHL’s disciplinary tasks.
The Related Press contributed to this report.
