Under Brendan Shanahan, the Maple Leafs never advanced to the Eastern Conference finals and only twice appeared in the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs.聽
Maple Leafs part ways with president Brendan Shanahan
During his 11-year presidency in Toronto, Shanahan’s Leafs consistently failed to make deep playoff runs despite a talented roster of homegrown stars.聽
Under Brendan Shanahan, the Maple Leafs never advanced to the Eastern Conference finals and only twice appeared in the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs.聽
The Maple Leafs have announced that they won’t renew the contract of president Brendan Shanahan, ending a whirlwind 11-year tenure marked by consistent regular-season success but limited playoff prosperity.
鈥淥ver the past 11 seasons, Brendan Shanahan has made countless contributions to the 海角社区官网Maple Leafs on the ice, off the ice and in the community,鈥 MLSE president and CEO Keith Pelley said in a statement Thursday afternoon.
鈥淏rendan is one of the most respected leaders in the game and he has instilled many of the traits that were the signature of his Hall of Fame career throughout the organization, uniting this storied franchise in the 鈥楬onour, Pride and Courage鈥 that it was founded on. Our responsibility and driving motivation, however, is to add a new chapter to the Maple Leafs鈥 championship history, and it was determined that a new voice was required to take the team to the next level in the years ahead. The franchise will be forever grateful for Brendan鈥檚 contributions and wish him and his family every success and happiness in the future.鈥
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Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment has not announced Shanahan鈥檚 replacement.
The 56-year-old Hockey Hall of Famer arrived in 海角社区官网to much intrigue after a decorated 21-year NHL career and a stint as the league鈥檚 director of player safety.
“While I am proud of the rebuild we embarked on starting in 2014, ultimately, I came here to help win the Stanley Cup, and we did not,” Shanahan said in a statement. “There is nothing more I wanted to deliver to our fans, and my biggest regret is that we could not finish the job.”
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Hayden Godfrey is a Toronto-based general assignment reporter
for the Star. Reach him via email: hgodfrey@thestar.ca
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