Maple Leafs hire Daniel Alfredsson as associate coach

sportsJul 7, 202622234

Daniel Alfredsson is joining the Toronto Maple Leafs as an associate coach, the team announced Tuesday, and will be an option to oversee the Leafs power play next season. Jim Hiller named John Gruden and Brad Werenka as assistant coaches alongside Alfredsson, and the club said Mike Van Ryn and Derek Lalonde, both members of Craig Berube’s staff, will not return. Alfredsson, 53, spent the last three seasons as an assistant coach with the Ottawa Senators and is a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame; Hiller said, “Daniel’s experience, leadership and understanding of the game speak for themselves.” Senators owner Michael Andlauer praised Alfredsson’s contributions to Ottawa while saying he wished Alfredsson were not joining an archrival. The hire reunites Alfredsson with Mats Sundin as a teammate in the Leafs organization after years of Battle of Ontario playoff rivalry and shared time on Sweden’s national team, including the 2006 Olympic gold medal squad. The move pairs Alfredsson’s track record against Toronto, 35 goals and 75 points in 84 regular season games and seven goals and 15 points in 24 playoff games, with a Leafs roster that includes Auston Matthews, William Nylander, and newcomers Darren Raddysh and Gavin McKenna as power-play options.

Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁

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Clo Greg 🇨🇦🇺🇦🇬🇱🇪🇸🍁🌻 - Part Owner of Canada2

I love this. I hope he stays true to his identity and culture !

Ottawa Senators

@senators.bsky.social

A statement from Michael Andlauer on Daniel Alfredsson joining the Toronto coaching staff.

3945d ago

Mike6

I also wish he wasn't joining an arch-rival.

Thomas3

Kind of impressive that Andlauer ownership has somehow had a higher concentration of gong show distractions than Melnyk ownership did

jordan spence appreciator3

hi admin, im not handling this well

sens, eh?3

unforgivable — tarnishing a legacy for a few extra bucks he didn’t even need

🐑 lamby 🐑1

sigh. still the goat. not a great move though, and no clue why you’d wanna go to toronto. best of luck.

posting husk1

celebrating the 20th anniversary of the '07 cup run by putting my car in neutral and laying down at the end of the driveway

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Frank Senators 🇨🇦17

Okay Michael now let's do a different one for Brady

alex11

I am kind of obsessed with these statements though I find them really hilarious for some reason

Tao of Stieb6

I’ll never be able to take joy from that Darcy Tucker hit again.

Joe Sacco and Vanzetti6

Nothing embodies being an Ottawa Senator more than leaving under a cloud

John Trant2

At some point we would have needed to fire him over the powerplay; and that would have really, really hurt-never make your legends employees with responsibilities that will lead them to being terminated at some point-or worse, not. See: Yzerman, Steve. Good for Alfie. Wish it wasn't the Leafs.

Omar

@tictactomar.bsky.social

Mats Sundin and Daniel Alfredsson teaming up after all those playoff battles as part of the same organization is the equivalent of Goku and Vegeta teaming up on Namek after their fight on Earth… and I absolutely love it

2645d ago

Cam

@carlpeelash.bsky.social

Mad respect to Mats Sundin for putting himself in a position to fire Daniel Alfredsson

1045d ago

I Hate My Favourite Teams

@carcelmousineau.bsky.social

I know it probably won't happen because it's the Leafs, but I'm thinking of Alfredsson's name going on the Cup under Maple Leafs and giggling.

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Steve "Dangle" Glynn

@stevedangle20.bsky.social

NEW VIDEO!!! Daniel Alfredsson Is A Leaf!? | Maple Leafs Coaching Staff Breakdown youtu.be/vjJ9T_vCvRc?...

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Filipe Dimas

@filipedimas.bsky.social

First Spezza and now Alfredsson. A constant reminder that even being captain of the Sens is nothing more than a stepping stone to the big leagues (The Toronto Maple Leafs).

945d ago

Mike

@heymw.bsky.social

does daniel alfredsson hate swedish people? gotta ask the question...

1045d ago

SensMonster

@sensmonster.bsky.social

I leave the country for 2 weeks and Daniel Alfredsson joins the Maple Leafs coaching staff ffs

845d ago

Toronto Star

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Daniel Alfredsson, once Public Enemy No. 1 in Toronto as captain of the Ottawa Senators, is leaving the nation’s capital to join the Maple Leafs as an associate coach. The Maple Leafs announced the move Tuesday, with John Gruden and Brad Werenka also joining Jim Hiller’s staff as assistant coaches.

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