The Toronto Maple Leafs have hired Jim Hiller as head coach, the club announced Wednesday.
Toronto missed playoffs for 1st time since 2016
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The Toronto Maple Leafs have hired Jim Hiller as the 41st head coach in franchise history.
The 57-year-old returns to Toronto after spending four seasons as an assistant coach with the club from 2015-19.
Hiller replaces Craig Berube as part of an off-season overhaul led by new general manager John Chayka.
Most recently, Hiller served as head coach of the Los Angeles Kings, compiling a 93-58-24 record over parts of three seasons. The Kings fired Hiller on March 1 following an 8-1 loss to Edmonton.
Hiller served as an assistant coach with the Kings for two seasons before being promoted to head coach.
A native of Port Alberni, B.C., Hiller spent 11 seasons coaching junior hockey, including stints with the WHL’s Tri-City Americans and several teams in the B.C. Hockey League, before moving to the NHL ranks.
The Toronto Maple Leafs made major front office changes Sunday, hiring John Chayka as general manager and Mats Sundin as a senior executive advisor. The move comes after a disappointing season that saw the team miss the playoffs for the first time in a decade.
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