The NHL teaching carousel has been spinning fairly closely in latest days, and that features the Toronto Maple Leafs discovering a alternative for Sheldon Keefe. On Friday, the Maple Leafs introduced that Stanley Cup champion Craig Berube can be the thirty second head coach in franchise historical past.

Berube, 58, started his head teaching profession with the Philadelphia Flyers in 2013 and coached the group for 2 seasons earlier than getting fired in 2015. 4 years later, in 2019, the St. Louis Blues elevated Berube to interim head coach after Mike Yeo was fired. That yr, Berube oversaw an unbelievable turnaround that was capped off with a Stanley Cup victory.

Berube spent 5 extra years with the Blues, taking them to the postseason three extra instances from 2020-2022. Berube was fired by the Blues halfway by means of the 2023-24 season after a 13-14-1 begin. Berube left St. Louis with an general document of 206-132-44.

Beginning with Mike Babcock resigning from the Columbus Blue Jackets final September, there have been 12 NHL teaching adjustments in 2023-24, and a number of other of these groups nonetheless want to determine who will probably be behind the bench for the 2024-25 season.

Moreover, the Ottawa Senators and St. Louis Blues have finalized their respective head teaching selections. The Blues agreed to a two-year contract extension with Drew Bannister, who had been the interim head coach after Berube was fired. The Senators employed former New Jersey Devils interim head coach Travis Inexperienced as their subsequent head coach.

Three groups fired their head coaches in the midst of the season and instantly appointed a brand new full-time bench boss. The Edmonton Oilers made the swap from Jay Woodcroft to Kris Knoblauch, the Minnesota Wild changed Dean Evason with John Hynes and the New York Islanders employed Patrick Roy on the heels of firing Lane Lambert.

Maintain observe of each NHL teaching carousel hiring and firing beneath.