Maple Leafs hire Daniel Alfredsson as associate coach

sportsJul 7, 202620199

Daniel Alfredsson is joining the Toronto Maple Leafs as an associate coach, the team announced Tuesday, and John Gruden and Brad Werenka were also named assistant coaches. Alfredsson, 53, spent the last three seasons as an assistant coach with the Ottawa Senators and will be an option to oversee the Leafs power play next season. Maple Leafs head coach Jim Hiller praised Alfredsson's experience, leadership and understanding of the game in a statement. Senators owner Michael Andlauer said he wished Alfredsson was not joining an arch rival but called Alfredsson forever an Ottawa Senator and left the door open for a return. The Leafs did not retain Mike Van Ryn and Derek Lalonde from Craig Berube's staff. Alfredsson is a Hockey Hall of Famer who scored 35 goals and 75 points in 84 regular-season games against Toronto and added seven goals and 15 points in 24 playoff games. Last season the Senators finished with the eighth-ranked power play while the Leafs recovered from a poor first half to finish 15th after Marc Savard was fired and Steve Sullivan took over power-play duties.

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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.

324h 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

64spring.bsky.social1

Well I guess I will only detest the Leafs 98% now that he is there and also Nick Paul. Still a little punch to the gut.

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Frank Senators 🇨🇦16

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

213h ago

Cam

@carlpeelash.bsky.social

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

104h 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.

114h ago

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).

94h ago

Mike

@heymw.bsky.social

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

104h ago

SensMonster

@sensmonster.bsky.social

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

84h 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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⭐️Dan⭐️

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With Brady Tkachuk and now Daniel Alfredsson, the Sens have lost two captains in a month

34h ago

Alex Adams

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Daniel Alfredsson wearing a Leafs logo tells me that I'm living in an alternate universe and none of this is real.

64h ago

Doc Naismith2

Fuck Alfredsson … any other team and I wouldn’t care but this is a bullshit move my him. 🤬

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Rob Meyers3

Hot take but this is why you don’t hire a franchise legend. They’ll either be fired or leave

Rick Springhetti

@rickspringhetti.bsky.social

Crazy comeback in the FIFA world Cup, Daniel Alfredsson joins the Maple Leafs coaching staff...crazy sports day.

63h ago

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