Craig Berube, then coach of the St. Louis Blues, looks on against the Chicago Blackhawks during the first period at the United Center on Dec. 9, 2023 in Chicago, Ill.hired Craig Berube as their coach on Friday, bringing in someone with Stanley Cup-winning experience to try to end the longest championship drought in the most intense hockey market in the NHL.
Toronto President Brendan Shanahan and general manager Brad Treliving moved quickly to hire Berube as the replacement for Sheldon Keefe, who was fired after another early playoff exit. The Leafs lost in the first round for the fourth time in five years under Keefe, a stretch in which they won just one series.