Maple Leafs Announce major promotions as they expand their front office
The Toronto Maple Leafs have announced promotions to members of their front office staff.
Hayley Wickenheiser, Ryan Hardy and Darryl Metcalf were all promoted to Assistant General Manager and the Leafs announced they'd hired Curtis Sanford as a Goaltending Coach.
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Wickenheiser, a four-time Olympic gold medalist with the Canadian women's team, joined the Leafs as assistant director of player development in 2018 and was promoted to senior director of the department last year. Her new position will be Assistant General Manager of Player Development.
Hardy will serve as Assistant General Manager of minor league operations. He was hired last year as senior director of the department after three years as GM of the USHL's Chicago Steel. Hardy was voted the USHL's GM of the year in two of his three seasons in Chicago.
Metcalf has been promoted to Assistant General Manager of Toronto's hockey research and development department in his ninth season with the Leafs. He's been special assistant to GM Kyle Dubas since 2018.
Brandon Pridham will continue in his role as Toronto's primary Assistant General Manager.
Sanford joins the Maple Leafs after five seasons as goaltending coach with the AHL affiliates of the Vancouver Canucks. He played 144 career NHL games with St. Louis, Vancouver and Columbus.
