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The Toronto Maple Leafs announced Tuesday that former Detroit Red Wings head coach Derek Lalonde wont be returning as an assistant coach.
Daniel Aldredsson, the longtime Ottawa Senators star who finished his playing career with the Red Wings in 2013-14, was hired by the Leafs as an associate coach under Jim Hiller.
Lalonde, 53, spent one season as an assistant in Toronto under Craig Berube, who was fired on May 13.
The Red Wings fired Lalonde on Dec.
26, 2024, replacing him with Todd McLellan, following a 13-17-4 start.
The team went 89-86-23 in two-plus seasons under Lalonde.
It was his first NHL head coaching job after successful stints as a head coach in the USHL, ECHL and AHL and four years as an assistant under Jon Cooper in Tampa Bay.
Alfredsson, 53, joins Toronto after spending the past three seasons as an assistant coach in Ottawa.
He initially returned to the Senators organization in player development.
The Leafs also named John Gruden and Brad Werenka as assistant coaches.
Im incredibly excited to add Daniel, John and Brad to our coaching staff, Hiller, a former Red Wings player and assistant coach, said in a statement.
Daniels experience, leadership and understanding of the game speak for themselves.
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