Maple Leafs hire former Red Wings head coach Derek Lalonde as
assistant
The Canadian Press | Posted: June 6, 2025 8:43 PM | Last
Updated: June 6
52-year-old was fired midway through the season, had 89-86-23
record with Detroit
Image | Penguins Red Wings Hockey
Caption: Former Red Wings head coach Derek Lalonde, who hails
from Brasher Falls, N.Y., previously spent four seasons with
the Tampa Bay Lightning as an assistant coach, winning
back-to-back Stanley Cups in 2020 and 2021. (Jose Juarez/The
Associated Press)
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The Toronto Maple Leafs have hired former Detroit Red Wings
head coach Derek Lalonde as an assistant on Craig Berube's
staff, the NHL team announced Friday.
The 52-year-old from Brasher Falls, N.Y., had a 89-86-23 record
leading the Red Wings bench from the start of the 2022-23
season until he was fired midway through the 2024-25 campaign.
He previously spent four seasons with the Tampa Bay Lightning
as an assistant coach, winning back-to-back Stanley Cups in
2020 and 2021.
Lalonde was an assistant coach with the United States at the
2023 and 2024 world championships.
Before joining the NHL, he held head-coaching roles with the
American Hockey League's Iowa Wild, the ECHL's Toledo Walleye
and the United States Hockey League's Green Bay Gamblers.
Mike Van Ryn and Marc Savard are Toronto's other assistants.
Associate coach Lane Lambert left the Maple Leafs a week ago to
take over as Seattle's head coach.
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