Maple Leafs announce a significant front office hire

Current General Manager, Brad Treliving, made a statement after the move:

"We are excited to add Derek to our hockey operations department. I feel Derek is one of the premier talent evaluators in our game. He is a three-time Stanley Cup champion and will play a big role as we continue our goal of building a championship team."

Clancey is a seasoned veteran in relation to other executives as he has 16 years of NHL experience with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Calgary Flames, and Vancouver Canucks.

From 2007-08 to 2009-10 he was a Pro Scout for the Penguins before being promoted to Director of Professional Scouting from 2010-11 to 2018-19. He would spend 2 more years with the Penguins as Director of Player Personnel before heading westward to Calgary under Treliving.

In 2021-22 he was a Pro Scout with the Flames before being hired as the Assistant General Manager for the Vancouver Canucks in 2022-23. He has a winning pedigree under his belt with 3 Stanley Cups from his time in Pittsburgh.

Clancey had also spent time as the Head Coach for the Jackson Bandits of the ECHL from 1997-98 to 2002-03 - with the first 2 years being as a Player-Coach. He then moved to the Reading Royals as their coach for 2 years, spent one season as the Assistant Coach for the Manchester Monarchs of the AHL in 2005-06 and the following year as the Assistant Coach for the Dayton Bombers of the ECHL before starting his NHL career as an executive.