Brendan Shanahan Releases Statement Regarding Babcock Firing.

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November 20, 2019 (5:20 PM)

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In case you've spent the last hour or so on the moon, the Toronto Maple Leafs made a huge announcement and fired head coach Mike Babcock. It was a long time coming after the Leafs have been off to a disastrous start to the season and currently in the middle of a six game losing streak. After putting out a brief PR statement, President Brendan Shanahan has gone into more detail regarding the firing. «Today, we made the decision to relieve Mike Babcock of his coaching duties and named Sheldon Keefe our new head coach,» Shanahan said. «Over parts of the last five seasons, Mike has played an integral role in changing the direction of our franchise.»
«Mike's commitment and tireless work ethic has put our organization in a better place and we are extremely grateful and appreciative of the foundation he has helped us build here,» Shanahan continued.
«At this time, we collectively felt that it was best to make a change to Sheldon Keefe,» Shanahan said. «Sheldon's record with the Marlies in terms of development and on-ice success during his time in our organization has compelled us all to feel that he is the right person to take us to the next stage in our evolution.»

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