TORONTO – The Toronto Maple Leafs have promoted Hayley Wickenheiser, Ryan Hardy and Darryl Metcalf to assistant general manager and have hired Curtis Sanford as goalkeeping coach.
Wickenheiser, a four-time Olympic gold medalist with the Canadian women’s team, joined the Leafs as deputy director of player development in 2018 and was promoted to senior director of the department last year.
It will continue as a player development AGA, the team said Tuesday in a statement.
Hardy will serve as GM’s assistant for minor league operations. He was hired last year as senior director of the department after three years as general manager of Chicago Steel at USHL. Hardy was voted GM of the Year by USHL in two of his three seasons in Chicago.
Metcalf has been promoted to the AGM of the Toronto hockey research and development department in its ninth season with the Leafs. He has been a special assistant to GM Kyle Dubas since 2018.
Brandon Pridham will continue in his role as Toronto’s chief AGA.
Sanford joins the Maple Leafs after five seasons as a goalkeeping coach with Vancouver Canucks AHL affiliates. He played 144 NHL games with St. Louis. Louis, Vancouver and Columbus.
Laurence Gilman will be governor and senior vice president of the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League.
This report from The Canadian Press was first published on July 5, 2022.