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Former Maple Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe gets the New Jersey Devils top job, source tells AP
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Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe speaks to the media at an end of season press conference in Toronto Monday, May 6, 2024. The Maple Leafs lost to the Boston Bruins in the first round of the Stanley Cup NHL hockey playoffs. - photo by Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Sheldon Keefe is being hired as the coach of the New Jersey Devils, less than two weeks after he was fired by the Toronto Maple Leafs. A source close to the franchise confirmed the hiring in a telephone call with The Associated Press, adding the official announcement will be made on Thursday. Keefe is the Devils’ fifth coach since 2019 and third since March.