Toronto Maple Leafs fire general manager Brad Treliving

Toronto Maple Leafs General manager Brad Treliving was fired.

The team announced the decision in a statement Monday night. There was no indication who would replace him.

“Throughout this season, there has been a thorough analysis of both the current state of the Maple Leafs organization and the direction needed to achieve the ultimate goal of bringing the city a Stanley Cup championship,” said Keith Pelley, President and CEO of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment. “Brad Treliving is an individual for whom we all have deep respect and admiration, both as a hockey executive and as an individual, but it was determined that the club should chart a new course under different leadership. The organization is grateful for the contributions Brad has made in his nearly three years with the Maple Leafs, and we wish him and his family all the best.”

Treliving came to Toronto in May 2023 to replace former GM Kyle Dubas, who was on an expiring contract that then-president of hockey operations Brendan Shanahan opted not to renew. Dubas is now GM pittsburgh penguins. Shanahan is no longer with the Leafs.

Toronto was a perennial playoff contender when Treliving took over. But the Leafs had failed to find postseason success, recording consecutive first-round exits, ultimately leading to Treliving’s firing of coach Sheldon Keefe after Toronto’s first-round playoff loss to Boston in April 2024. Weeks later, Treliving hired Craig Berube as coach.

Initially, Toronto enjoyed success under Berube, and advanced to the second round of the playoffs in 2025. But this season has been disappointing – the Leafs are on track to miss the postseason for the first time since 2016-17 and they are at the bottom of the Eastern Conference with a 31-30-13 record heading into Monday night’s games. anaheim ducks.

In Treliving’s short tenure with Toronto, his biggest mistake was not finding common ground in re-signing the top forward. mitch marner. He was the Leafs’ leading scorer, with 221 goals and 741 points in 657 games with the team that drafted him No. 4 overall in 2015. Marner was a pending unrestricted free agent last season, and Treliving never managed to reach a deal. Finally, went to Marner vegas golden knights In a sign-and-trade deal in July that removed one of the Leafs’ best forwards from the lineup. nicholas roy – The single player acquired in the move was traded colorado avalanche in March.

Toronto will be out of the postseason race with a loss to Anaheim on Monday night.