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A 102 Year History of Toronto Maple Leafs Head Coaches

By Peri Gallacher

TORONTO, ON - JUNE 8: Toronto Maple Leafs' Assistant General Manager Kyle Dubas announced today that Sheldon Keefe has been named head coach of the Toronto Marlies. (Carlos Osorio/Toronto Star via Getty Images)
TORONTO, ON - JUNE 8: Toronto Maple Leafs' Assistant General Manager Kyle Dubas announced today that Sheldon Keefe has been named head coach of the Toronto Marlies. (Carlos Osorio/Toronto Star via Getty Images) /
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TORONTO, ON – MARCH 15: Mitch Marner #16 of the Toronto Maple Leafs, wearing the alternate St. Pats jersey, heads to the dressing room before facing the Philadelphia Flyers at the Scotiabank Arena on March 15, 2019 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Kevin Sousa/NHLI via Getty Images) /

1919-1927 : The Toronto St Patricks 

The 1919 -1920 season brought more than a change of coaches, the team is sold and renamed to the Toronto St Patricks. It was the third season the NHL and at the time there were four teams that played in a  24 game total split schedule format.

Frank Heffernan coached the team for first 12 games, and Harvey Sproule coached the last half.

The team goes through a variety of coaches in several years, Frank Carroll who had served as a trainer when his brother Dick Carroll worked as head coach for The Arenas, coached the 1920-21 season, the team lost in the NHL finals but had finished 1st in the regular season.

1921-’23 brought in George O’Donohuge who coached the team to the franchise’s second Stanley Cup win against the Vancouver Millionaires. Despite the win, O’Donohuge is fired the following season.

Charles Querrie steps into the position, Querrie was also the first general manager in team history as well as an owner, he coached the team from the 1922-1923 season until 1927 before he resigned and sold his majority take of the team to Conn Smythe.

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