An assistant for two years with the Marlies before helping out the Leafs, Steve Sullivan replaces the promoted John Gruden to run the AHL champs.

The Toronto Maple Leafs have named Steve Sullivan head coach of the Toronto Marlies.

The Tampa Bay Lightning front office didn’t enter this offseason with the intention of adding another goalie to the depth chart. But when Dennis Hildeby became available, they were quick to pull the trigger.

The Toronto Maple Leafs have added John Gruden as an assistant coach on the staff of new head coach Jim Hiller.

The Tampa Bay Lightning have acquired goaltender Dennis Hildeby, along with a fourth-round pick in 2027 and a third-round pick in 2028, from the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for forward Nick Paul.

Not even two weeks removed from their confetti-soaked celebration, the work has barely stopped for Toronto Marlies general manager Ryan Hardy and the rest of the management group behind the 2026 Calder Cup champions.

The Toronto Marlies answered a lot of questions this spring, showing that they were much more than a fourth-place regular-season team.

In his first go-around as a coach, Mark Giordano found quick success forged by a long road to discovering success as a player.

Easton Cowan, Ben Danford, Jacob Quillan and playoff MVP Artur Akhtyamov. Vinni Lettieri, Bo Groulx, William Villeneuve, Ryan Tverberg. Wrecking ball Landon Sim, Michael Pezzetta, Marc Johnstone. They could play a bigger role in the Maple Leafs’ ongoing quest to duplicate what the Marlies did on Friday night.

Toronto Marlies standouts are eager to prove themselves with the Maple Leafs after winning the Calder Cup.