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Sheldon Keefe (pictured) is the only Marlies coach to win a Calder Cup.

The Toronto Marlies are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL), based in Toronto, Ontario. A member of the North Division in the Eastern Conference, the team has served as the top minor-league affiliate of the Toronto Maple Leafs since its establishment in 2005, following the relocation of the St. John's Maple Leafs. The Marlies play their home games at Coca-Cola Coliseum, situated on the grounds of Exhibition Place.

Throughout the franchise’s history, the Marlies have employed eight head coaches. Sheldon Keefe is the most successful of these, holding the franchise's highest winning percentage at .672 across 319 games coached from the 2015 to 2019 seasons, prior to being promoted to the NHL as head coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs.[1] The following day, Keefe signed a three-year contract with the Maple Leafs.[2] He also coached the most games in franchise history. In contrast, Greg Moore recorded the lowest winning percentage (.538) among coaches who served more than one full season, guiding the team in 213 games during his tenure.[3] Despite the team’s consistent competitiveness, no Marlies coach has yet won the Louis A. R. Pieri Memorial Award, which is presented annually to the league’s most outstanding coach.[4][n 1]

The current head coach is John Gruden, who was appointed on July 4, 2023.[5]

Coches

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# Number of head coaches. Coaches with multiple terms are only counted once.
GC

Coches

Games coached
W Wins
L Losses
T Ties
OT Overtime/shootout losses
Win% Winning percentage
† Spent entire AHL head coaching career with the Marlies
# Name Term Regular season Playoffs Awards Reference
GC W L T/OT Win% GC W L Win%
Toronto Marlies
1 Paul Maurice† 2005–06 80 41 29 10 .575 5 1 4 .200 [6][7][8]
2 Greg Gilbert 2006–2009 240 123 89 28 .571 25 11 14 .440 [7][8]
3 Dallas Eakins 2009–2013 312 157 114 41 .569 25 16 10 .615 [7][8]
4 Steve Spott† 2013–14 76 45 25 6 .632 14 10 4 .714 [7][8]
5 Gord Dineen 2014–15 76 40 27 9 .586 5 2 3 .400 [7][8]
6 Sheldon Keefe† 2015–2019[n 2] 319 199 89 31 .672 59 38 21 .644 Calder Cup (2018) [12][7][8]
7 Greg Moore† 2019[n 2]–2023 213 107 91 15 .538 7 3 4 .429 [7][8]
8 John Gruden† 2023–present 144 71 49 24 .576 5 1 4 .200 [7][8]

Note: Statistics are correct through the 2024–25 regular season.[7][8]

Notes

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  1. ^ Marc Crawford received the award in the 1993 season as head coach of the St. John's Maple Leafs, the franchise's predecessor.
  2. ^ a b On November 20, 2019, Keefe was announced as Mike Babcock's successor after Babcock was relieved of his duties by Maple Leafs' president Brendan Shanahan.[9] The following day, Keefe signed a three-year deal with the club.[10] Marlies assistant coaches Rob Davison and A.J. MacLean jointly assumed coaching duties in the interim, managing the bench until Greg Moore was appointed as interim head coach on December 1.[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Maple Leafs fire head coach Mike Babcock - Sportsnet.ca". sportsnet.ca. Retrieved April 24, 2025.
  2. ^ "Maple Leafs sign new coach Sheldon Keefe through 2022". sportsnet.ca. November 21, 2019.
  3. ^ "Greg Moore Coaching Record". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved April 23, 2025.
  4. ^ "AHL Award Winners". theahl.com. American Hockey League. pp. 24–25. Retrieved April 23, 2025.
  5. ^ "Toronto Maple Leafs Announce John Gruden as Head Coach of the Toronto Marlies". Toronto Marlies. July 4, 2023. Retrieved April 24, 2025 – via www.marlies.ca.
  6. ^ "Paul Maurice". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Archived from the original on November 30, 2024. Retrieved April 23, 2025.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i "2024-25 AHL Guide & Record Book". American Hockey League. Retrieved April 23, 2025.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Toronto Marlies Season-by-Season Results". hockeydb.com. HockeyDB. Retrieved April 23, 2025.
  9. ^ "Maple Leafs fire head coach Mike Babcock - Sportsnet.ca". sportsnet.ca. Retrieved April 24, 2025.
  10. ^ "Maple Leafs sign new coach Sheldon Keefe through 2022". sportsnet.ca. November 21, 2019. Retrieved April 24, 2025.
  11. ^ "Chicago Steel's Greg Moore Named Head Coach of Toronto Marlies (AHL)". SportsEngine. December 1, 2019. Retrieved April 24, 2025.
  12. ^ "Sheldon Keefe". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved April 23, 2025.
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