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The Toronto Maple Leafs are hiring Steve Sullivan as an assistant coach for their American Hockey League team, the Toronto Marlies.
Sullivan most recently served as the assistant general manager of the Arizona Coyotes from 2017 to 2021, overseeing the club’s AHL affiliate, the Tucson Roadrunners. He also worked in the Arizona hockey department as a development coach and later became the director of player development.
Before joining the Coyotes front office, Sullivan played 16 seasons in the NHL with New Jersey, Toronto, Chicago, Nashville, Pittsburgh and Arizona. He also played 143 games in the American Hockey League, won the Calder Cup with the Albany River Rats in 1995 and appeared in two AHL All-Star Classics.
In 2009, Sullivan was the recipient of the Bill Masterton Trophy, given annually to the National Hockey League player who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey.
