Maple Leafs make more front office changes, parting ways with assistant GMs
Brandon Pridham’s exit ends a 12-year run, while Derek Clancey also leaves as the team continues a front-office reshaping.
- On Sunday, the Toronto Maple Leafs announced that assistant general manager Brandon Pridham and assistant general manager of player personnel Derek Clancey are departing the organization following mutual agreement.
- General manager John Chayka, who took over two weeks ago, is reshaping the front office as part of his mandate to overhaul Toronto's operations following a difficult organizational period.
- Pridham spent 12 years architecting the team's salary cap strategy for stars including Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner, and John Tavares. Chayka stated, "We are sincerely appreciative of Brandon's professionalism."
- The departures follow a difficult season where Toronto missed the postseason entirely after winning the Atlantic Division last year, prompting the earlier firing of head coach Craig Berube and former GM Brad Treliving.
- With the first overall pick in the upcoming NHL draft, the Maple Leafs plan to select Penn State University winger Gavin McKenna to help rebuild the roster under Chayka's leadership.
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Maple Leafs make more front office changes, parting ways with assistant GMs
The Toronto Maple Leafs continue reshaping their front office under general manager John Chayka, with one of the organization’s longest-serving executives moving on. The club announced Sunday that assistant general manager Brandon Pridham and the Maple Leafs have mutually agreed to part ways, ending a 12-year tenure that saw him become one of the most important figures […]
Toronto Maple Leafs Part Ways With Brandon Pridham
The Toronto Maple Leafs announced on Sunday that they have parted ways with assistant general manager Brandon Pridham. The team announced the decision in a social media post. In the club’s statement, it said that Pridham and the team mutually agreed to part ways, while the Maple Leafs have also moved on from another assistant manager, Derek Clancey. pic.twitter.com/A6RrDs7uEM — Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) May 17, 2026 Maple Leafs Making M…
Maple Leafs GM John Chayka Continues To Make Changes; Positive Sign As He Reshapes Front Office
New Toronto Maple Leafs GM John Chayka is wasting no time reshaping Toronto’s front office, parting ways with two key executives, Derek Clancey and Brad Pridham, to implement his own vision well before the high-stakes NHL draft and free agency. That’s a good sign if you’re a Leafs fan.
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