Ex-Maple Leafs President Brendan Shanahan Lands New Job With Familiar Face

After the Toronto Maple Leafs collapsed once again in the Stanley Cup Playoffs following their loss in the Eastern Conference Semifinal to the divisional rival Florida Panthers in 2025, the club made a franchise-altering leadership change.

Team president Brendan Shanahan, who had been on the job for 11 seasons but oversaw only two playoff series wins, was informed that his services were no longer needed.

And while Shanahan had been linked to a number of other jobs in the NHL, he's now gotten his latest gig, and it's with someone that Maple Leafs fans will remember.

Former Toronto Maple Leafs President Brendan Shanahan Officially Lands New Job

Shanahan, who served as president and alternate governor of the Maple Leafs for over a decade, has been hired by Kilmer Sports Ventures as their new strategic advisor on the PWHL, who are owned by a familiar face.

"Brendan Shanahan was named Kilmer Sports Ventures' new strategic adviser on the PWHL on Thursday. Kilmer is owned by Larry Tanenbaum, the former co-owner of MLSE where Shanahan was president and alternate governor of the Toronto Maple Leafs for 11 years," wrote TSN on X, formerly known as Twitter.