Maple Leafs fire GM Treliving

The Toronto Maple Leafs fired general manager Brad Treliving, the team announced Monday.

Treliving was hired in 2023 and led the Maple Leafs to back-to-back playoff appearances. However, Toronto is on track to see its nine-year postseason streak snapped amid a disappointing 2025-26 campaign.

"Throughout the course of this season, there has been deep analysis into both the current state of the Maple Leafs organization and the direction needed to achieve the ultimate goal of delivering a Stanley Cup championship to the city," MLSE president and CEO Keith Pelley said in a statement.

"Brad Treliving is a man that we all have deep respect and appreciation for, both as a hockey executive and as a person, but it was determined that the club must chart a new course under different leadership. The organization is grateful for all that Brad has contributed in his nearly three years with the Maple Leafs, and we wish him and his family the very best."

The Maple Leafs fell to the rival Boston Bruins in Round 1 of the 2024 playoffs in Treliving's first year on the job. In 2025, they won the Atlantic Division but lost to the eventual Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers in seven games in Round 2.

In an effort to bolster the roster prior to the 2025 trade deadline, Treliving shipped out a package that included prospect Fraser Minten and Toronto's 2026 first-round pick to the Bruins for defenseman Brandon Carlo. He also traded away Toronto's 2027 first-rounder and prospect Nikita Grebenkin for bottom-six forward Scott Laughton.

Both moves have proven to be disastrous for the Maple Leafs. Carlo has struggled this season, while Minten is enjoying a stellar rookie campaign. The 2026 first-round pick that originally belonged to Toronto is only top-five protected, and with the Leafs sitting 24th in the league standings entering Monday, it's far from a guarantee that they'll retain the selection. Laughton, meanwhile, was traded to the Kings earlier in March for a 2026 third-round pick, which becomes a second-rounder if L.A. makes the playoffs.

Treliving was notably hired by former Maple Leafs president Brendan Shanahan, whose contract wasn't renewed by the franchise this past offseason. Pelley was hired into his current role in January 2024.