Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Brad Treliving will remain in his role, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman and The Athletic’s Chris Johnston report.
MLSE CEO Keith Pelley announced Thursday afternoon that the organization would not be renewing Brendan Shanahan’s contract for the 2025-26 season. Shanahan spent the past 11 years as the president and alternate governor of the Maple Leafs, taking on the role in April 2014. The 56-year-old executive met with Pelley, along with the rest of the MLSE board of directors on Thursday before their decision was formally announced.
Shanahan then released his own statement through the Maple Leafs, thanking the organization, the city, Treliving, head coach Craig Berube and the fans for their support through his tenure.
Pelley will hold his media availability Friday afternoon.
Treliving was brought in by Shanahan in May 2023, after the Leafs dismissed general manager Kyle Dubas. There was a prerequisite for prior experience and it was widely believed that Treliving was Shanahan’s preferred candidate throughout the search process. Treliving made a number of stellar acquisitions during his first two seasons with the club, signing Chris Tanev, Anthony Stolarz, Oliver Ekman-Larsson among others last season to bolster the team’s defence and goaltending.
“He has earned tremendous respect amongst his peers throughout his years in the NHL and has built excellent relationships at all levels within the game,” Shanahan said of Treliving, upon joining the organization in May 2023. “We are confident that Brad’s leadership and strategic vision will elevate the Maple Leafs in our continued pursuit of a championship.”
It is unclear at the time of this filing if or when Treliving will hold his end-of-year media availability. Craig Berube, Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner, William Nylander, John Tavares, Matthew Knies, Chris Tanev, Morgan Rielly, Joseph Woll and Anthony Stolarz all met with reporters on Tuesday.
Treliving is safe for the upcoming season, but there could be further changes in what could be a franchise-altering summer for the Maple Leafs.