‘It means a lot.’ Leafs give Manny Malhotra a taste of head-coaching life
The NHL veteran hopes to become a bench boss some day, in a league where very few visible minority candidates have found coaching work.
The NHL veteran hopes to become a bench boss some day, in a league where very few visible minority candidates have found coaching work.
New assistant coach Manny Malhotra is making an immediate impact on the team’s power play.
On paper, the Maple Leafs had a respectable regular-season power play, tied for fifth with Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay at 23.1%.
The Toronto Maple Leafs hired Manny Malhotra as an assistant coach on Tuesday, filling the vacancy left by Paul McFarland (who took a head coaching job with the Ontario Hockey League’s Kingston Frontenacs).
The Toronto Maple Leafs announced today that the hockey club has hired Manny Malhotra as an assistant coach.
As a player, Manny Malhotra won over dressing rooms with his selfless, hardworking approach to the game. Now, that same lunchpail attitude has made the Canucks assistant one of the NHL’s most promising young coaches.
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