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Randy Carlyle took over as Maple Leafs' coach on March 3, 2012.Danny Moloshok/Reuters

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Ron Wilson was Toronto Maple Leafs coach from 2008 until March 3, 2012.Fred Thornhill/Reuters

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Paul Maurice coached the Toronto Maple Leafs from 2006-2008.Fred Thornhill/Reuters

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Pat Quinn coached the Toronto Maple Leafs from 1998-2006.Chuck Stoody/CP

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Mike Murphy coached the Toronto Maple Leafs from 1996 to 1998.Moe Doiron/Canadian Press

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Nick Beverley coached the Toronto Maple Leafs briefly in 1996.Frank Gunn/CP

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Pat Burns coached the Toronto Maple Leafs from 1992-1996.Ray Stubblebine/Reuters

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Tom Watt coached the Toronto Maple Leafs from 1990-1992.The Canadian Press/The Canadian Press

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Doug Carpenter coached the Toronto Maple Leafs from 1989-1990.

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George Armstong, pictured in 1962, was a player and captain before he coached the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1988 and 1989.The Globe and Mail/The Globe and Mail

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John Brophy coached the Toronto Maple Leafs from 1986-1988.File photo

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Dan Maloney coached the Toronto Maple Leafs from 1984-1986. But he was notorious for this incident in 1976 when, as a Detroit Red Wing, he banged Maple Leaf Brian Glennie's head against the ice after Glennie was unconscious. Glennie was hospitalized with a concussion. Maloney was charged with assault causing bodily harm, but acquitted.John Maiola for The Globe and Mail

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Mike Nykoluk played for the team before he coached the Toronto Maple Leafs from 1981-1984.File photo

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Joe Crozier was a Toronto Maple Leaf player before he coached the team from 1980-1981.File photo

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George (Punch) Imlach, pictured here in 1969, last coached the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1980. He also coached from 1958-1969.John Wood for The Globe and Mail

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Dick Duff, seen here in 2006 for his Hockey Hall of Fame induction, coached the Toronto Maple Leafs for only two games in 1980.Frank Gunn/CP

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Floyd Smith was a player before he coached the Toronto Maple Leafs from 1979-1980.

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Roger Neilson coached the Toronto Maple Leafs from 1977 to 1979. He's pictured here in 2002.Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail

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Red Kelly, far right, coached the Toronto Maple Leafs from 1973 to 1977.File photo

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King Clancy, right, last coached the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1972. He also coached in 1966, and from 1953-1956.File photo

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John McLellan coached the Toronto Maple Leafs from 1969-1973.File photo

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Billy Reay, right, coached the Toronto Maple Leafs from 1957-1958. He's pictured here in 1973 with Scotty Bowman.AP Photo/The Associated Press

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Howie Meeker was a player before he coached the Toronto Maple Leafs from 1956-1957.File photo

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Joe Primeau, left, was a player before he was coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs from 1950-1953.File photo

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Hap Day, left, coached the Toronto Maple Leafs from 1940-1950. He's seen here with goalie Turk Broda.File photo

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Dick Irvin Sr. coached the Toronto Maple Leafs from 1931-1940File photo

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Art Duncan, on the left shaking King Clancy's hand, coached the Toronto Maple Leafs from 1930-1931.File photo

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Conn Smythe, left, had a long association with the Toronto Maple Leafs, and coached from 1927-1930.File photo

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Alex Romeril was one of the players on this 1916 team of the 61st Battalion of Winnipeg, but he's not identified in the photo. He went on to coach the Toronto Maple Leafs for 13 games in 1927.Archives

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Mike Rodden coached the Toronto Maple Leafs for two games only in 1927. He was bettern known as a referee.File image

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