Hamilton Bulldogs head coach John Gruden watches his team practice at the Memorial Cup in Regina, Sask., Thursday, May 24, 2018. Gruden is the new head coach of the Toronto Marlies. He succeeds Greg Moore in the position.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
TORONTO – John Gruden is the new head coach of the Toronto Marlies.
He succeeds Greg Moore in the position.
Moore and assistants A.J. MacLean and John Snowden were let go in May after the Marlies were swept in the first round of the American Hockey League playoffs.
Gruden becomes the eighth head coach in the club’s history.
The 53-year-old native of Virginia, Minn., served as an assistant coach with the Boston Bruins this past season.
Gruden previously worked as an assistant coach with the New York Islanders and as a head coach with the Ontario Hockey League’s Hamilton Bulldogs and Flint Firebirds.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 4, 2023.
