The Toronto Maple Leafs have officially hired Brad Treliving as the team's new general manager.
Treliving was reportedly the front-runner to take over the role as the Maple Leafs pursued an experienced candidate to replace Kyle Dubas.
According to TSN Hockey Insider Pierre LeBrun, the Maple Leafs also interviewed former Montreal Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin for the vacancy in the days before a deal with Treliving reached its final stages Tuesday night.
The 53-year-old spent nine seasons as general manager of the Calgary Flames before parting ways with the team in April ahead of his contract expiring June 30.
Treliving oversaw the Flames as the team ended a five-year playoff drought in his first season in 2014-15, with Calgary reaching the postseason five times during his tenure. The Flames, however, won just two playoff rounds over those five appearances.
He inherits a long to-do list in Toronto, with Auston Matthews’ name likely at the top of it. Matthews is eligible for an extension as of July 1, the same day his no-trade clause will kick in for the final year of his current contract.