Like the rest of us, New Jersey Devils head coach Sheldon Keefe is actively trying to achieve a healthy work-life balance. In addition to the title of head coach of an NHL team, he is a husband to his wife, Jackie, and father to two sons, Wyatt and Landon.
TORONTO -- Sheldon Keefe coached 172 regular-season games at Scotiabank Arena when he was with the Toronto Maple Leafs from 2019-24. So to say his trip to the arena on Thursday was familiar, right down to the traffic, is fair.
TORONTO (AP) — William Nylander scored his second goal of the game at 1:10 of overtime to give the Toronto Maple Leafs a 4-3 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Thursday night. Devils coach Sheldon Keefe was back at Scotiabank Arena as a visitor for the first time since being fired by the Maple Leafs in the spring.
Devils head coach Sheldon Keefe opened up about his return to Toronto for the first time since being fired by the Maple Leafs.
The first victory for Sheldon Keefe against the Maple Leafs is going to have to wait for at least another season. When William Nylander scored in overtime on Thursday night at Scotiabank Arena, giving Toronto a 4-3 win,
Sheldon Keefe had not been to Scotiabank Arena since he was dismissed as head coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Greeted to a large media contingent, he was all smiles, even noting the fresh coat of red paint in the visiting locker room area. "They painted the walls red for me," he joked.
Keefe spent parts of two seasons coaching McCabe and McMann, leading them to career-high point totals last year.
Sheldon Keefe still seems to be used to playing in Toronto. While the New Jersey Devils head coach has already played the Toronto Maple Leafs twice this season, Thursday is his first game back in Toronto.
As the New Jersey Devils look to rediscover their game from before the holiday break, they need to focus on basic hockey fundamentals.
The Toronto Maple Leafs ruthlessly trolled a fan on the jumbotron for being on the phone during the game on Thursday.
The New Jersey Devils have had a stellar season, until recently. In their last seven games, they came up short, losing five of them. On top of their current