Marc Savard during warm ups against the San Jose Sharks at Scotiabank Saddledome on April 18, 2024 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Gerry Thomas/NHLI via Getty Images)

Maple Leafs fire assistant coach Marc Savard

22 Dec 2025, 22:49 by Sportsnet · CityNews

The struggling Toronto Maple Leafs are making a move behind the bench.

Assistant coach Marc Savard has been relieved of his duties by the Leafs as the team looks to shake things up.

One of Savard’s main duties as an assistant was to coordinate the Leafs’ power play, which sits last in the league at 13.3 per cent.

The Leafs power play prior to Savard’s arrival operated near the top of the league during the regular season. In the first season with Savard in charge, it operated at a 24.8 per cent rate in the regular season, which was ninth in the NHL.

The Leafs hired Savard in June 2024 when the team brought in Craig Berube as head coach.

He was previously an assistant coach under Berube with the St. Louis Blues in 2019-20.