Brendan Shanahan, President and Alternate Governor of the Maple Leafs, announced today that Lou Lamoriello has been named the 16th General Manager in the Club’s history. Lamoriello joins the Leafs after previously spending the last 28 years in the Devils organization.

Lamoriello first joined the Devils as President and GM in 1987. Under his leadership, New Jersey went to the Stanley Cup Playoffs 21 times, won nine division titles, went to the Stanley Cup Final five times and won the Cup on three occasions (1995, 2000 and 2003). The Devils also made 13 consecutive post-season berths from 1997-2010 and finished with a winning record every season from 1992-93 through 2009-10.

Lamoriello also served as Interim Head Coach during three different seasons – most recently the 2014-15 season as he served as co-coach alongside Scott Stevens and Adam Oates for the final 46 games of the regular season. On May 4, 2015, Ray Shero was introduced as the Devils’ new GM while Lamoriello remained in his role as President of Hockey Operations. He finished as the longest serving GM of any one team in the history of the NHL at 28 years (1987-2015).