Maple Leafs hire Lane Lambert as associate coach

New Toronto Maple Leafs bench boss Craig Berube is starting to build his staff and added Lane Lambert as an associate coach on Wednesday.

Toronto also announced that Dean Chynoweth won't be returning as an assistant coach following three years at his post.

Lambert was head coach of the New York Islanders for the past two seasons, amassing a 61-46-20 record before being fired and replaced by Hall of Famer Patrick Roy in January.

New York made the playoffs in Lambert's only full season at the helm but was eliminated in the first round by the Carolina Hurricanes.

He served as the Islanders' associate coach for four seasons prior to his promotion.

The 59-year-old was an assistant coach for the Nashville Predators from 2011-14 before jumping to the Washington Capitals' bench for four years. He won the Stanley Cup with the club in 2018.

The Maple Leafs hired Berube in May after parting ways with Sheldon Keefe, who manned the bench for five seasons. Toronto has won just one playoff series in the last eight years.

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