Report: Maple Leafs sign Keefe to 2-year extension

The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed head coach Sheldon Keefe to a two-year contract extension, sources told TSN's Pierre LeBrun.

Keefe was entering the final year of his previous deal. His new contract will run through the 2023-24 campaign.

The 41-year-old took over for Mike Babcock during the 2019-20 season. In parts of two years with the Leafs, Keefe has led the team to a 62-29-12 regular-season record and a division title in 2020-21. His .660 points percentage is the best in franchise history, edging out Frank Carroll and Pat Quinn.

However, Keefe has been unable to get the team over the hump in the playoffs. Toronto lost to the Columbus Blue Jackets during the qualifying round of the 2020 postseason before collapsing in the first round of the 2021 playoffs against the Montreal Canadiens.

Prior to his NHL promotion, Keefe worked under current Leafs general manager Kyle Dubas as the head coach of the OHL's Soo Greyhounds and the AHL's Toronto Marlies. Keefe led the Marlies to a Calder Cup in 2018.

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