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Toronto Maple Leafs hire new goaltending coach, European scouting director

Toronto Maple Leafs new head coach Mike Babcock, right, speaks to reporters with president Brendan Shanahan during a press conference in Toronto on Thursday, May 21, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese

TORONTO – The Toronto Maple Leafs named Steve Briere the team’s goaltending coach on Monday.

Briere has worked as a goalie coach with several junior teams and served as the owner and head instructor of Canadian Professional Goalie Schools.

Toronto also hired Ari Vuori as their director of European scouting.

Vuori served as a European scout with the Detroit Red Wings for eight seasons and with the Los Angeles Kings for 11 seasons. He also held a hockey operations role with TPS of the Finnish Elite League for eight seasons.

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