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Randy Carlyle
Biography
After a stellar junior career with the Sudbury Wolves, Randy Carlyle was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the second round, 30th overall in 1976. After spending his first two seasons in the NHL between the Maple Leafs and their farm team, Carlyle was traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins just prior to the start of the 1978/79 season. Now an NHL regular, Carlyle flourished in Pittsburgh, becoming a dependable two-way defenseman as well as captain of the Penguins. In 1984, Carlye was traded to the Winnipeg Jets where he would spend the remainder of his playing career. After serving as an assistant coach with the Jets and the Washington Capitals, and head coach of the AHL’s Manitoba Moose, Carlye became the head coach of the Anaheim Ducks. He won a Stanley Cup with the Ducks in 2007. On March 2nd 2012, Carlyle became head coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs and held this position until January 2015.