Devils Hire Sheldon Keefe As New Coach

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The New Jersey Devils have hired Sheldon Keefe as coach less than two weeks after he was fired by the Toronto Maple Leafs. He’s the Devils’ fifth coach since 2019 and third since March. They fired Lindy Ruff late in the season, replaced him on an interim basis with Travis Green and missed the playoffs anyway. Green left to coach the Ottawa Senators. This is Keefe’s second head-coaching job in the NHL after spending the past four-plus seasons with Toronto. He’ll now be tasked with trying to get New jersey back into the postseason.