TORONTO (AP) -- Mike Babcock has been introduced as the Toronto Maple Leafs' new coach and says restoring the team will be a ''massive, massive challenge.''
The former Detroit Red Wings coach takes over a team that finished 27th in the league this season. He said at a news conference Thursday that he is taking the job with ''eyes wide open.''
Babcock spent the last 10 years behind the Detroit bench. His new team is coming off a season that cost head coach Randy Carlyle, interim coach Peter Horachek and many other club officials their jobs.