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Toronto Maple Leafs hire Dean Chynoweth as assistant coach

Roughly a month ago, Elliotte Friedman reported he was granted permission to speak with other teams:

Carolina assistant Dean Chynoweth given permission by team to examine other opportunities. Obviously, a lot of interest in the Hurricanes’ coaching situation — he’s the only member of the staff at this time with permission to look elsewhere. We should have more clarity next week

— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) June 11, 2021

In Carolina he oversaw their defense and penalty kill. The Hurricanes defense ranked in the top 10 in each of his three seasons on the job – finishing third and fourth overall respectively the past two seasons.