Head coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs who was fired finds a new NHL position quickly.

Over the last five seasons, Sheldon Keefe’s Toronto Maple Leafs have enjoyed greater success in the regular season than almost any other coach in the 107-year history of the team. However, following yet another early Stanley Cup playoff elimination, the Leafs were prepared to move on. On May 9, Keefe was let go.

Just two weeks later, on Monday, Keefe was named head coach of the New Jersey Devils.

“I’m honored to be a part of the Devils organization, and this is an exciting time,” Keefe remarked. “I find it very appealing to see the potential that is still untapped and to have the opportunity to manage this youthful, energetic club.”

After Peter DeBoer led the Devils to the 2012 Stanley Cup Finals, the team has struggled since then. Since then, the squad has only made it to the playoffs twice, with Lindy Ruff leading them to victory in their lone series last year.

After Ruff led New Jersey to a 30-27-4 start this season, Travis Green, a former head coach of the Vancouver Canucks, took over as interim coach in March. From then on, things only got worse for New Jersey, which went 8-12-1 under Green, finished seventh in the Metropolitan Division, and was completely shut out of the playoffs.

There is only one direction for the Devils to go: up, and they now have a rather capable head coach leading the way.

Devils general manager Tom Fitzgerald stated, “Having met with several talented individuals and hearing how intriguing this post was to them, this was an energizing process for me.” “When Sheldon became available, I immediately put him at the top of my list, and I was overjoyed when he accepted to be a part of what we are doing here. He is a great communicator, values teamwork, and will apply his prior knowledge to help this team contend for the Stanley Cup.