Winning AHL championship should make Toronto’s Sheldon Keefe a wanted man
Toronto Marlies head coach Sheldon Keefe didn’t care to talk about his future moments after winning the Calder Cup.
All he wanted was to celebrate his team’s accomplishment before having to think about his own career.
“I’m gonna party my (butt) off tonight and not think about anything else beyond that,” Keefe said on Thursday after his Marlies downed the visiting Texas Stars 6-1 in Game 7 of the American Hockey League championship series.
Leading a team to an AHL title historically has boded well for a coach’s future if the plan is to jump to the NHL, whether it be an assistant’s role or head coach.