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Former Leafs, ECHL coach Brophy dies at 83
- Updated: May 23, 2016
2:25 PM ET
TORONTO — John Brophy, who coached the Toronto Maple Leafs for 2½ seasons before coaching in the ECHL for 13 seasons, has died. He was 83.
John Brophy, who coached the Maple Leafs in the 1980s before coaching 13 seasons in the ECHL, died at age 83. Bruce Bennett Studios/Getty Images
The ECHL says Brophy, who was from Nova Scotia, died Monday morning after a lengthy illness.
Brophy, after serving as an assistant, became head coach of the Maple Leafs for the 1986-87 season, leading Toronto into the …
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