Maple Leafs promote Brandon Pridham to assistant GM

The Toronto Maple Leafs announced Wednesday that Brandon Pridham has been promoted to the assistant general manager role a day after the team parted ways with former assistant general manager Mark Hunter.

Pridham first joined the Leafs as an assistant to the general manager in 2014, and played a key role in salary cap analysis, contract negotiations, and collective bargaining agreement interpretation.

"Brandon's promotion to assistant general manager is most deserving," Leafs general manager Kyle Dubas said in a statement. "Working closely with him for the last four season has allowed me to see the value that he brings to our program across many domains."

Dubas added that Pridham is a "vital part" of the Maple Leafs organization and that he earned the new title due to his "selfless contributions" during his time in Toronto.

The promotion of Pridham is Dubas' first move with Toronto since his own promotion to the general manager role earlier this month.

Pridham initially joined the Leafs from the National Hockey League, where he most recently served as the senior adviser of Central Scouting and the senior director of the Central Registry. His 15-year career with the NHL began in 1999 as a coordinator in Central Scouting.