Paul Maurice, right, new head coach of the Florida Panthers, and general manager Bill Zito take questions during an NHL hockey news conference at FLA Live Arena, Friday, June 23, 2022, in Sunrise ...

Paul Maurice went 76-66-22 with the Maple Leafs from 2006 to 2008. (Grant Halverson / Getty Images) “I don’t think over 30 years a coach has had to grind like him,” said DeBoer.

Florida Panthers head coach Paul Maurice reacts during the third period in Game 4 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Eastern Conference finals against the Carolina Hurricanes, Monday, May 26, 2025, in ...

Paul Maurice was once the last player picked in the NHL draft. An afterthought, almost. He never made it to the league as a player. And there were many times when he wondered if his name would ...

Florida Panthers head coach Paul Maurice kisses the Stanley Cup trophy after defeating the Edmonton Oilers in Game 6 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final Tuesday, June 17, 2025, in Sunrise, Fla.

In May 2002, when Paul Maurice was 35 years old, he was the NHL’s youngest head coach, with three young children at home. Roy MacGregor, the celebrated Canadian columnist, described Maurice at ...

Florida Panthers head coach Paul Maurice gestures during the second period in Game 3 of a second-round NHL hockey playoff series against the Toronto Maple Leafs, Friday, May 9, 2025, in Sunrise ...

Florida Panthers head coach Paul Maurice speaks to media in Edmonton, Alberta Friday June 14, 2024. The Panthers take on the Edmonton Oilers in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup hockey finals Saturday.

Florida Panthers head coach Paul Maurice watches as the players celebrate at the conclusion of Game 5 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Eastern Conference finals Wednesday, May 28, 2025, in Raleigh, N.C.

Florida Panthers head coach Paul Maurice watches as the players celebrate at the conclusion of Game 5 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Eastern Conference finals Wednesday, May 28, 2025, in Raleigh, N.C.