You can’t take the player out of the president.
In a move that surprised both onlookers and the players themselves, Toronto Maple Leafs president Brendan Shanahan went onto the ice decked in a suit jacket and dress shoes Monday, grabbed a stick from assistant coach Jim Hiller and joined a small group of Leafs — goalie James Reimer, defenceman Scott Harrington and first-line winger Brad Boyes — to talk strategy after the main practice had ended.
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Boyes told reporters at the Leafs practice facility that Shanahan was volunteering hands-on advice on some power-play techniques.
David Alter, the Leafs beat reporter for the National Post, also caught the scene on video:
