Marlies' Clifford joins the player's development role Maple Leaf | theahl.com

Kyle Clifford After 15 professional seasons, he announced his retirement to take on the Toronto Maple Leafs player development role.

Clifford, 34, has spent the last three seasons with Toronto Marlies, scoring four goals and four assists in 17 games in 2024-25.

Clifford, who was the second round pick in Los Angeles in the 2009 NHL Draft, played 753 games with the Kings, Maple Leaf and Bruce in the NHL game. He won the Stanley Cup with Los Angeles in 2012 and 2014.

Clifford made his debut with the AHL's Manchester Monarch during the 2010 Calder Cup playoffs, where he played 127 regular season games with the AHL in Ontario and Toronto, recording 25 goals and 34 assists.