Like the rest of us, New Jersey Devils head coach Sheldon Keefe is actively trying to achieve a healthy work-life balance. In addition to the title of head coach of an NHL team, he is a husband to his wife, Jackie, and father to two sons, Wyatt and Landon.

TORONTO -- Sheldon Keefe coached 150 regular-season games at Scotiabank Arena when he was with the Toronto Maple Leafs from 2019-24. So to say his trip to the arena on Thursday was familiar, right down to the traffic on the Queen Elizabeth Way, is fair.

Many people are excited about the matchup on Thursday night between the Toronto Maple Leafs and New Jersey Devils. Not only because of the matchup between two of the top teams in the Eastern Conference but also because it marks the return of Sheldon Keefe to the Six.

Editor’s note: This interview was originally published on Dec. 10. On Thursday, Sheldon Keefe will coach in Toronto for the first time since joining the New Jersey Devils. NEWARK, N.J. — The slogan that lines the dressing room wall of Sheldon Keefe’s New Jersey Devils team reads: Compete. Commit. Connect.

Sheldon Keefe still seems to be used to playing in Toronto. While the New Jersey Devils head coach has already played the Toronto Maple Leafs twice this season, Thursday is his first game back in Toronto.

When the New Jersey Devils announced that they found their new head coach in Sheldon Keefe, fans everywhere rejoiced, as the team finally had secured a big fish.

Devils head coach Sheldon Keefe opened up about his return to Toronto for the first time since being fired by the Maple Leafs.