Cliff Fletcher, Stanley Cup-winning Hall of Famer who also turned around Maple Leafs, dead at 90
Cliff Fletcher, a prominent NHL executive and Hall of Famer, has passed away at the age of 90. He was known for winning a Stanley Cup with the Calgary Flames in 1989 and revitalizing the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1990s. Fletcher continued to contribute to the Leafs as a senior adviser until his death.
- ▪Cliff Fletcher was the general manager of the Atlanta Flames before they moved to Calgary.
- ▪He won a Stanley Cup with the Flames in 1989 and later served as president of the Maple Leafs.
- ▪Fletcher was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2004 and is remembered for significant trades that shaped the teams he managed.
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NHL Cliff Fletcher, Stanley Cup-winning Hall of Famer who also turned around Maple Leafs, dead at 90 By Grace McCarron Published June 5, 2026, 5:17 p.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google Cliff Fletcher, the famed executive who won a Stanley Cup with the Flames in 1989 and then turned around a flailing Maple Leafs franchise throughout the 1990s, has died. He was 90 years old. To the day of his death, Fletcher was still contributing to the Leafs, working as a senior adviser to the team from his home in Arizona. 3 Cliff Fletcher is pictured at Maple Leaf Gardens.
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