Former Leafs Bring NHL Experience to DMF
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Former Leafs Bring NHL Experience to DMF

February 16, 2026

The Don Mills Flyers are proud to announce that two former Toronto Maple Leafs players are joining our coaching ranks for the 2026-27 season, bringing NHL-caliber experience and expertise to our youth hockey program.

NHL Pedigree Comes to Don Mills

Nikolay Kulemin, who will serve as head coach for our U10 team, and Nikolai Borshevsky, who joins Mark Joslin as assistant coach with our U15 squad, both enjoyed successful careers with the Toronto Maple Leafs and bring a combined wealth of professional hockey knowledge to our organization.

Nikolay Kulemin — U10 Head Coach

Kulemin played six seasons with the Toronto Maple Leafs (2008-2014), establishing himself as a reliable two-way forward who could produce offense while playing a responsible defensive game.

  • First Russian-born Maple Leaf to score 30 goals in a season since Alexander Mogilny (2010-11)
  • 84 goals and 195 points in 421 games with Toronto
  • Represented Russia at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi
  • Played four seasons with the New York Islanders before returning to Russia

    • Nikolai Borshevsky — U15 Assistant Coach

    Borshevsky burst onto the NHL scene in spectacular fashion during the 1992-93 season, scoring 34 goals and 74 points in 78 games as a 27-year-old rookie. His most memorable moment came in the 1993 playoffs when he returned from a cracked orbital bone to score the overtime winner in Game 7 against the Detroit Red Wings.

  • 34 goals and 74 points in his NHL rookie season (1992-93)
  • Scored iconic Game 7 overtime winner vs. Detroit in 1993 playoffs
  • Established a successful hockey school in the Greater Toronto Area
  • Extensive coaching experience in the GTHL, KHL, and most recently the King Rebellion of the OJHL

    • Development Through NHL Experience

    "Having coaches who have played at the highest level brings an authenticity and credibility that is invaluable to player development," said Joseph Iantorno, President of the Don Mills Flyers. "Our players will benefit not just from their technical knowledge, but from learning what it takes mentally and physically to compete at elite levels," adds General Manager Jamie Edwards.

    Their presence reinforces the Don Mills Flyers' commitment to our core philosophy: Development — The Name of Our Game.

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