CAPTION: The Toronto Maple Leafs named 32-year-old Kyle Dubas as their new general manager on Friday.

Leafs president Brendan Shanahan says Dubas showed great “respect” for the franchise in his four years as assistant general manager. (May 11, 2018) 1.

SOUNDBITE: Brendan Shanahan, Leafs president 2.

SOUNDBITE: Kyle Dubas, Leafs general manager PLACELINE: Toronto CREDIT: The Canadian Press STORYLINE: As expected, the Toronto Maple Leafs stayed in-house in finding their new general manager.

But in choosing Kyle Dubas on Friday, they opted for a far different GM than Lou Lamoriello.

Dubas, who joined the team as assistant GM in July 2014, becomes the 17th GM in Toronto franchise history.

Dubas is 32, an advocate of analytics and relatively new to the National Hockey League.

He succeeds the 75-year-old Lamoriello, a grizzled veteran of the league who is no stranger to building championship franchises.

Lamoriello was shifted to the role of senior adviser with the Leafs last month, with most expecting team president Brendan Shanahan to choose between Dubas and 55-year-old Mark Hunter, whose club title is also assistant general manager.