Hunter joins Leafs’ front office exodus

TORONTO The fallout from the Toronto Maple Leafs’ front office reshuffle continues.

Following the elevation of Kyle Dubas to general manager earlier this month, Mark Hunter and Lou Lamoriello are both out the door.

Toronto announced Tuesday that Hunter and the club mutually agreed to part ways.

Less than an hour later, the New York Islanders confirmed Lamoriello, who was recently shifted to the role of senior adviser after three years as Toronto’s GM, will be their president of hockey operations.

“I’d like to sincerely thank Mark for everything he’s done for this organization over the last four years and I wish him nothing but the best in the future,” Maple Leafs president Brendan Shanahan said in a statement.

The initial statement had no mention of Lamoriello. The Islanders broke that news, thanking the Leafs in their release.

“We are grateful to (Maple Leafs Sports and Entertainment chairman) Larry Tanenbaum and the Toronto Maple Leafs for their courtesy in allowing this move,” said Scott Malkin, managing partner of the Islanders.

“We are committed to giving Lou every resource and the full support of the entire organization as we pursue our program to compete at the highest level.”

The Leafs confirmed the Lamoriello move some 70 minutes after announcing Hunter had left.

Hunter, 55, was seen as a candidate for the Toronto GM job that eventually went to Dubas on May 11. And there was speculation that the 75-year-old Lamoriello was not ready to make do with the senior adviser role.

His immediate task in New York will be re-signing captain John Tavares, who is set to become an unrestricted free agent July 1.

Hunter was in charge of Toronto’s pro scouting, amateur scouting and player evaluation departments.