Earlier today Sportsnet reported that the Leafs have permission to interview Judd Brackett, the Minnesota Wild's Director of Amateur Scouting who is said to be leaving for a new job.

It appears other teams also may have interviewed him, so this is not (yet) a done deal.

Brackett is 49, originally from Cape Cod, Massachusetts, and began his professional career as a US scout for the Gatineau Olympiques after playing college hockey. He was a goalie, and did a degree in sociology while at Connecticut College.

He was a scout for the Canucks, eventually becoming their Director of Amateur Scouting for many years before moving to the same position with the Wild. For the last three years he has also been acting as a scout for the USA WJC team. While with the Canucks, he also ran the Indiana Ice of the USHL.

Two very different views of Brackett:

The Wild's secret weapon won't play a minute this season

From ESPN last spring, and the fan view from the same time period:

Are Bill Guerin and Judd Brackett On the Same Page?
For five years, the Minnesota Wild have trusted their director of amateur scouting, Judd Brackett, to stockpile young talent. However, anyone who follows the team closely has to wonder if general manager Bill Guerin believes in any of Brackett’s picks. The Wild will flip prospects who Brackett an…
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