Toronto Marlies
CityToronto, Ontario
LeagueAmerican Hockey League
ConferenceEastern
DivisionNorth
Founded1978
Home arenaCoca-Cola Coliseum
Scotiabank Arena (occasional home games)
ColoursBlue, white
   
Owner(s)Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment
General managerRyan Hardy
Head coachJohn Gruden
CaptainLogan Shaw
MediaThe Sports Network
Sportsnet 590
TSN 1050
AHL.TV (Internet)
AffiliatesToronto Maple Leafs (NHL)
Newfoundland Growlers (ECHL)
Franchise history
1978–1982New Brunswick Hawks
1982–1986St. Catharines Saints
1986–1991Newmarket Saints
1991–2005St. John's Maple Leafs
2005–presentToronto Marlies
Championships
Regular season titles2 (2015–16, 2017–18)
Division titles7 (2007–08, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2022–23)
Conference titles2 (2012, 2018)
Calder Cups1 (2018)
Current season

The Toronto Marlies are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto. They compete in the American Hockey League (AHL) as a member of the North Division of the Eastern Conference. The Marlies are owned by Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, a company that owns several professional sports teams in the city, including their NHL affiliate, the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Marlies have played their home games at Coca-Cola Coliseum since 2005.

The Marlies were established as the New Brunswick Hawks in 1978. The team relocated three times, to St. Catharines, Newmarket, and St. John's, before relocating to Toronto in 2005. As a part of its relocation to Toronto, the team was renamed the Marlies, after the Toronto Marlboros, a junior hockey team formerly sponsored by the Maple Leafs. The Marlies have advanced to the Calder Cup Finals in 2012 and 2018, with the Marlies having won the latter series.

History

The Marlies trace their history back to the New Brunswick Hawks, which were founded in 1978 and jointly operated by the Maple Leafs and Chicago Black Hawks as a farm team.[1][2] Maple Leaf Gardens Limited (MLGL) and the Black Hawks each owned half of the franchise.[3][4][5]

The Hawks played until 1982 when they relocated to St. Catharines, Ontario[6] as the St. Catharines Saints, this time as a sole Leafs affiliate; the Hawks had opted to affiliate with the Springfield Indians. After four seasons, the team moved to Newmarket, Ontario as the Newmarket Saints, where they played for five seasons before moving to St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador[7][8] as the St. John's Maple Leafs, the first professional ice hockey team in Newfoundland and Labrador. The team played their home games at Memorial Stadium until 2001, when they moved to Mile One Centre.

The AHL had a strong presence in Atlantic Canada in the 1980s and 1990s. However, after the turn of the millennium, NHL teams sought to have their AHL affiliates located geographically closer to their parent clubs in order to ease the movement of players between the minors and the NHL. By 2004, St. John's was the only remaining team in the region. Although the team was extremely popular and had excellent attendance, the parent Maple Leafs wanted to cut back on escalating travel costs. By the time of the team's final season in Newfoundland, their nearest opponent was the Portland Pirates, 1,781 km (1,107 mi) away. Additionally, Ricoh Coliseum (formerly CNE Coliseum and now Coca-Cola Coliseum had recently been renovated for hockey use, and the NHL Leafs were looking to place a team there. The Coliseum had been home to the Toronto Roadrunners, top affiliate of the Edmonton Oilers, in the 2003–04 season. These factors resulted in the team's relocation to Toronto for the 2005–06 season.

The team is named after the former Toronto Marlboros, a junior hockey team that played in Toronto from 1904 to 1989, the last 62 years of that time under common ownership with the Leafs. The team was long known as the "Marlies" to fans and media alike. To avoid any potential association with the similarly named cigarette brand, MLSE uses the abbreviated form as the team's official nickname.

The Rochester Americans have succeeded the now defunct Hamilton Bulldogs as the major rival of the Marlies, whose parent team, the Maple Leafs, also have a rivalry with the Americans' parent club, the Buffalo Sabres.

During the 2011–12 AHL season, the Marlies advanced to the Calder Cup Finals, the deepest playoff run for a Toronto-based team since the Leafs won the Stanley Cup in 1967. They lost to the Norfolk Admirals in a four-game sweep.

In 2015–16 season, the Marlies moved from the Western Conference to the Eastern Conference due to the relocation of five teams to California.

The Marlies with the Calder Cup, the club's first after defeating the Texas Stars in the 2018 Calder Cup Final.

During the 2017–18 AHL season, the Marlies won their first Calder Cup after a 4–3 series win over the Texas Stars in the finals.[9] It was the first professional hockey title for a Toronto-based team since 1967.

On December 1, 2019, Greg Moore was named as head coach of the Marlies, replacing Sheldon Keefe who was promoted to head coach of the Maple Leafs.[10]

Team information

Alternate team logo
Former logo used from 2005 to 2016

The Toronto Marlies' primary colours are blue and white, which is used in the team's logo. The present logo for the Marlies, introduced in 2016, is based on the Toronto Marlboros' logo. The Marlboros were a junior ice hockey team that was formerly sponsored by Maple Leaf Gardens Limited.

Broadcast information

All regular season home games, as well as all home and away playoff games air on AHL.TV, with Todd Crocker as the play-by-play announcer. Select games such as playoff games are also simulcast on The Sports Network.

Season-by-season results

Calder Cup Champions Conference Champions Division Champions League leader

Records as of the end of the 2022–23 season.[11]

Regular season Playoffs
Season Games Won Lost OTL SOL Points PCT Goals
for		 Goals
against		 Standing Year Prelims 1st
round		 2nd
round		 3rd
round		 Finals
2005–06 8041296492.5752702634th, North2006—L, 1–4, GR———
2006–078034392575.4692202706th, North2007Did not qualify
2007–0880502136109.6812462031st, North2008—W, 4–3, SAW, 4–3, SYRL, 1–4, CHI—
2008–098039295790.5632402294th, North2009—L, 2–4, MTB———
2009–108033356678.4881932615th, North2010Did not qualify
2010–11803732110[1]85.5312282195th, North2011Did not qualify
2011–127644245396.632217175[4]1st, North2012—W, 3–0, RCHW, 4–1, ABBW, 4–1, OKCL, 0–4, NOR
2012–137643233796.6322371991st, North2013—W, 3–0, RCHL, 2–4, GR——
2013–147645252496.6322232021st, North2014—W, 3–0, MILW, 4–0, CHIL, 3–4, TEX—
2014–157640279089.5862072032nd, North2015—L, 2–3, GR———
2015–16765416[3]51114.7502941911st, North2016—W, 3–0, BRIW, 4–3, ALBL, 1–4, HER—
2016–177642294189.5862452072nd, North2017—W, 3–1, ALBL, 3–4, SYR——
2017–18765418[2]22112.737254170[3]1st, North2018—W, 3–2, UTIW, 4–0, SYRW, 4–0, LVW, 4–3, TEX
2018–197639249491.5992482433rd, North2019—W, 3–0, RCHW, 4–0, CLEL, 2–4, CHA—
2019–206129273263.5162062127th, North2020Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2020–213516170234.4861111194th, Canadian2021No playoffs were held
2021–227237304179.5492432446th, North2022Did not qualify
2022–237242244290.6252292251st, North2023BYEW, 3–1, UTIL, 0–3, ROC——
Totals132871946973671578.5914111383512 playoff appearances

[1]-Indicates league leading: most shootout losses

[2]-Indicates league leading: fewest losses

[3]-Indicates league leading: fewest goals against

Players and personnel

Current roster

Updated January 7, 2024.[12][13][14]

Team roster
No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace Contract
26 United States Nick Abruzzese C L 24 2022 Slate Hill, New York Maple Leafs
20 United States Kieffer Bellows LW L 25 2023 Edina, Minnesota Marlies
10 Canada Joseph Blandisi (A) C R 29 2021 Markham, Ontario Marlies
40 Canada Luke Cavallin G R 22 2022 Swindon, England, Great Britain Marlies
43 Canada Kyle Clifford (A) LW L 33 2021 Ayr, Ontario Maple Leafs
90 United States Max Ellis RW R 23 2022 Plymouth, Michigan Maple Leafs
57 United States Dylan Gambrell F R 27 2023 Bonney Lake, Washington Maple Leafs
24 Canada Cameron Gaunce D L 33 2023 Sudbury, Ontario Marlies
12 United States Matt Hellickson D R 25 2021 Rogers, Minnesota Marlies
33 Finland Roni Hirvonen C L 22 2023 Espoo, Finland Maple Leafs
84 Finland Mikko Kokkonen D L 22 2022 Mikkeli, Finland Maple Leafs
48 Canada Maxime Lajoie D L 26 2023 Quebec City, Quebec Maple Leafs
94 United States Robert Mastrosimone LW L 22 2023 Bay Shore, New York Marlies
8 United States Tommy Miller D R 24 2022 West Bloomfield, Michigan Marlies
47 Finland Topi Niemelä D R 21 2023 Oulu, Finland Maple Leafs
15 United States Jay O'Brien Injured Reserve C R 24 2023 Hingham, Massachusetts Marlies
97 Russia Dmitri Ovchinnikov F L 21 2023 Chita, Russia Maple Leafs
80 United States Keith Petruzzelli G L 24 2021 Wilbraham, Massachusetts Maple Leafs
32 Canada Matteo Pietroniro D L 25 2021 Boise, Idaho Marlies
83 Canada Marshall Rifai D L 25 2022 Beaconsfield, Quebec Maple Leafs
35 Russia Ilya Samsonov G L 26 2022 Magnitogorsk, Russia Maple Leafs
11 Canada Logan Shaw (C) RW R 31 2022 Glace Bay, Nova Scotia Marlies
36 United States Josiah Slavin LW L 25 2023 Erie, Colorado Marlies
73 United States Zach Solow RW R 25 2022 Naples, Florida Marlies
46 United States Alex Steeves F L 24 2021 Bedford, New Hampshire Maple Leafs
77 Canada Ryan Tverberg C R 21 2023 Richmond Hill, Ontario Maple Leafs
76 Canada William Villeneuve D R 21 2022 Sherbrooke, Quebec Maple Leafs
49 United States Ty Voit C R 20 2023 Wexford, Pennsylvania Maple Leafs
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Team captains

Head coaches

Sheldon Keefe with the Calder Cup after the 2018 Calder Cup Final. He was named as the Marlies head coach in 2015.

Notable alumni

The following players have played both 100 games with the Marlies and 100 games in the National Hockey League:

Team records

Single season

  1. 1 2 3 4 Goaltending records need a minimum 25 games played by the goaltender.

Career

Recording 15 shutouts with the Marlies, Garret Sparks holds the franchise all-time shutout record with the team.
  • Career goals: Ryan Hamilton, 94
  • Career assists: Mike Zigomanis, 116
  • Career points: Kris Newbury, 168
  • Career penalty Minutes: Kris Newbury, 475
  • Career goaltending wins: Garret Sparks, 80
  • Career shutouts: Garret Sparks, 15
  • Career games: Alex Foster, 312

Other records and firsts

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Sports roundup". The Globe and Mail. 1978-06-24.
  2. ↑ "Leafs, Hawks to Moncton". Toronto Star. 1978-06-20.
  3. ↑ "Ballard wants Leafs to have own farm club". The Globe and Mail. 1980-03-21.
  4. ↑ "Across Canada: No liquor licence for Leafs-Hawks farm club". The Globe and Mail. 1978-11-09.
  5. ↑ "AHL Hawks get Tessier". The Globe and Mail. 1981-08-22.
  6. ↑ "Leafs place AHL team in St. Kitts". The Globe and Mail. 1982-06-22.
  7. ↑ "AHL History". Toronto Marlies. Archived from the original on 2014-03-17. Retrieved 2014-01-26.
  8. ↑ Ballou, Bill (2013-04-04). "AHL: Bracken Kearns easy Worcester Sharks MVP choice". Telegram & Gazette. Retrieved 2014-01-26.
  9. ↑ McGran, Kevin (June 14, 2018). "Toronto Marlies capture first Calder Cup". The Toronto Star. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Greg Moore Named Head Coach of Toronto Marlies". NHL.com. Retrieved 2019-12-02.
  11. ↑ Hockeydb.com, Toronto Marlies season statistics and records.
  12. ↑ "Toronto Marlies roster". Toronto Marlies. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
  13. ↑ "Toronto Marlies Roster". American Hockey League. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
  14. ↑ "Toronto Marlies Transactions 2023-24 Regular Season". American Hockey League. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
  15. ↑ "Toronto Marlies name a captain and official alternates". SB Nation. 3 January 2018.
  16. ↑ "Rich Clune Named Toronto Marlies Captain". OurSports Central. 1 March 2021.
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