Toronto Marlies

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Toronto Marlies
Toronto Marlies logo.svg
City Toronto, Ontario
League American Hockey League
ConferenceEastern
DivisionNorth
Founded 1978
Home arena Coca-Cola Coliseum
Scotiabank Arena (occasional home games)
ColoursBlue, white
  
Owner(s) Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment
General managerRyan Hardy
Head coach John Gruden
Captain Logan Shaw
Media The Sports Network
Sportsnet 590
TSN 1050
AHL.TV (Internet)
Affiliates Toronto Maple Leafs (NHL)
Cincinnati Cyclones (ECHL)
Franchise history
1978–1982 New Brunswick Hawks
1982–1986 St. Catharines Saints
1986–1991 Newmarket Saints
1991–2005 St. 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 uniform
AHL-Uniform-TOR.png
Hockey current event.svg 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.

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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 as the first professional ice hockey team in New Brunswick, and were 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.

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 compete against Ontario rivals the Belleville Senators in the "Battle of the 401" or "Battle of Ontario" since the 2017-18 season.

The Marlies with the Calder Cup, the club's first after defeating the Texas Stars in the 2018 Calder Cup Final. Marlies-vs-stars---061418 42768203642 o (43026404321).jpg
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]

On May 21st, 2023, Moore was relieved of his duties. John Gruden was announced as the teams new Head Coach on July 4th, 2023.

Team information

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 ChampionsDivision ChampionsLeague leader

Records as of the end of the 2023–24 season. [11]

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonGamesWonLostOTLSOLPointsPCTGoals
for		Goals
against		StandingYearPrelims1st
round		2nd
round		3rd
round		Finals
2005–06 8041296492.5752702634th, North 2006 —L, 1–4, GR ———
2006–07 8034392575.4692202706th, North 2007 Did not qualify
2007–08 80502136109.6812462031st, North 2008 —W, 4–3, SA W, 4–3, SYR L, 1–4, CHI —
2008–09 8039295790.5632402294th, North 2009 —L, 2–4, MTB ———
2009–10 8033356678.4881932615th, North 2010 Did not qualify
2010–11 803732110[1]85.5312282195th, North 2011 Did not qualify
2011–12 7644245396.632217175[4]1st, North 2012 —W, 3–0, RCH W, 4–1, ABB W, 4–1, OKC L, 0–4, NOR
2012–13 7643233796.6322371991st, North 2013 —W, 3–0, RCH L, 2–4, GR ——
2013–14 7645252496.6322232021st, North 2014 —W, 3–0, MIL W, 4–0, CHI L, 3–4, TEX —
2014–15 7640279089.5862072032nd, North 2015 —L, 2–3, GR ———
2015–16 765416[3]51114.7502941911st, North 2016 —W, 3–0, BRI W, 4–3, ALB L, 1–4, HER —
2016–17 7642294189.5862452072nd, North 2017 —W, 3–1, ALB L, 3–4, SYR ——
2017–18 765418[2]22112.737254170[3]1st, North 2018 —W, 3–2, UTI W, 4–0, SYR W, 4–0, LV W, 4–3, TEX
2018–19 7639249491.5992482433rd, North 2019 —W, 3–0, RCH W, 4–0, CLE L, 2–4, CHA —
2019–20 6129273263.5162062127th, North2020Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21 3516170234.4861111194th, Canadian2021No playoffs were held
2021–22 7237304179.5492432446th, North 2022 Did not qualify
2022–23 7242244290.6252292251st, North 2023 BYEW, 3–1, UTI L, 0–3, ROC ——
2023–24 72342610280.5562492205th, North 2024 L, 1–2, BEL ————
Totals140075349583691658.5924360405513 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 December 12, 2024. [12] [13] [14]

Team roster
No. Nat Player Pos S/G AgeAcquiredBirthplaceContract
26 Flag of the United States.svg Nick Abruzzese C L25 2022 Slate Hill, New York Maple Leafs
70 Flag of Russia.svg Artur Akhtyamov G L23 2024 Kazan, Russia Maple Leafs
14 Flag of the United States.svg Matthew Barbolini C L24 2024 Williamsville, New York Marlies
55 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Matt Benning D R30 2024 St. Albert, Alberta Maple Leafs
10 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Joseph Blandisi  ( A ) C R30 2021 Markham, Ontario Marlies
43 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kyle Clifford  ( A ) LW L33 2021 Ayr, Ontario Marlies
35 Flag of Sweden.svg Dennis Hildeby G L23 2023 Järfälla, Sweden Maple Leafs
33 Flag of Finland.svg Roni Hirvonen C L22 2023 Espoo, Finland Maple Leafs
84 Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Kokkonen  ( A ) D L23 2022 Mikkeli, Finland Maple Leafs
63 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Braeden Kressler C R21 2024 Kitchener, Ontario Maple Leafs
94 Flag of the United States.svg Robert Mastrosimone LW L23 2023 Bay Shore, New York Marlies
54 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Nicolas Mattinen D R26 2024 Orleans, Ontario Maple Leafs
8 Flag of the United States.svg Tommy Miller D R25 2022 West Bloomfield, Michigan Marlies
30 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Matt Murray G L30 2024 Thunder Bay, Ontario Maple Leafs
47 Flag of Finland.svg Topi Niemela D R22 2023 Oulu, Finland Maple Leafs
92 Flag of Sweden.svg Alexander Nylander RW R26 2024 Calgary, Alberta Maple Leafs
56 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Cedric Pare C L25 2024 Levis, Quebec Maple Leafs
32 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Matteo Pietroniro D L26 2021 Boise, Idaho Marlies
61 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jacob Quillan C L22 2024 Dartmouth, Nova Scotia Maple Leafs
83 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Marshall Rifai  ( A ) D L26 2022 Beaconsfield, Quebec Maple Leafs
11 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Logan Shaw  ( C ) RW R32 2022 Glace Bay, Nova Scotia Marlies
73 Flag of the United States.svg Zach Solow RW R26 2022 Naples, Florida Marlies
46 Flag of the United States.svg Alex Steeves F L25 2021 Bedford, New Hampshire Maple Leafs
21 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sam Stevens C L24 2024 Montreal, Quebec Marlies
77 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ryan Tverberg C R22 2023 Richmond Hill, Ontario Maple Leafs
76 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg William Villeneuve D R22 2022 Sherbrooke, Quebec Maple Leafs
52 Flag of the United States.svg Cade Webber D L23 2024 Meadville, Pennsylvania Maple Leafs


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. Calder Cup Final - (06.14.18)-53 (41216020450).jpg
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. Marlies-vs-stars---061418 27935517317 o (41215945280).jpg
Recording 15 shutouts with the Marlies, Garret Sparks holds the franchise all-time shutout record with the team.

Other records and firsts

See also

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