Bubble players fail to impress in Leafs’ blowout loss to Montreal
For head coach Mike Babcock, good impressions were hard to come by in his team’s first loss of the preseason.
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Rookie Red Wing pots pair against Leafs in exhibition
Rookie Evgeny Svechnikov had a game to remember, scoring a pair of goals in the Red Wings 2-1 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Marlies light it up, beat Grand Rapids 6-1
The goals came early and often for the Marlies on Friday night. Toronto (6-3) scored six in all, in a five-goal victory over the Grand Rapids Griffins (1-6), much to the delight of 3,478 in…
Marlies’ offence shines on successful road trip
The Toronto Marlies wrapped up a three-in-three road trip Sunday by defeating the Lehigh Valley Phantoms 3-1, improving the team’s record to 2-1 while away from Ricoh Coliseum.
Marlies drop first game of season, lose 3-2 to Albany
The Toronto Marlies were off their game Sunday afternoon, losing their first contest of the season 3-2 to the Albany Devils at Ricoh Coliseum. Outshot 31-28 by the same team they beat in overtime a…
Kasperi Kapanen to make his Marlies debut
Nearly four months after being acquired in a blockbuster deal that sent star winger Phil Kessel to Pittsburgh, Kasperi Kapanen will make his blue-and-white debut. For the Toronto Marlies, of course. The 22nd overall pick…
Froese scores in shootout, Marlies beat Moose 3-2
It’s early, but Byron Froese is making an impression with his new club. The 24-year-old centre scored a goal in regulation, then the only one of the shootout to lead the Toronto Marlies to a…
Marlies take season opener over the Moose
Josh Leivo scored the eventual game-winning goal in the second and the Toronto Marlies held on to secure a 5-3 win over the visiting Manitoba Moose in the season opener for both teams at Ricoh…
Marlies Bibeau, Sparks share net as season begins
Antoine Bibeau and Garret Sparks will start as the Toronto Marlies’ goaltending tandem when the regular season gets going Friday against the visiting Manitoba Moose. Though it was unclear as of game-day morning who would…
Maple Leafs’ prospects take to the ice
Monday would have been the first pre-season game at the Air Canada Centre between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Ottawa Senators if not for the NHL Lockout. But Leaf fans starved for hockey only…