Toronto Marlies
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| Toronto Marlies | |
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| Founded | 2005 |
| Home ice | Ricoh Coliseum |
| Based in | Toronto, Ontario |
| Colours | Blue and White |
| League | American Hockey League |
| Head coach | Greg Gilbert |
| General manager | Mike Penny |
| Owner | Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment |
The Toronto Marlies are an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They play in Toronto, Ontario, Canada at the Ricoh Coliseum. They are one of two teams who are in the same market as their NHL affiliate (the other team is the Philadelphia Phantoms, the AHL affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers).
- Founded: 2005-2006
- Arena: Ricoh Coliseum (capacity 9,500)
- Uniform colours: Blue and White
- Logo design: A blue shield in front of a blue maple leaf for white jersey, and a white maple leaf for blue jersey.
- Affiliate: Toronto Maple Leafs (NHL), Columbia Inferno (ECHL)
- Division titles won: none
- Regular season titles won: none
- League championships won: none
- Local Media: Toronto Star, Toronto Sun, AM 640 Toronto Radio
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[edit] History
The AHL had a strong presence in Atlantic Canada in the 1980's and 1990's, but by 2004 the St. John's Maple Leafs were the only remaining team in the region. Although the team was extremely popular and had excellent attendance, the desire of the parent Toronto Maple Leafs to reduce travel costs and have a tenant for its Ricoh Coliseum resulted in the team's relocation to Toronto for the 2005-06 season. Previous minor league and junior ventures in Toronto had not met with success, and there was a general feeling that Toronto fans were only interested in the Toronto Maple Leafs, and not other levels of hockey. With the Marlies as the Leafs top affiliate, it was felt that this obstacle could be overcome, however, attendance of barely 2,800 for the Marlies first home playoff game in April 2006 again raised questions about the viability of the franchise. Image:Toronto marlboros.gif The team is named after the former Toronto Marlboroughs junior hockey team, but the abbreviated "Marlies" name was chosen to avoid any potential association with the similarly named cigarette brand.
- The franchise was previously known as: St. John's Maple Leafs (1991-2005), Newmarket Saints (1986-1991), St. Catharines Saints (1982-1986)
- This market was previously served by: Toronto Roadrunners (2003-04)
[edit] Year-by-year record
| Year | GP | W | L | T | OL | SOL | GF | GA | PTS | Finish | Playoffs |
| 2005-06 | 80 | 41 | 29 | - | 6 | 4 | 270 | 263 | 92 | 4th, North | Lost in First Round 4-1 |
| 2006-07 | 11 | 5 | 5 | - | 1 | 0 | 36 | 34 | 11 | - | - |
[edit] Team records
- First Game: October 7, 2005. Rochester Americans 8, Marlies 5
- First Home Game and First Win: October 12, 2005. Marlies 5, Syracuse Crunch 2.
- Franchise First Goal: October 7, 2005. Rochester Americans 8, Marlies 5. Goal scored by Colin Murphy
- Franchise First Shutout: December 14, 2005. Jean-Sebastien Aubin. Marlies 5, Grand Rapids Griffins 0.
- Franchise First Hat Trick: January 2, 2006. Luke Fulghum. Marlies 6, Cleveland Barons 1.
[edit] Personal records
- Goals: 36 Image:Flag of the United States.svg John Pohl (2005-06)
- Assists: 47 Image:Flag of the United States.svg Bates Battaglia (2005-06)
- Points: 75 John Pohl (2005-06)
- Penalty Minutes: 215 Image:Flag of Canada.svg Kris Newbury (2005-06)
- GAA: 3.04 Image:Flag of Canada.svg Jean-Sebastien Aubin (2005-06)
- SV%: .903 Image:Flag of Canada.svg Jean-Francois Racine (2005-06)
- Career Goals: 36 John Pohl
- Career Assists: 47 Bates Battaglia
- Career Points: 75 John Pohl
- Career Penalty Minutes: 215 Kris Newbury
- Career Goaltending Wins: 19 Jean-Sebastien Aubin, Jean-Francois Racine
- Career Shutouts: 2 Jean-Sebastien Aubin
- Career Games: 79 Image:Flag of Canada.svg Brad Leeb, Bates Battaglia
[edit] Team Captains
- Image:Flag of Canada.svg Marc Moro (2005 - present)
[edit] Head Coaches
- Paul Maurice - 2005-2006
- Greg Gilbert - 2006-Current
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
| American Hockey League | |
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| 2006-07 teams: Albany River Rats | Binghamton Senators | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | Chicago Wolves | Grand Rapids Griffins | Hamilton Bulldogs | Hartford Wolf Pack | Hershey Bears | Houston Aeros | Iowa Stars | Lowell Devils | Manchester Monarchs | Manitoba Moose | Milwaukee Admirals | Norfolk Admirals | Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights | Peoria Rivermen | Philadelphia Phantoms | Portland Pirates | Providence Bruins | Rochester Americans | San Antonio Rampage | Springfield Falcons | Syracuse Crunch | Toronto Marlies | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | Worcester Sharks | |
| Trophies and Awards: Calder Cup Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award | Eddie Shore Award | Hap Holmes Memorial Award | Jack A. Butterfield Trophy | John B. Sollenberger Trophy | Les Cunningham Award | Willie Marshall Award | |
| Related Articles: NHL | ECHL | UHL | CHL | SPHL | |
