Toronto Marlies

The Toronto Marlies are a Canadian professional ice hockey team playing in the American Hockey League (AHL). The top affiliate of the National Hockey League (NHL)'s Toronto Maple Leafs, the Marlies play at Ricoh Coliseum in Toronto, Ontario.

History
The Marlies trace their history back to the New Brunswick Hawks, which were founded in 1978 and jointly operated by the Chicago Black Hawks and the Toronto Maple Leafs as their farm team. Maple Leaf Gardens Limited (MLGL) and the Black Hawks each owned half of the franchise. The Hawks played until 1982 when they relocated to St. Catharines, Ontario  as the St. Catharines Saints (1982-1986) and then to Newmarket, Ontario as the Newmarket Saints (1986-1991) prior to arriving in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. The St. John's Maple Leafs were established in 1991, becoming 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, but by 2004, St. John's was 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.

The team is named after the former Toronto Marlboros junior hockey team, which was known colloquially 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.

Their major rivals are the Rochester Americans (and formerly the Hamilton Bulldogs), located south along the Queen Elizabeth Way. The Maple Leafs also have a rivalry with the Bulldogs' former parent club, the Montreal Canadiens, and a rivalry with the Americans' parent club, the Buffalo Sabres.

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

This market was home to the Toronto Roadrunners in the 2003–04 season.

Season-by-season results
Records as of the end of the 2017–18 season. [1]-Indicates league leading: most shootout losses

[2]-Indicates AHL record: fewest shootout losses

[3]-Indicates league leading: fewest losses

[4]-Indicates league leading: fewest goals against

Team captains

 * Marc Moro 2005–2007
 * Ben Ondrus 2007–2010
 * Alex Foster 2010–11
 * Ryan Hamilton 2011–2013
 * Trevor Smith 2013–2015
 * Troy Bodie 2015
 * Andrew Campbell 2015–present

Single season

 * Goals: John Pohl, 36 (2005–06)
 * Assists: Spencer Abbott, 52 (2013–14)
 * Points: Tim Stapleton, 79 (2008–09)
 * Penalty Minutes: Andre Deveaux, 216 (2009–10)
 * Point Streak: Spencer Abbott, 13 (Oct. 6, 2013 - Nov. 16, 2013)
 * GAA: Ben Scrivens, 2.04 (2011–12)
 * SV%: Ben Scrivens, .926 (2011–12)
 * Wins: Drew MacIntyre, 29 (2013-14)
 * Shutouts: Garret Sparks, 5 (2016–17)


 * Goaltending records need a minimum 25 games played by the goaltender

Career

 * Career Goals: Ryan Hamilton, 94
 * Career Assists: Mike Zigomanis, 116
 * Career Points: Kris Newbury, 168
 * Career Penalty Minutes: Kris Newbury, 475
 * Career Goaltending Wins: Justin Pogge, 71
 * Career Shutouts: Antoine Bibeau, 10
 * Career Games: Alex Foster, 312

Franchise records and firsts

 * 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.
 * Most goals scored in a game: 10 (twice): February 8, 2009. Marlies 10, Grand Rapids Griffins 5. February 27, 2016. Marlies 10, Rochester Americans 5.

Head coaches

 * Paul Maurice — 2005–2006
 * Greg Gilbert — 2006–2009
 * Dallas Eakins — 2009–2013
 * Steve Spott — 2013–2014
 * Gord Dineen — 2014–2015
 * Sheldon Keefe — 2015–present