Toronto Marlies

For the junior ice hockey team, see Toronto Marlboros.

Toronto Marlies
City:	Toronto, Ontario
League:	American Hockey League
Conference:	Eastern
Division:	North
Founded:	1978
Operated:	2005–present
Home Arena:	Coca-Cola Coliseum
Colours:	Blue, White
Owner(s):	Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment
General Manager:	Ryan Hardy
Head Coach:	John Gruden
Captain:	Logan Shaw
Media:	Leafs TV Rogers TV Sportsnet Sportsnet One TSN4 Sportsnet 590 TSN 1050
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–present:	Toronto Marlies
Championships
Regular Season Titles:	2 (2015–16), (2017-18)
Division Championships:	7 (2007–08, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2022–23)
Conference Championships:	2 (2011–12), (2017-18)
Calder Cups:	1 (2017-18)

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 Coca-Cola 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.

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.

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

Team information

Logo gallery

Toronto Marlies alternate logo

primary logo 2005 to 2015

Season-by-season results

Calder Cup Champions

Conference Champions

Division Champions

League Leader

AHL Record

Records as of the end of the 2023–24 season.

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	80	41	29	6	4	92	.575	270	263	4th, North	2006	—	L, 1–4, GR	—	—	—
2006–07	80	34	39	2	5	75	.469	220	270	6th, North	2007	Did not qualify
2007–08	80	50	21	3	6	109	.681	246	203	1st, North	2008	—	W, 4–3, SA	W, 4–3, SYR	L, 1–4, CHI	—
2008–09	80	39	29	5	7	90	.563	240	229	4th, North	2009	—	L, 2–4, MTB	—	—	—
2009–10	80	33	35	6	6	78	.488	193	261	5th, North	2010	Did not qualify
2010–11	80	37	32	1	10[1]	85	.531	228	219	5th, North	2011	Did not qualify
2011–12	76	44	24	5	3	96	.632	217	175[4]	1st, North	2012	—	W, 3–0, RCH	W, 4–1, ABB	W, 4–1, OKC	L, 0–4, NOR
2012–13	76	43	23	3	7	96	.632	237	199	1st, North	2013	—	W, 3–0, RCH	L, 2–4, GR	—	—
2013–14	76	45	25	2	4	96	.632	223	202	1st, North	2014	—	W, 3–0, MIL	W, 4–0, CHI	L, 3–4, TEX	—
2014–15	76	40	27	9	0	89	.586	207	203	2nd, North	2015	—	L, 2–3, GR	—	—	—
2015–16	76	54	16[3]	5	1	114	.750	294	191	1st, North	2016	—	W, 3–0, BRI	W, 4–3, ALB	L, 1–4, HER	—
2016–17	76	42	29	4	1	89	.586	245	207	2nd, North	2017	—	W, 3–1, ALB	L, 3–4, SYR	—	—
2017–18	76	54	18[2]	2	2	112	.737	254	170[3]	1st, North	2018	—	W, 3–2, UTI	W, 4–0, SYR	W, 4–0, LV	W, 4–3, TEX
2018–19	76	39	24	9	4	91	.599	248	243	3rd, North	2019	—	W, 3–0, RCH	W, 4–0, CLE	L, 2–4, CHA	—
2019–20	61	29	27	3	2	63	.516	206	212	7th, North	2020	Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21	35	16	17	0	2	34	.486	111	119	4th, Canadian	2021	No playoffs were held
2021–22	72	37	30	4	1	79	.549	243	244	6th, North	2022	Did not qualify
2022–23	72	42	24	4	2	90	.625	229	225	1st, North	2023	BYE	W, 3–1, UTI	L, 0–3, ROC	—	—
2023–24	72	34	26	10	2	80	.556	249	220	5th, North	2024	L, 1–2, BEL	—	—	—	—
Totals	1400	753	495	83	69	1658	.592	4360	4055			13 playoff appearances

_[1]-Indicates league leading: most shootout losses

_[2]-Indicates league leading: fewest losses

_[3]-Indicates league leading: fewest goals against

Players

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

Team records

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

See also

• List of ice hockey teams in Ontario

External links

• Official website