Toronto Marlies

Toronto Marlies
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City:	Toronto, Ontario
League:	American Hockey League
Conference:	Western Conference
Division:	North Division
Founded:	2005
Home Arena:	Ricoh Coliseum
Colours:	Blue, white
Owner(s):	Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment
General Manager:	Dave Nonis
Head Coach:	Dallas Eakins
Media:	Rogers TV Toronto Star Toronto Sun Fan 590 Leafs TV
Affiliates:	Toronto Maple Leafs (NHL) Reading Royals (ECHL)
Franchise history
1982–1986:	St. Catharines Saints
1986–1991:	Newmarket Saints
1991–2005:	St. John's Maple Leafs
2005–present:	Toronto Marlies
Championships
Division Championships:	1: North Division (2007–08)

Toronto Marlies faceoff at home versus the Syracuse Crunch.

The Toronto Marlies are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League that is also the AHL affiliate for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League. They play in Toronto, Ontario, Canada at the Ricoh Coliseum. The Marlies are the only AHL team that currently plays in the same city as its NHL affiliate.

History

The AHL had a strong presence in Atlantic Canada in the 1980s and 1990s, 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 NHL, and not any 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 a second pro hockey franchise in Toronto.

The team is named after the former Toronto Marlboros junior hockey team, but the abbreviated "Marlies" name was chosen to avoid any potential association with the similarly named cigarette brand.

This market was previously served by:

• Toronto Roadrunners (2003–04)

Season-by-season results

Regular season

Season	Games	Won	Lost	OTL	SOL	Points	Goals for	Goals against	Standing
2005–06	80	41	29	6	4	92	270	263	4th, North
2006–07	80	34	39	2	5	75	220	270	6th, North
2007–08	80	50	21	3	6	109	246	203	1st, North
2008–09	80	39	29	5	7	90	240	229	4th, North
2009–10	80	33	35	6	6	78	193	261	5th, North

Playoffs

Season	1st round	2nd round	3rd round	Finals
2005–06	L, 1–4, Grand Rapids	—	—	—
2006–07	Out of playoffs.
2007–08	W, 4-3, San Antonio	W, 4-3 Syracuse	L, 1-4 Chicago	—
2008–09	L, 2-4, Manitoba	—	—	—
2009–10	Out of playoffs.

Current roster

As of July 7, 2010 [1][2]

Goaltenders
#		Player	Catches	Place of birth
--		Jussi Rynnas	L	Pori, Finland
--		Ben Scrivens	L	Spruce Grove, Alberta
34		Mark Owuya*	L	Huddinge Municipality Sweden

Defencemen
#		Player	Shoots	Place of birth
33		Keith Aulie	R	Regina, Saskatchewan
26		Juraj Mikus	L	Trenčín, Slovakia
--		Korbinian Holzer*	R	Munich, Germany
17		Simon Gysbers	R	Richmond Hill, Ontario
21		Jesse Blacker	R	Toronto, Ontario
--		Danny Richmond	L	Buffalo Grove, Illinois

Forwards
#		Player	Position	Shoots	Place of birth
--		Dale Mitchell	RW	R	Etobicoke, Ontario
--		Mikhail Stefanovich	RW	R	Minsk, Belarus
39		Greg Scott	RW	R	Victoria, British Columbia
--		Marcel Müller*	LW	L	Berlin, Germany
16		Stefano Giliati	LW	L	Montreal, Quebec
14		Robert Slaney	LW	L	Upper Island Cove, Newfoundland
12		Ryan Hamilton	LW	L	Oshawa, Ontario
11		Jamie Devane	LW	L	Mississauga, Ontario
18		Richard Greenop	RW	R	Oshawa, Ontario
--		Michael Zigomanis	F	R	North York, Ontario
--		Joseph Crabb	RW	R	Anchorage, Alaska
8		Tim Brent	C	R	Cambridge, Ontario
23		Alex Foster- C	C	L	Canton, Michigan
9		Darryl Boyce	C	L	Summerside, Prince Edward Island
27		Alex Berry	RW	R	Danvers, Massachusetts

*Rookie

Team records

Toronto Marlies alternate logo

• 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: February 8, 2009. 10. Marlies 10, Grand Rapids Griffins 5.

Single season

Goals: 36 John Pohl (2005–06)

Assists: 51 Tim Stapleton (2008–09)

Points: 79 Tim Stapleton (2008–09)

Penalty Minutes: 215 Kris Newbury (2005–06)

GAA: 2.34 Justin Pogge (2007–08)

SV%: .913 Adam Munro (2008–09)

Wins: 26 Justin Pogge (2007–08, 2008-09)

Shutouts: 4 Justin Pogge(2007–08)

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

Career

Career Goals: 163  Keith Aucoin

Career Assists: 447  Keith Aucoin

Career Points: 610  Keith Aucoin

Career Penalty Minutes: 795  Kelsey Wilson

Career Goaltending Wins: 71 Justin Pogge

Career Shutouts: 8  Ben Scrivens

Career Games: 410  Ryan Hamilton

Team captains

• Marc Moro 2005–2007
• Ben Ondrus 2007–2010
• Alex Foster 2010-2011
• Ryan Hamilton 2011-present

Coaches

• Paul Maurice - 2005–2006
• Greg Gilbert - 2006-2009
• Dallas Eakins - 2009–Present

External links

• Toronto Marlies Official Website
• Marlies Booster Club