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Team: Toronto Marlies
League: AHL
Head Coach: Greg Moore
Notable Players: Tanner MacMaster, Mason Marchment, Jesper Lindgren, Joseph Woll
Notable Alumni: Bob Pulford, Bob Baun, Jim Pappin, Ron Ellis
''The Toronto Marlies trace their history to the late 1800s when the Toronto Marlborough Athletic Club was founded. They became the minor league affiliate for the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2005 when the St. John's Maple Leafs relocated to Ontario. Until the 1960s, the Marlies groomed players for the Maple Leaf organization from the time they were children, but since the institution of the modern draft, things have changed a lot. Today, the Marlies are a part of the AHL and are the top-level affiliate and feeder team for the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Marlies routinely field some of the best teams in the AHL. For example, in 2018, the Marlies had the best regular season in the AHL, capturing the Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy for their impressive regular season record. They went on to defeat the Texas Stars for the league championship, the Calder Cup. The Marlies' roster is a great place for the stars of tomorrow to develop. Get your Toronto Marlies tickets at StubHub.'
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The Toronto Marlies play their home games at the
Coca-Cola Coliseum
in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. This building was first constructed in the 1920s and was updated in 2003, with renovations to increase the seating capacity. Currently, Toronto’s Coca-Cola Coliseum can accommodate up to 9,250 people with some flexible arrangements depending on the event since the Coliseum remains a multi-use venue that is able to accommodate a variety of events and is not limited to just hockey games.
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The Toronto Marlies are currently coached by Greg Moore, who was named as head coach in late 2019 when former Marlies' coach Sheldon Keefe was promoted to lead up the NHL's Toronto Maple Leafs. Moore has an impeccable profile when it comes to coaching hockey teams to victory. He was raised in Lisbon, Maine, and had a long playing career of his own. Drafted in 2003 by the
Calgary Flames
, Moore played in more than 300 AHL games and even took to the ice in the NHL 10 times. This recent professional experience makes it easy for him to understand the challenges his players face and how to overcome them. Moore's coaching career includes stints with USA Hockey's Under-17 and Under-18 teams. Before working with the Toronto Marlies, he most recently served as the head coach of the USHL's Chicago Steel.
''The Toronto Marlies are one of the AHL's best teams, and Marlies' games are known to be a great place for fans of the sport to catch a glimpse of some of the NHL's stars of tomorrow in action today. During the 2019–2020 season, left wing Kenny Agostino was one of the team's scoring leaders, notching over 20 goals. Rookie Scott Pooley had six goals at about the halfway mark of the season. Goalie Defensemen Rasmus Sandin moved between the roster of the NHL's Maple Leafs and the AHL's Marlies. That kind of promotion for a player is one of the most exciting things that can happen in the NHL. Goalie Michael Hutchinson is another Marlies player who split the 2019–2020 season between the NHL and AHL. At about the halfway mark for the year, Hutchinson had back-stopped the Marlies to three wins and the Maple Leafs to four.'
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The Toronto Marlies' biggest rivals in the AHL are the
Hamilton Bulldogs
. Over the years, the Bulldogs and Marlies have faced off in more than 100 pair-ups on the ice. The rivalry between these two intense teams from two very different communities in Ontario is historically a heated one.
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