 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 market as its NHL affiliate. [edit] 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 Marlboroughs 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: [edit] Season-by-season results [edit] 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 | [edit] Playoffs [edit] Current roster As of December 1, 2009 [1][2][3] | Forwards | | # | | Player | Position | Shoots | Place of birth | | 27 |  | Alex Berry | RW | R | Danvers, Massachusetts | | 17 |  | Troy Bodie | RW | R | Portage la Prairie, Manitoba | | 9 | | Darryl Boyce | C | L | Summerside, Prince Edward Island | | 21 | | Tyler Bozak* | C | R | Regina, Saskatchewan | | 13 |  | Andre Deveaux | C | R | Freeport, Bahamas | | 23 | | Alex Foster | C | L | Canton, Michigan | | 18 | | Richard Greenop* | RW | R | Oshawa, Ontario | | 12 | | Ryan Hamilton | LW | L | Oshawa, Ontario | | 25 | | Ben Ondrus- C | RW | R | Sherwood Park, Alberta | | 38 | | Jay Rosehill | LW | L | Olds, Alberta | | 19 | | Greg Scott* | RW | R | Victoria, British Columbia | | 14 | | Robert Slaney | LW | L | Upper Island Cove, Newfoundland | | 15 |  | Viktor Stalberg* | LW | L | Gothenburg, Sweden | | 11 |  | Jiří Tlustý | LW | L | Slaný, Czechoslovakia | | 29 | | Kyle Rogers | RW | R | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | *Rookie [edit] 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.
[edit] 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
[edit] Career - Career Goals: 74 Jeremy Williams
- Career Assists: 112 Kris Newbury
- Career Points: 168 Kris Newbury
- Career Penalty Minutes: 475 Kris Newbury
- Career Goaltending Wins: 71 Justin Pogge
- Career Shutouts: 7 Justin Pogge
- Career Games: 212 Alex Foster
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