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Marlies drop Game One to Abbotsford

May 1, 2012 in Blogs, Marlies Report 0

Frattin gets the lone Toronto goal
May 1: Marlies 1 vs. Abbotsford 3

Marlies scorers: Frattin (2)
Heat scorers: Reinhart (1), Breen (1), Desbiens (1)
Links: Box Score | Discussion boards

Forward lines:: Hamilton-Zigomanis-Kadri, Colborne-D’Amigo-Frattin, D’Amigo-Dupuis-Deschamps, Rosehill-Acton-Scott
Defence pairings: Blacker-Gardiner, Fraser-Holzer, Mikus-Gysbers
Goaltenders: Scrivens (Loss 58:32 minutes played, 26 saves, 2 GA), Rynnas (0:00), (empty net, 1 GA).

Recap:
After a slow start, a third period burst of energy wasn’t enough for the Marlies to salvage the first game of their Western Conference semi-final against the Abbotsford Heat.

Toronto seemed to have few answers in solving Heat goalie Danny Taylor, eventually dropping a 3-1 decision at Ricoh Coliseum.
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Reading Royals Review

April 30, 2012 in Blogs, Reading Royals Review 0

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Reading affiliation starting to pay off for Leafs

READING, Pa. – Four seasons have come and gone for the Reading Royals as ECHL affiliate of the Maple Leafs and Marlies. The on-ice results have been reasonable as Reading has qualified for the playoffs the last three seasons. But more importantly from a developmental point of view, the players assigned to Reading by the Leafs are improving their games while at the “AA” level.
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What Now? What to do in the aftermath of the Leafs collapse

April 29, 2012 in Blogs 0

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By: Kevin Striukas (TMLfans McLeaf)
Desperate times call for desperate measures and these are desperate times for Leafs management.

The collapse of the season for the Leafs has put Burke in the hot seat; the team he placed his confidence in choked and failed to perform. After four years on the job the lack of results is a cause for tension for Leafs fans. If Brian Burke doesn’t retool his team and make them successful quickly he might find himself out of a job.
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TMLfans.ca Conference Semi-Final playoff predictions

April 27, 2012 in Blogs 0

Here’s a recap of Round 1:

    Western Conference Predictions:

  • Vancouver over Los Angeles in 6 games – Missed this one by longer than the country mile by which Ron Wilson thought Dion Phaneuf was the league’s best defenceman.
  • St. Louis over San Jose in 5 games – Correct in winner, and number of games.
  • Phoenix over Chicago in 6 games – Correct in winner, and number of games.
  • Nashville over Detroit in 7 games – It was Nashville on 5; thought the Wings would put up more of a fight, but they were banged up.

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Marlies open Calder Cup playoffs with a win

April 20, 2012 in Marlies Report 0

Jerry D’Amigo scores twice including winning goal
Apr. 19: Marlies 4 vs. Rochester 3

Marlies scorers: D’Amigo 2 (2), Frattin (1), Zigomanis (1)
Americans scorers: Varone (1), Foligno (1), Brennan (1)
Links: Box Score | Discussion boards

Forward lines:: Hamilton-Zigomanis-Kadri, Ashton-Colborne-Frattin, D’Amigo-Dupuis-Deschamps, Scott-Acton-Rosehill
Defence pairings: Percy-Gardiner, Fraser-Holzer, Mikus-Gysbers
Goaltenders: Scrivens (Win 59:55 minutes played, 20 saves, 3 GA) Rynnas (0:00)

Recap:
A common echo is that, once again, there is no playoff hockey in Toronto. 6,244 fans at Ricoh Coliseum disagree.

By locking up the second seed in the AHL’s Western Conference, the Marlies earned the privilege of choosing to open their best-of-five conference quarter-final against the Rochester Americans on home ice. The hometown fans did not go home disappointed. Jerry D’Amigo’s goal with 4:17 remaining in regulation was the game-winning marker in a 4-3 Toronto victory.
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Schenn named to Canada’s World Championship roster

April 17, 2012 in Latest Leafs Updates 0

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Luke Schenn has been named to Canada’s entry at the IIHF World Hockey Championship. Schenn joins Leafs teammate Dion Phaneuf as two of the 5 defencemen named to the team (Marc Methot, Jay Bouwmeester, P.K. Subban).

Schenn won a gold medal with Team Canada at the World Junior Hockey Championship in 2008 played in the Czech Republic.

The 2012 World Championship will be played in Helsinki, Finland and Stockholm, Sweden.

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