Posted 01 November 2009 by Stephen Sweet
Sunday night was a statement game for Viktor Stalberg.
The rookie forward, who was sent down from the Toronto Maple Leafs last week, scored two goals and a pair of assists as the Toronto Marlies downed the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 4-2 at Ricoh Coliseum.
Strong play by the forwards at both ends of the ice helped Toronto (5-3-1-1) [...] Continue Reading
Posted 29 October 2009 by Iain Colpitts
The Toronto Marlies may be without their leading scorer, but will welcome back a pair of goalies when they play host to Adirondack and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Friday and Sunday respectively.
The Toronto Maple Leafs recalled Jiri Tlusty from the Marlies (3-3-1-1) and reassigned forward Viktor Stalberg and goalie Joey MacDonald after netminder Vesa Toskala was reactivated from [...] Continue Reading
Posted 20 October 2009 by Daniel Wilson
Mired in one of their worst starts to a season in franchise history, the Toronto Maple Leafs are hoping that goalie Jonas Gustavsson can return to the lineup and help get the team back on track.
Unfortunately, the Leafs are going to have to wait for that, as coach Ron Wilson is not going to rush [...] Continue Reading
Posted 14 October 2009 by Daniel Wilson
Despite an 0-5-1 start to the season and a myriad of other issues, many fans are still holding out hope the team will come out of their funk when Phil Kessel returns to the lineup.
Certainly Kessel — who’s recovering from off-season shoulder surgery — will bolster a Leafs offence that has yielded only 13 goals for, ranking [...] Continue Reading
Posted 10 October 2009 by Iain Colpitts
Andre Deveaux scored the game winner with 36 seconds to go in the Toronto Marlies 3-2 victory over the Grand Rapids Griffins on Saturday afternoon at Ricoh Coliseum.
Jiri Tlusty and Juraj Mikus also scored for Toronto (2-0), while former Marlie Jeremy Williams and Doug Janik replied for Grand Rapids (1-1).
Tlusty also had an assist on [...] Continue Reading
Posted 08 October 2009 by Domenic Gratta
Coming off their home-opening shootout victory over the Hamilton Bulldogs, the Toronto Marlies (1-0-0) will look to make it two in a row this Saturday as they welcome the Grand Rapids Griffins (1-0-0) at the Ricoh Coliseum.
James Reimer will likely start in between the pipes for the Marlies after starting goalie Joey MacDonald was recalled [...] Continue Reading