Toronto Marlies

History

The Marlies trace their history back to the New Brunswick Hawks, which were founded in 1978 and jointly operated by the Chicago Black Hawks and the Toronto Maple Leafs as their farm team. Maple Leaf Gardens Limited (MLGL) and the Black Hawks each owned half of the franchise. The Hawks played until 1982 when they relocated to St. Catharines, Ontario as the St. Catharines Saints (1982-1986) and then to Newmarket, Ontario as the Newmarket Saints (1986-1991) prior to arriving in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. The St. John's Maple Leafs were established in 1991, becoming the first professional ice hockey team in Newfoundland and Labrador. The team played their home games at Memorial Stadium until 2001, when they moved to Mile One Centre.

The AHL had a strong presence in Atlantic Canada in the 1980s and 1990s, but by 2004, St. John's 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.

The team is named after the former Toronto Marlboros junior hockey team, which was known colloquially as the "Marlies" to fans and media alike. To avoid any potential association with the similarly named cigarette brand, MLSE uses the abbreviated form as the team's official nickname.

Their major rivals are the Rochester Americans (and formerly the Hamilton Bulldogs), located south along the Queen Elizabeth Way. The Maple Leafs also have a rivalry with the Bulldog's former parent club, the Montreal Canadiens, and a rivalry with the American's parent club, the Buffalo Sabres.

In 2015-16 season, the Marlies moved from the Western Conference to the Eastern Conference due to the relocation of five teams to California.

This market was home to the Toronto Roadrunners in the 2003–04 season.

Season-by-season results

Records as of the end of the 2015–16 season.

_[1]-Indicates league leading: most shootout losses

_[2]-Indicates AHL record: fewest shootout losses

_[3]-Indicates league leading: fewest losses

_[4]-Indicates league leading: fewest goals against

Current roster

Updated March 1, 2017.

Team captains

Marc Moro 2005–2007

Ben Ondrus 2007–2010

Alex Foster 2010–11

Ryan Hamilton 2011–2013

Trevor Smith 2013–2015

Troy Bodie 2015

Andrew Campbell 2015–present

Single season

Goals: John Pohl, 36 (2005–06) Assists: Spencer Abbott, 52 (2013–14) Points: Tim Stapleton, 79 (2008–09) Penalty Minutes: Andre Deveaux, 216 (2009–10) Point Streak: Spencer Abbott, 13 (Oct. 6, 2013 - Nov. 16, 2013) GAA: Ben Scrivens, 2.04 (2011–12) SV%: Ben Scrivens, .926 (2011–12) Wins: Drew MacIntyre, 29 (2013-14) Shutouts: Justin Pogge (2007–08), Ben Scrivens (2011–12), Antoine Bibeau (2014-15), 4

Goaltending records need a minimum 25 games played by the goaltender

Career

Career Goals: Ryan Hamilton, 94 Career Assists: Mike Zigomanis, 116 Career Points: Kris Newbury, 168 Career Penalty Minutes: Kris Newbury, 475 Career Goaltending Wins: Justin Pogge, 71 Career Shutouts: Jussi Rynnas, Ben Scrivens, 8 Career Games: Alex Foster, 312

Franchise records and firsts

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: 10 (twice): February 8, 2009. Marlies 10, Grand Rapids Griffins 5. February 27, 2016. Marlies 10, Rochester Americans 5.

Head coaches

Paul Maurice — 2005–2006

Greg Gilbert — 2006–2009

Dallas Eakins — 2009–2013

Steve Spott — 2013–2014

Gord Dineen — 2014–2015

Sheldon Keefe — 2015–present