Toronto Marlies Announce Exhibiton Series in Newfoundland
July 14, 2015 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Toronto Marlies News Release
The Toronto Marlies announced today that the team will be travelling to Newfoundland and Labrador for a three-game exhibition series with the St. John's IceCaps. The three games will be played in separate locations in rural Newfoundland beginning Thursday, October 1st.
- Thursday, October 1st @ 7:30 p.m. - Stephenville Dome (Stephenville, NL)
- Friday, October 2nd @ 7:30 p.m. - Pepsi Center (Corner Brook, NL)
- Sunday, October 4th @ 2:00 p.m. - Gander Community Center (Gander, NL)
*All times local (NDT)
"Newfoundland represents a special place in Marlies' history after the team enjoyed 14 seasons as the St. John's Maple Leafs. Since relocating to Toronto, the team has always enjoyed returning to Newfoundland and playing in front of the passionate IceCap fans," commented Marlies Director of Hockey Operations Brad Lynn. "The affiliation with the Montreal Canadiens, arguably the Maple Leafs most storied rival, just adds another dynamic for the players and fans of both organizations. These exhibition games will expose fans across Newfoundland to the rivalry that has developed between these two clubs and we look forward to puck drop in October."
"The Montreal Canadiens rivalry with the Toronto Maple Leafs is one of the greatest in all of sports so I'm sure these IceCaps and Marlies contests will be intense and spirited as the players jockey to secure a place on their respective teams, " said IceCaps President and CEO Danny Williams. "Of course, these games will also give our fans their first glimpse of an entirely new IceCaps roster stocked with Montreal Canadiens prospects. From that perspective, this will be an historic series for the IceCaps franchise as we launch our new era as the primary affiliate of the legendary Canadiens franchise."
Information regarding ticket sales will be announced at a later date.
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