Marlies Advance to Eastern Conference Finals

May 8, 2018 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Toronto Marlies News Release

The Toronto Marlies advance for the fifth time in franchise history to the Calder Cup Conference Finals following tonight's 2-1 win over the Syracuse Crunch to sweep the North Division Finals. Date and timing for Games 1 and 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals will be announced Wednesday.

All Toronto Marlies playoff games will be televised live on Leafs Nation Network. Visit Marlies.ca to purchase a 2018-19 Marlies Membership to secure complimentary tickets to all home games in Round 3 of the Calder Cup Playoffs. Single game tickets will be on sale beginning Wednesday, May 9th at 11:00 a.m. at Ticketmaster.ca.

The Toronto Marlies are the primary development program for the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Toronto Maple Leafs roster at the end of their regular season featured 13 players who were developed by the Marlies (Tyler Bozak, Connor Brown, Connor Carrick, Travis Dermott, Jake Gardiner, Zach Hyman, Andreas Johnsson Nazem Kadri, Kasperi Kapanen, Leo Komarov, Josh Leivo, William Nylander and Morgan Rielly).

American Hockey League Stories from May 8, 2018

• Marlies Advance to Eastern Conference Finals - Toronto Marlies
• Phantoms Surge Back at Charlotte in Game 3 for Series Lead - Lehigh Valley Phantoms
• Crunch Season Ends with 2-1 Loss to Marlies - Syracuse Crunch
• Lyon Stumps Checkers in Phantoms' Game 3 Win - Charlotte Checkers
• St. Denis Agrees to Terms with Islanders - Bridgeport Islanders
• Devils Sign Tariq Hammond to One-Year AHL Contract - Binghamton Devils
• Oilers Sign Vesel to NHL Contract - Bakersfield Condors
• New Jersey Re-Signs (D) Brian Strait to Two-Year Deal - Binghamton Devils
• Marlies Hope to Close out the Crunch in Game 4 - Toronto Marlies
• Phantoms Weekly - Lehigh Valley Phantoms
• Roadrunners Resilient, But Edged in Overtime to See Stars Take Series Lead - Tucson Roadrunners

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