Rocket Roll into Town for Teddy Bear Toss

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

Game Preview

The Toronto Marlies (9-9-2-2) continue their December home stand Saturday afternoon as divisional rival Laval Rocket (8-14-2-1) roll into town for a 4:00 start.

The Marlies are looking to bounce back after losses in their last two outings and hope to regroup against the Rocket, who they have split the season series with so far.

After being shutout by Providence earlier this week, the Marlies are hoping their high-flying offense can catch a spark today. On the year, the Marlies are fifth in the league in scoring with 86 goals while Laval has sputtered somewhat in the offensive end, sitting 27th in the league with just 65 goals.

Fans in attendance are hoping for an early goal from the Marlies as it's our annual Teddy Bear Toss game supporting the Yonge Street Mission. After the Marlies first goal, fans will be invited to toss stuffed animals onto the ice which will then be collected and donated to YSM.

Trevor Moore is a candidate to send the bears flying as he leads the Marlies in goals so far with 11. Chris Mueller (10G, 11A) and Mason Marchment (8G, 6A) round out the top three players who have found the back of the net on the season.

For the Rocket, it's a familiar face in Toronto, Byron Froese, who's leading the way in goals scored with 8 while Alex Belzile's 18 points (3G, 15A) put him in the top spot for scoring.

Puck drop is scheduled for 4:00 and fans can catch the action on Leafs Nation Network and AHLTV.

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Head to Head (2018-19 Regular Season)

9-9-2-2 Overall Record 8-14-2-1

1-1-0-0 Head To Head 1-0-1-0

Loss 2 Streak Loss 3

86 Goals For 64

92 Goals Against 75

18.7% Power Play Percentage 11.7%

76.7% Penalty Kill Percentage 78.3%

T. Moore (11) Leading Goal Scorer B. Froese (8)

C. Mueller (21) Leading Points Scorer A. Belzile (18)

E. McAdam (4) Wins Leader C. Lindgren (7)

American Hockey League Stories from December 8, 2018

• Amerks Win Third Straight to Close out the Weekend - Rochester Americans
• Bunny Brings the Teddy Bears - Lehigh Valley Phantoms
• Sens Complete Homestand with Win over Bruins - Belleville Senators
• Crunch Topped by Amerks, 4-3 - Syracuse Crunch
• Checkers Shock Thunderbirds with Late Rally - Charlotte Checkers
• Admirals Earn Point in OT Loss - Milwaukee Admirals
• Comeback Falls Short against Comets, 7-4 - Binghamton Devils
• Després Gives Rocket 4-3 Victory over Marlies in Overtime - Laval Rocket
• Bears Blast Wolf Pack, 6-3 - Hartford Wolf Pack
• Bears Score Six, Blowout Wolf Pack - Hershey Bears
• Gerbe's Two Goals Lead Monsters Past Phantoms, 4-2 - Cleveland Monsters
• Pirri's Hat Trick Tops Rockford - Chicago Wolves
• T-Birds Stunned in Overtime Contest with Checkers - Springfield Thunderbirds
• Comets Erupt for Seven Goals in Win over Devils - Utica Comets
• P-Bruins Drop First Meeting with Belleville 3-2 - Providence Bruins
• Blast Top Utica City in Gritty Back and Forth Match - Utica Comets
• Koivula scores for the third straight game in Saturday's setback at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton - Bridgeport Islanders
• Third Period Comeback Lifts Penguins over Sound Tigers, 3-1 - Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
• Bears Recall Grant Besse from South Carolina - Hershey Bears
• Flames Recall Rinat Valiev from Stockton - Stockton Heat
• Game #22 Preview: Tucson vs. Ontario - Tucson Roadrunners
• Tampa Bay Lightning Reassign Defensemen Matthew Spencer to Syracuse Crunch, Oleg Sosunov to Orlando Solar Bears - Syracuse Crunch
• Rangers Recall Cole Schneider from Hartford - Hartford Wolf Pack
• 'Canes Reassign Maenalanen and Nedeljkovic to Charlotte - Charlotte Checkers
• Rocket Roll into Town for Teddy Bear Toss - Toronto Marlies
• Jets Reassign Cam Schilling to the Manitoba Moose - Manitoba Moose
• Thunderbirds Sign F Sergei Shumakov to PTO - Springfield Thunderbirds
• Flames Recall Alan Quine from Stockton - Stockton Heat
• Military Appreciation Night- Stockton Seeks Revenge over Manitoba at 6 PM - Stockton Heat
• Condors Josh Currie Bobblehead Giveaway Tonight - Bakersfield Condors
• Game Day Build-Up: Senators vs. Bruins, December 8 - Belleville Senators
• Game Preview: Wolf Pack at Bears, 7 p.m. - Hershey Bears
• Sound Tigers Face Penguins this Afternoon in Wilkes-Barre - Bridgeport Islanders
• Dylan's Daggers Down Griffins - Rockford IceHogs
• Roadrunners Surmount Deficit to Stun Ontario in a Shootout - Tucson Roadrunners
• IceHogs Release Forward Auger from PTO - Rockford IceHogs
• Stockton Stonewalled by Eric Comrie's 41 Saves in the 2-1 Loss to Manitoba - Stockton Heat
• Hoose Hold off Stockton, 2-1 - Manitoba Moose
• Tucson Beats Reign in Shootout - Ontario Reign
• Griffins Salvage Point in Overtime Loss - Grand Rapids Griffins
• Laval Rocket Fall to Belleville Sens 7-2 - Laval Rocket
• Coreau Plays Well, but No Goals Lead to a Loss - San Diego Gulls
• Francouz Makes 29 Saves in Eagles First AHL Shutout - Colorado Eagles
• Iowa Falls to Chicago 5-4 in Teddy Bear Toss Game - Iowa Wild

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