AHL Toronto Marlies

Toronto Marlies Weekly

Published on December 18, 2013 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Toronto Marlies News Release


What You Need To Know About The Marlies

- T.J. Brennan ranks 1st (tie) in AHL points among defencemen (25)

- The Marlies rank 15th in AHL powerplay percentage (17.9%) and 15th in AHL penalty kill percentage (82.1%)

- Toronto has scored at least one powerplay goal in each of their last seven games

- Spencer Abbott ranks 2nd in AHL assists (21)

- Drew MacIntyre ranks 1st in AHL wins (13)

- Toronto has surrendered the second fewest goals against in the AHL (60)

- The Marlies have posted a record of 7-5-1-0 in games against North Division opponents this season

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Look Ahead:

The Marlies will finish their pre-Christmas schedule with three consecutive road games.

Toronto travels to New York tonight for a 7:05 p.m. game against the Rochester Americans, AHL affiliate of the Buffalo Sabres. The Marlies are 1-2-0-0 against the Amerks so far this season.

In their final two games of the week, Toronto travels to North Carolina for the first time in franchise history. The Marlies will take on the Charlotte Checkers, AHL affiliate of the Carolina Hurricanes, on Friday night at 7 p.m. and Saturday afternoon at 12 p.m. Toronto has posted a record of 2-0-0-0 against the Checkers this season. Zach Boychuk leads Charlotte in scoring, having collected 23 points (11 goals, 12 assists) in 26 games this season.

Last Week:

The Toronto Marlies posted a record of 2-0-0-0 in two games this past week.

On Friday night, Toronto traveled down the QEW to take on the Hamilton Bulldogs, AHL affiliate of the Montreal Canadiens. The Marlies earned a 4-1 victory, pushing their record to 3-0- 1-0 at Copps Coliseum this season. Spencer Abbott, Kory Nagy, T.J. Brennan and Brad Ross scored for the Marlies while Drew MacIntyre stopped 28 of 29 shots. The Marlies went 1- for-3 on the powerplay and 4-for-4 on the penalty kill. In their final game of the week, Toronto defeated the St. John's IceCaps, AHL affiliate of the Winnipeg Jets, by a score of 3-2 at Ricoh Coliseum. Brad Ross, Carter Ashton and David Broll tallied goals for the Marlies while Drew MacIntyre earned his second consecutive victory.

Marlies Next Five Games

*all times local

Wed. Dec. 18 "" TOR @ RCH "" 7:05 p.m.

Fri. Dec. 20 "" TOR @ CHA "" 7 p.m.

Sat. Dec. 21 "" TOR @ CHA "" 12 p.m.

Thu. Dec. 26 "" HAM @ TOR - 1 p.m.

Fri. Dec. 27 "" TOR @ HAM "" 7:30 p.m.

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