Toronto Marlies Weekly
January 15, 2014 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Toronto Marlies News Release
What You Need To Know About The Toronto Marlies
- Defenceman T.J. Brennan was named to the 2014 AHL All-Star Team this past week. Brennan leads all AHL defencemen in points (33) and goals (15)
- Toronto ranks 6th in AHL goals against per game (2.57) and 13th in AHL goals for per game (2.91)
- Drew MacIntyre ranks 1st (tie) in AHL wins (16)
- Toronto ranks 8th in AHL attendance with an average of 5,945 fans per home game
- The Marlies rank 9th (tie) in both AHL powerplay percentage (18.6%) and AHL penalty kill percentage (84.2%)
- Toronto has yet to lose a game in regulation when leading after two periods of play (16-0-1-1)
- Petter Granberg ranks 2nd among all AHL rookies in plus/minus rating (+14).
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Last Week:
The Toronto Marlies posted a record of 1-0-0-1 in two games against the St. John's IceCaps, AHL affiliate of the Winnipeg Jets, this past week. On Friday night, Toronto defeated St. John's by a score of 3-2. Petter Granberg, Peter Holland and Sam Carrick scored for Toronto, while Drew MacIntyre earned his 15th victory of the season. The Marlies went 1-for-4 on the powerplay and 3-for-4 on the penalty kill. Toronto outshot St. John's 37-29.
On Saturday night, the Marlies fell to the IceCaps by a score of 5-4 in a shootout. Wade MacLeod, Peter Holland (2), and T.J.
Brennan tallied goals for the Marlies, while Drew MacIntyre made 22 saves in the loss. Toronto went 2-for- 4 on the powerplay and 3- for-4 on the penalty kill.
Look Ahead:
The Marlies will take to the ice four times this coming week.
Toronto travels to Des Moines tonight for a 7:05 p.m. (CST) game against the Iowa Wild, AHL affiliate of the Minnesota Wild. Brian Connelly leads the Wild in scoring with 19 points.
On Friday night, the Marlies travel to Illinois for a 7:30 p.m. (CST) game against the Chicago Wolves, AHL affiliate of the St. Louis Blues. The Wolves are led in scoring by Corey Locke, who has 25 points in 33 games.
After a rare weekend off, Toronto will play back-to-back games against the Rockford IceHogs, AHL affiliate of the Chicago Blackhawks and the Milwaukee Admirals, AHL affiliate of the Nashville Predators. The Marlies and IceHogs square off on Monday at 1 p.m. (CST) and Toronto travels to Milwaukee on Tuesday for a 7 p.m. (CST) game.
Marlies Next Five Games
*all times local
Wed. Jan. 15 - 7:05 p.m. @ Iowa
Fri. Jan. 17 - 7:30 p.m. @ Chicago
Mon. Jan. 20 - 1:00 p.m. @ Rockford
Tue. Jan. 21 - 7 p.m. @ Milwaukee
Fri. Jan. 24 - 7:30 p.m. @ Hamilton
American Hockey League Stories from January 15, 2014
- Amerks Fall 4-1 to Texas Despite 45 Saves from Lieuwen - Rochester Americans
- Stars Rip Rochester 4-1, Set New Franchise Record for Home Point Streak - Texas Stars
- Marlies Sneak Past Wild in OT 4-3 - Iowa Wild
- Sweep: Phantoms Take Back-To-Back from B-Sens - Adirondack Phantoms
- Binghamton Falls 5-3 to Phantoms - Binghamton Senators
- Wolves Suffer 3-1 Loss at Grand Rapids - Chicago Wolves
- Kellan Lain Gets 'The Call' - Utica Comets
- Jones Returns to the Kings - Manchester Monarchs
- IceHogs Give up Late Lead to Heat - Rockford IceHogs
- Peter Boyd Released from PTO - Bridgeport Islanders
- Syracuse Crunch and ESPN Radio CNY Bring Hockey Hall of Famer Brian Leetch to Syracuse - Syracuse Crunch
- Pink in the Rink Set for Saturday - Norfolk Admirals
- Amerks to Participate in City of Rochester's "MLK Skate to Commemorate" Event - Rochester Americans
- Admirals Sign Toivonen to PTO - Milwaukee Admirals
- Bulldogs Assign Matt Grassi to Nailers - Hamilton Bulldogs
- Toronto Marlies Weekly - Toronto Marlies
- Goaltender Jason Missiaen Reassigned to Greenville - Hartford Wolf Pack
- Ryan Strome Loaned to Sound Tigers - Bridgeport Islanders
- Penguins Weekly - Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
- Ottawa Reassigns Pageau to Binghamton - Binghamton Senators
- Amerks Assign Forward Johnny McGuire to Idaho - Rochester Americans
- Abbotsford Bringing Some Heat to Rockford - Rockford IceHogs
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