Toronto Marlies Weekly
April 30, 2014 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Toronto Marlies News Release
What You Need To Know About the Marlies
- Jerry D'Amigo leads the 2014 Calder Cup Playoffs in points with five (2 goals, 3 assists). D'Amigo also ranks 1st on the Marlies all-time playoff scoring list with 27 points (11 goals, 16 assists) in 28 games
- Captain Trevor Smith leads all AHL skaters in playoff assists with four
- Forward Sam Carrick leads all AHL skaters in playoff goals with three
- The Marlies currently rank 6th in AHL post- season powerplay percentage (25.0%) and 4th in AHL post-season penalty kill percentage (91.7%)
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Last Week:
The Toronto Marlies posted a record of 2-0-0 in their first two games of the 2014 Calder Cup Playoffs.
On Friday night, Toronto travelled to Wisconsin to open their first round best-of-five series. The Marlies defeated the Milwaukee Admirals, AHL affiliate of the Nashville Predators, by a score of 6-2.
T.J. Brennan registered a goal and an assist while Sam Carrick contributed two goals in the win. Drew MacIntyre made 28 saves in the victory.
On Saturday night, the Marlies took a 2-0 series lead with a 5-2 victory at the BMO Harris Bradley Center.
Brandon Kozun and Jerry D'Amigo each recorded three points, while Drew MacIntyre stopped 28 of 30 shots to earn his second consecutive win.
Over the course of both games, Toronto went 4-for-16 on the powerplay and 11-for- 12 on the penalty kill. The Marlies also tallied two shorthanded goals.
Western Conference:
(1) Texas vs. (8) Oklahoma City - TEX leads 2-0
(2) Chicago vs. (7) Rochester - Tied 1-1
(4)Grand Rapids vs. (5) Abbotsford-GR leads 2-0
Eastern Conference:
(1) Manchester vs. (8) Norfolk- Tied 1-1
(2) Springfield vs. (7) Providence - Tied 2-2
(3) Binghamton vs. (6) W-B/Scranton - Tied 1-1
(4) St. John's vs. (5) Albany - Tied 1-1
Series Shifts Back to Toronto:
The Marlies will continue round one of the Calder Cup Playoffs with game three against Milwaukee on Thursday at Ricoh Coliseum.
Milwaukee defenceman Bryan Rodney leads the Admirals in post- season scoring with three points (1 goal, 2 assists). Rookie goaltender Marek Mazanec started both games for the Admirals, compiling 58 saves and a 0.879 save percentage against the Marlies.
Over the course of games one and two in Wisconsin, the Admirals went 1-for-12 on the powerplay and 12- for-16 on the penalty kill.
Round One Schedule:
Thu. May 1 - MIL @ TOR - 7 p.m. ET
*Sat. May 3 -MIL @ TOR- 3 p.m. ET
*Sun. May 4 - MIL @ TOR - 3 p.m. ET
* - if necessary
American Hockey League Stories from April 30, 2014
- Barons Season Comes to a Close with 4-2 Loss to Texas - Oklahoma City Barons
- Admirals Win Marathon to Take 2-1 Series Lead - Norfolk Admirals
- Abbotsford Scores Late to Take Game 3 - Grand Rapids Griffins
- Stars Sweep Barons to Advance to Second Round - Texas Stars
- Admirable Effort - Manchester Monarchs
- Heat Beat Griffins 2-1 in Dramatic Fashion - Abbotsford Heat
- Penguins Take 2-1 Series Lead in Third Straight OT Game - Binghamton Senators
- Devils Shut Out In Game 3 - Albany Devils
- IceCaps Blank Devils to Take 2-1 Series Lead - St. John's IceCaps
- Springfield Mayor Sarno Interviewed by FalconsTV - Springfield Falcons
- Dallas Stars Return Defenseman Patrik Nemeth to Texas Stars - Texas Stars
- Toronto Marlies Weekly - Toronto Marlies
- Kings Recall Schultz from Monarchs - Manchester Monarchs
- Cracknell and Kattelus Return to Wolves - Chicago Wolves
- Amerks Sign Goaltender Garrett Bartus to PTO - Rochester Americans
- Admirals Look to Stave off Elimination on Thursday - Milwaukee Admirals
- "We Just Ran out of Season" - Hartford Wolf Pack
- P-Bruins Force a Game 5 with a 6-3 Win over Falcons - Providence Bruins
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