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Admirals draw first blood in Calder Cup final with Game 1 win over Marlies
NORFOLK, Va. — Cory Conacher and Tyler Johnson each had a goal and an assist Friday as the Norfolk Admirals defeated the Toronto Marlies 3-1 in Game 1 of the Calder Cup. Dustin Tokarski made 23 saves...
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Marlies have no answer for Admirals in Game 2
NORFOLK, Va. — With the Marlies heading home down 2-0 in the American Hockey League finals, Toronto head coach Dallas Eakins says getting back in the series will be “a marathon up a steep mountain.”...
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Marlies’ Mike Zigomanis carries wealth of memories
TORONTO — “I carry it with me,” Mike Zigomanis says, before digging deep into the back of his hockey pants like a kid looking for the prize in the bottom of a cereal box. The Toronto Marlies forward...
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Marlies’ Joe Colborne is hard work in progress
TORONTO — Joe Colborne is hungry. As you read this, the 22-year-old is probably drinking a protein shake or sitting down in front of a heaping plate of chicken and pasta. Whatever it is, it is still...
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Marlies in 3-0 series hole after unbelievable overtime goal
TORONTO — Mike Kostka scored the winner on a fluke goal in overtime as the Norfolk Admirals defeated the Toronto Marlies 1-0 in American Hockey League action Thursday at Ricoh Coliseum. Kostka wristed...
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Marlies moving on from crushing overtime loss
TORONTO — Dallas Eakins asked for a little perspective. This is not the NHL, the Toronto Marlies head coach said on Friday morning. If it were, the botched offside call that resulted in a 1-0 overtime...
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Marlies full of positives despite Calder Cup sweep
TORONTO — Even in defeat, this feels like a success. Maybe it was because the Ricoh Coliseum was sold-out again. Maybe it was because rookie defenceman Jake Gardiner ended up playing 17 more games than...
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Will Marlies’ playoff run lead to NHL jobs?
Dave Poulin is not about to start handing out jobs just because the Toronto Marlies made it all the way to the Calder Cup final. But after watching the American Hockey League team win three playoff...
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Toronto Marlies open door to Paul Ranger
Nearly three years after walking away from a National Hockey League career, Paul Ranger walked up to every reporter and every person holding a camera at the MasterCard centre, the training facility for...
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No benefit for Marlies to label Nazem Kadri as fat and slow
He was too skinny. Now, he’s too fat. One of these days, Nazem Kadri is going to get it right. The question for the Toronto Maple Leafs is whether it will take a change of scenery for it to happen....
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Maple Leafs’ Randy Carlyle keeping an eye on Marlies
TORONTO — Get to know the face. Know that Randy Carlyle’s eyes almost squint shut when he is happy, and that deep creases appear in his forehead when he is not. As a minor-league player at Toronto...
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Marlies’ Joe Colborne learns from injury-riddled season
TORONTO — After it happened — after Joe Colborne was slashed so hard on the hand during a playoff game that he almost lost a finger — he went back to the bench to inspect the damage. His glove was...
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Ben Scrivens worried about Marlies, not Leafs during NHL lockout
TORONTO — As the Toronto Marlies’ incumbent starting goaltender, Ben Scrivens is just happy to be playing hockey. Instead of being locked out like his NHL counterparts, the former Cornell University...
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Locked-out Maple Leafs disappointing with Marlies
TORONTO — Dallas Eakins says he is not “a massive stats guy,” but the Toronto Marlies head coach admits there is some truth to be found at the top of the American Hockey League standings this season....
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Marlies forward Nazem Kadri named AHL player of the week after sitting out a...
From the press box to being named player of the week, it appears Toronto Marlies head coach Dallas Eakins knows what buttons to push with Nazem Kadri. The skilled forward, who had no goals and three...
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Marlies defenceman Jake Gardiner dealing with concussion-like symptoms
TORONTO — The Toronto Marlies aren’t taking any chances with standout defenceman Jake Gardiner. The 22-year-old blue-liner did not skate with the AHL team Wednesday, still shaken following a big hit in...
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Marlies forward Jerry D’Amigo is feeling pretty good about U.S. world junior...
Jerry D’Amigo tried to stay awake. He wanted to watch the United States play Canada in its semi-final game at the world junior championship, but after playing a game of his own, in the American Hockey...
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Toronto Marlies are getting the full Newfoundland storm experience
Ryan Hamilton ate leftover halibut and rice for breakfast on Friday morning. He spent the afternoon playing cards in a darkened hotel, in his suit. He had no idea what he was going to do about dinner,...
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Marlies keep winning, despite poaching from Maple Leafs
TORONTO – They took his starting goaltender, a few key defencemen and some of his most dynamic forwards. Then they came back for his captain, and they kept picking away at his roster until four of his...
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Marlies coach Dallas Eakins eyeing opportunities in the NHL
TORONTO — The morning after the Toronto Marlies were eliminated in the second round of the American Hockey League playoffs, head coach Dallas Eakins called each player into his office for exit...
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