‘What a night’ as Marlies capture Calder Cup
It took seven games, but the Toronto Marlies finally vanquished the persistent and stubborn Texas Stars.
It took seven games, but the Toronto Marlies finally vanquished the persistent and stubborn Texas Stars.
For the players and coaches involved, there will be all sorts of emotions involved and lessons to draw from in Game 7.
Even amid a 112-point season and countless achievements, Toronto Marlies head coach Sheldon Keefe doles out praise carefully.
June means hot weather. Lately it also means goaltender Mike McKenna taking a team to the Calder Cup Finals.
The Texas Stars and Toronto Marlies see a lot of themselves in each other.
The feeling stung for the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, even if it could be rationalized. But the long-term outlook is still bright.
There has been nothing passive about the Toronto Marlies through two-plus rounds of the Calder Cup Playoffs this spring.
New head coach Joel Bouchard will try to marry development with a winning atmosphere in Laval.
The Toronto Marlies have their latest NHL promotion, but this time it comes from the executive suite.
This season continued a tradition of winning and development for hockey’s longest-running NHL-AHL affiliation.