Mark Rackham, Author at Maple Leafs Hotstove

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Mark covers all aspects of the Toronto Marlies for Maple Leafs Hot Stove. Mark has been covering the Marlies since 2008 at various outlets and has been with MLHS since 2015. Follow him on twitter: twitter.com/markukleaf

Toronto Marlies continue to bolster depth, add Martins Dzierkals and Cal Heeter on AHL...

Toronto Marlies Mark Rackham - Aug 21, 2017

The Toronto Marlies continued their busy offseason with a pair of new signings this past week, taking the tally to 11 players on AHL...

Toronto Marlies boost depth with Alex Gudbranson and Kristian Pospisil signings

Toronto Marlies Mark Rackham - Jul 25, 2017

The Toronto Marlies continued to build up their depth at defense and center with the acquisition of young free agent talent in the last week. Alex...

Toronto Marlies Offseason Update: Marlies add three players and an assistant coach

Toronto Marlies Mark Rackham - Jul 17, 2017

The Toronto Marlies have been busy in the past week, acquiring a new assistant coach and three players for next season. It was announced on...

Toronto Marlies release 2017-18 regular season schedule

Toronto Marlies Mark Rackham - Jul 11, 2017

The American Hockey League released their regular season schedule on July 11 -- much earlier than in previous years. The Toronto Marlies will remain in...

Justin Holl re-signed to one-year, two-way NHL contract by the Toronto Maple Leafs

Leafs News Mark Rackham - Jul 5, 2017

Justin Holl will be back in a Toronto Marlies sweater next season after agreeing to terms on a one-year, two-way contract on Tuesday evening. Originally drafted...

Free Agency 2017: Catching up with the Toronto Marlies

Toronto Marlies Mark Rackham - Jul 3, 2017

The Toronto Marlies were in need of replenishing after yet another summer of wholesale change for the AHL affiliate. The center position has been of...

2017 Expansion Draft: Who out of Kerby Rychel, Josh Leivo and Brendan Leipsic should...

Analysis Mark Rackham - Jun 17, 2017

The Toronto Maple Leafs will emerge from the expansion draft relatively unscathed, but they will still lose an asset for nothing. It’s looking highly likely...

Toronto Marlies 2016-17 Season in Review

Toronto Marlies Mark Rackham - Jun 8, 2017

Shorn of William Nylander, Zach Hyman, Connor Brown, Mark Arcobello, T.J Brennan, Connor Carrick, Josh Leivo and Nikita Soshnikov, the Toronto Marlies of 2016-17...

Road woes sink Toronto Marlies again in Game 7 loss to Syracuse Crunch

Toronto Marlies Mark Rackham - May 18, 2017

The Toronto Marlies' season came to a crushing halt with a fourth consecutive away defeat in Game 7 against the Syracuse Crunch on Thursday...

Going Seven: Andrew Nielsen’s third-period goal lifts Toronto Marlies to Game 6 victory over...

Toronto Marlies Mark Rackham - May 16, 2017

There's no place like home: The Toronto Marlies extended their post-season home unbeaten streak and staved off elimination with a 2-1 win over Syracuse...

Toronto Marlies solved again in Syracuse, trail 3-2 in series

Toronto Marlies Mark Rackham - May 14, 2017

The Toronto Marlies have been pushed to the brink of elimination after a Jekyll and Hyde performance in Game 5 in Syracuse. The first period...

Toronto Marlies hold serve at home, even series against Syracuse Crunch

Toronto Marlies Mark Rackham - May 11, 2017

The Toronto Marlies made good on home-ice advantage on Wednesday evening, winning a second consecutive at the Ricoh Coliseum to even their Eastern Conference semifinal...

Three goals in 33 seconds spark Toronto Marlies to thrilling Game 3 win over...

Toronto Marlies Mark Rackham - May 9, 2017

With two minutes remaining, the Toronto Marlies were on the precipice of falling behind 3-0 in this series. With the prospect of getting swept in...

Toronto Marlies overwhelmed by Syracuse Crunch in Game 2

Toronto Marlies Mark Rackham - May 7, 2017

“Through two games, clearly we weren’t ready. That’s completely on me.” Those were the words of Sheldon Keefe after a second consecutive loss in Syracuse....

Toronto Marlies fall flat in Game 1 versus Syracuse

Toronto Marlies Mark Rackham - May 6, 2017

The Toronto Marlies were handed a lesson to start round two on Friday evening. With a raucous crowd behind them for the opening of this...

Toronto Marlies vs. Syracuse Crunch: Calder Cup Second Round Preview & Schedule

Toronto Marlies Mark Rackham - May 5, 2017

The Syracuse Crunch stand in the way of the Toronto Marlies' attempt to advance to the Eastern Conference Final for the second consecutive season. The...

Travis Dermott: Next in line on the Maple Leafs blue line?

Leafs Prospects Mark Rackham - May 3, 2017

Lou Lamoriello mentioned in his conference call yesterday afternoon that there was "one in particular" the organization is looking at as potentially NHL-ready for...