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Mark Rackham

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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

Game #30 Review: Albany Devils 4 vs. Toronto Marlies 2

The Toronto Marlies finished 2016 with a whimper, falling to their tenth regulation road defeat of the season. Despite taking the lead on two occasions,...

Game #29 Review: Binghamton Senators 3 vs. Toronto Marlies 1

The Toronto Marlies hit a new low on Wednesday night when they were comprehensibly beaten by the bottom-ranked team in the American Hockey League. The...

Game #28 Review: St. John’s IceCaps 2 vs. Toronto Marlies 1

Individual defensive errors proved costly as the Marlies fell to defeat in a Boxing Day clash against the St. John’s IceCaps. With the two rivals...

Toronto Marlies Week in Review: December 14 – 22

The Toronto Marlies won just a single game for the third consecutive week. December has not been kind to the Marlies, who have now lost...
Rinat Valiev

Game #27 Review: Toronto Marlies 4 vs. Albany Devils 1

Injuries and illness left Sheldon Keefe with no option but to ice a makeshift lineup that included seven defensemen on Sunday. The pregame omens appeared...

Game #26 Review: Albany Devils 3 vs. Toronto Marlies 1

Many who attended this Saturday matinee game will have left the Air Canada Centre thinking the Toronto Marlies were unlucky to lose. They were certainly...

Game #25 Review: Rochester Americans 5 vs. Toronto Marlies 2

Yet another abject road performance from the Toronto Marlies saw them tumble to their tenth defeat in 14 games away from Ricoh Coliseum. Three of...

Toronto Marlies Week in Review: December 7-14

It was a case of déjà vu for the Toronto Marlies, as their results this past week mirrored the week previous. Two defeats were followed by...
Sheldon Keefe of the Toronto Marlies

Game #24 Review: Toronto Marlies 5 vs. Hartford Wolf Pack 3

Another road loss for the Toronto Marlies would have seen them drop out of a playoff position -- an unthinkable proposition after winning six of...
Andreas Johnsson of the Toronto Marlies

Game #23 Review: Providence Bruins 5 vs. Toronto Marlies 3

Throughout their current slump, the Toronto Marlies' habit of falling behind early has frequently been their undoing. This game differed slightly in that Toronto began...

Game #22 Review: Utica Comets 3 vs. Toronto Marlies 2

The Toronto Marlies dropped their fourth straight away from home on Wednesday night in Utica. This was a game the Marlies should have won, but...

Toronto Marlies Week in Review: November 29 – December 6

With two points out of a possible eight, this past week proved the toughest of the Toronto Marlies' season so far. Special teams and scoring were...

Game #21 Review: Toronto Marlies 5 vs. Hartford Wolf Pack 3

After falling behind by two early, the Toronto Marlies were staring down the barrel of a fourth consecutive defeat for the majority of this Sunday...

Game #20 Review: Hartford Wolf Pack 3 vs. Toronto Marlies 2

It was a return to home ice and different opposition from the game in Rochester, but it proved a case of déjà vu for...

Game #19 Review: Rochester Americans 3 vs. Toronto Marlies 2

The Toronto Marlies fell to their fourth straight road defeat in Rochester on Friday night. The Amerks got out to an early two-goal advantage that...

Toronto Marlies Weekend Preview: December 2-4

The Toronto Marlies will pass the quarter pole of the 2016-17 season this weekend. With three games in as many days, anything less than four...

Game #18 Review: Lehigh Valley Phantoms 4 vs. Toronto Marlies 1

Two of the Toronto Marlies biggest shortcomings this season reared their heads in a 4-1 loss to Lehigh Valley on Tuesday night -- namely,...

Toronto Marlies Week(s) in Review: November 17-28

The past fortnight saw the Toronto Marlies continue their recent trend of inconsistent play, particularly on the road. Saturday, November 19 - St. John’s 2...

Game Review #17: Toronto Marlies 4 vs. Utica Comets 1

It may not have been Ricoh ice, but a return to Toronto was all the Marlies needed to get back on track after some...

Game #16 Review: Syracuse Crunch 5 vs. Toronto Marlies 4 (OT)

The Toronto Marlies poor form on the road continued as -- much like the Maple Leafs on Wednesday night in New Jersey -- they...

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