Toronto Marlies
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In the world of professional sports, I'm focused on the Jays vs. Red Sox this afternoon. A win and we'll host the wild card game Tuesday. This is a big game. I was just biking with my two older kids and we were chatting about the Jays. My 14-year old
I attended today's Toronto Marlies game with my family at the ACC, and it was Teddy Bear Toss night. After the first Marlies goal, people threw stuffed animals on the ice to be collected and donated to Yonge Street Mission. About 10 minutes into the first, Andrew Campbell scored for
I'm an unabashed Toronto sports fan. I've been root, root, rooting for the home teams for as long as I can remember. This past month has reminded me of the three-tiers of pro-sports in Toronto. There's group A, consisting of the Leafs, Blue Jays and Raptors, and group B, composed
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So this just happened... The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan has sold its 79.53 per cent stake in Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment to Rogers Communications and BCE for more than $1.2 billion. BCE is fancy talk for Bell. That's right, Bell and Rogers now each own 37.5%
It seems like we were just talking about the Raptors gunning for fourth in the conference and a home court advantage for their first round in the playoffs. For those who don't follow the Raps, we finished ninth in the conference and that means we missed the playoffs for the
My son and I spent the afternoon at the Marlies game watching us beat the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 4-2 in American Hockey League action. Driving to the game, we planned to focus on three Marlies: Viktor Stalberg, Christian Hanson and Tyler Bozak. Bozak was scratched with the flu, so our
The Leafs win a game! The Leafs win a game! And of course, sleepy old man Mike fell asleep when it was 3-1 and missed the celebration. It's worth noting the only period of Leafs hockey I've missed this season is the third period of our only victory. Coincidence? Tomas
Sherola has won the two Marlies tickets for November 1. He/she was randomly selected from the comments left on this entry. Here's who Sherola named as his/her favourite favourite Maple Leaf of all-time. Captain Clutch, Mats Sundin! Mats always gave his all and was a great leader. He
It's not yet 7pm. That means you still have over 5 hours to enter my little Win Free Marlies Tickets contest. If you're interested in a couple of free tickets to catch the Marlies next Sunday, click on over to http://www.torontomike.com/2009/10/free_marlies_tickets_available.
If you've read this blog for any length of time, you know I've frequented a number of Toronto Marlies games the past two years. The Marlies are the Maple Leafs' AHL affiliate and they play their home games at the Ricoh Coliseum, on the grounds of the CNE. The Marlies
I was sure Justin Pogge was on his way out and that suspicion was confirmed by a Sportsnet report confirming the Justin Pogge era had indeed come to an end here in Toronto. But then, like a phoenix rising from the ashes, it seemed Pogge was saved from the chopping
I really thought Justin Pogge was on his way out. Earlier this month, a Sportsnet report suggested the Justin Pogge era had indeed come to an end here in Toronto. It was time to move on, to get Jonas Gustavsson to compete with Vesa Toskala for the Leafs spot, to
I'm as guilty as anyone. Justin Pogge was awesome during the 2006 World Junior Hockey Championship, and ever since we've been waiting for him to assume his role as Maple Leafs saviour. Here's the entry I wrote in January 2006 in which I opened with the following line. "I have
When Pogge made his Maple Leaf debut in the 2007 pre-season, I had butterflies. It's been up and down ever since. I recently got to interview him, witnessed a Marlies crowd turn on him, until he finally got pulled, and on March 29 I declared him "not ready for prime
A Toronto-based professional team is making the playoffs this year! I just got back from Ricoh and an amazing Marlies game. Against all odds, we have clinched a playoff spot. Pogge was great between the pipes, we fought back from a 3-1 deficit against the best team in the division
I've already explained the importance of these final two Marlies games. Our games are against the top two teams in the division while Syracuse is playing a home-and-home against the worst team in the division. I was just on the Syracuse Crunch site reading up on them when I found
The Marlies lost in overtime last night. That gave us a point, but because the Syracuse Crunch only got a point, we hold a one point lead over them for the final playoff spot and we both have only two games to play. We don't hold the tie breaker, so
Toronto is a playoff-free zone. This is true for the Maple Leafs, Raptors, Argos, TFC and Blue Jays. I've referred to the Marlies as an anomaly is this town, because I expect them to actually make the playoffs. This afternoon, I watched our Marlies fall to the Syracuse Crunch in
Stop the presses, we're not quite done yet. The Toronto Maple Leafs have acquired G Olaf Kolzig, D Jamie Heward, D Andy Rogers and a fourth-round pick from the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for prospect D Richard Petiot. Where do I start... firstly, I've seen a bunch of Marlies
The kids and I went to the Marlies game this afternoon. It was Vesa Toskala bobble head day and Justin Pogge got the start between the pipes. Pogge looked pretty bad and got pulled for Adam Munro early in the second period after allowing a super weak goal. The real
I took both kids down to Ricoh Coliseum this afternoon to watch the Toronto Marlies take on the Grand Rapids Griffins. We won 5-4, extending our winning streak to three games. The more I'm exposed to this Marlies team, the more I like it. Then again, I'm a die-hard Leaf
Justin Pogge was drafted in the third round, 90th overall, by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. He's currently a Toronto Marlie who gets called up to play for the Maple Leafs now and then. I had a few questions for him, as did you, and
I'm glad Jeremy Williams cleared waivers this afternoon and is headed back to the Marlies in the AHL. Firstly, that means I'll get to see him play on Saturday afternoon, and secondly, I like him as a player and hold out hope he can contribute to the Leafs. On February
