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GB National Program announces Head Coaches for the 2025–26 season In a break from the norm, the head coaches have been announced on block for the upcoming tournaments through the 2025-26 season. As per the press release, “The rest of the coaching staff for each t…

Great Britain National Program announces Head Coaches for the 2025–26 season

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Alex Nylander scores twice as Toronto Marlies snap losing skid with gritty performance in Chicago Losing becomes a bad habit at any time of the season. The Toronto Marlies were delighted to snap out of a four-game losing skid, of which at least half were self-inflicted defeats. A fast start was…

Artur Akhtyamov stopped 36 of 38, and Alex Nylander led the way offensively with two goals as the Marlies snapped their four-game losing streak in Chicago.

Catch up on the game & performances via @MarkUKLeaf.bsky.social 👇

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Borya Valis scores twice including game winner in Toronto Marlies' OT win over Belleville In the first battle of Ontario this season, the Toronto Marlies dominated the game for 40 minutes. An inability to make it count on the scoreboard almost came back to haunt them in the third period. I...

Borya Valis scores twice including game winner in Toronto Marlies’ OT win over Belleville

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Dennis Hildeby holds down the fort as Toronto Marlies overcome lacklustre start in home opener win over Rochester After twice falling behind by three goals in Friday evening’s season opener in Rochester, a sharp goaltending performance from Dennis Hildeby ensured the Toronto Marlies didn’t suffer the same fate…

A sharp goaltending performance from Dennis Hildeby held the Toronto Marlies in it early, and Travis Boyd's two-goal performance led the way offensively in a home-opening win over Rochester.

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#MarliesLive

Toronto Marlies opening night lineup.

Groulx - Kämpf - Lettieri
Barbolini - Haymes - Shaw
Valis - Quillan - Nylander
Pezzetta - Paré - Sim

Webber - Thrun
Smith - Villeneuve
Chadwick - Benning

Akhtyamov
Peksa

Toronto Marlies 2025-26 Season Preview: Significant turnover, higher expectations Unlike last season, the Maple Leafs’ brass made sweeping changes to the Toronto Marlies over the summer. While the coaching staff remains firmly in place from the season before, many familiar faces am...

Toronto Marlies 2025-26 Season Preview: Significant turnover, higher expectations

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Viewing the NHL in the UK 2025-26 With no promotion or fanfare, the options to view the NHL in the UK are a little different, but clearer. This makes a change from past history! In late July, the National Hockey League (NHL) and DA…

Viewing the NHL in the UK 2025-26

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Toronto Marlies 2025-26 Season Preview: Significant turnover, higher expectations Unlike last season, the Maple Leafs’ brass made sweeping changes to the Toronto Marlies over the summer. While the coaching staff remains firmly in place from the season before, many familiar faces am...

Toronto Marlies 2025-26 Season Preview: Significant turnover, higher expectations

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Viewing the NHL in the UK 2025-26 With no promotion or fanfare, the options to view the NHL in the UK are a little different, but clearer. This makes a change from past history! In late July, the National Hockey League (NHL) and DA…

Viewing the NHL in the UK 2025-26

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RT's/reposts are welcome, along with your personal experiences of using both platforms to aid other fans.

Lord ascends the Kings coaching ranks When Andrew Lord was promoted to Cardiff Devils Head Coach alongside his playing duties in 2014, nobody could have imagined the journey he was about to embark on. The EIHL has rarely been a springb…

Lord ascends the Kings' coaching ranks

The former Cardiff Devils head coach is just one step away from the show as he takes on a big task out west.

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#EIHL #AHL

Lord ascends the Kings coaching ranks When Andrew Lord was promoted to Cardiff Devils Head Coach alongside his playing duties in 2014, nobody could have imagined the journey he was about to embark on. The EIHL has rarely been a springb…

Lord ascends the Kings' coaching ranks

The former Cardiff Devils head coach is just one step away from the show as he takes on a big task out west.

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#EIHL #AHL

Lord ascends the Kings coaching ranks When Andrew Lord was promoted to Cardiff Devils Head Coach alongside his playing duties in 2014, nobody could have imagined the journey he was about to embark on. The EIHL has rarely been a springb…

Lord ascends the Kings' coaching ranks

Former Cardiff Devils head coach is just one step away from the show as he takes on a big task out west.

wp.me/p2gDti-1Jd

Lord ascends the Kings coaching ranks When Andrew Lord was promoted to Cardiff Devils Head Coach alongside his playing duties in 2014, nobody could have imagined the journey he was about to embark on. The EIHL has rarely been a springb…

Lord ascends the Kings' coaching ranks

Former Cardiff Devils head coach is just one step away from the show as he takes on a big task out west.

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Joe Bowen – Thank you for the memories My Leafs’ fandom can be boiled down to two key moments. On November 29, 2000, I attended my first Toronto Maple Leafs game in person. At the time, I had never watched hockey and attended beca…

Joe Bowen - Thank you for the memories

Despite living over 3500 miles away from Toronto, JB has been a big part of my life for 25 years and helped engender my passion for the Maple Leafs.

It won't be the same without Joe on the mic.

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Reviewing the Toronto Marlies' 2024-25 Rookie Class The by-product of the Toronto Maple Leafs living in win-now mode since 2017 has been a lack of vaunted prospects developing in the AHL. The Toronto Marlies class of 2024-25 featured few rookie…

As @MarkUKLeaf.bsky.social continues to review the Marlies' season, he takes a look at the rookie class of 2024-25 (including Luke Haymes, John Prokop, and more) 👇

The three stars of a mediocre Toronto Marlies 2024-25 season The Toronto Marlies’ 2024-25 season promised a lot early but ultimately delivered little. Toronto raced out of the blocks in October, winning six of seven games (6-0-1). Five of those wins came on…

A few weeks after the dust settled on the Toronto Marlies' season, @MarkUKLeaf.bsky.social reviews the year that was and hands out his three stars from a largely mediocre 2024-25 campaign 👇

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Despite Alex Steeves' two late goals, Toronto Marlies on brink of elimination after OT defeat in Cleveland “For the most part, I thought we defended extremely well, but when our breakdowns happen, it’s usually from turnovers, and then guys are just scrambling. It’s something we have to look at and have to…

Game 2 goes this afternoon for the Toronto Marlies, who are on the brink of elimination after an OT defeat in Cleveland.

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Marlies 1-1 Cleveland through twenty minutes.

Disappointing to give up the lead, but a positive first-period performance overall.

Thanks so much Sean. I’m terrible at logging in here consistently.

Toronto Marlies vs. Cleveland Monsters: First Round Playoff Series Preview & Schedule After leading the North Division at the turn of the new year, a string of poor results, including a terrible March, resulted in the Toronto Marlies scrambling for playoff qualification and a…

The Toronto Marlies start their playoff campaign tonight against their Kryptonite opponent from the past several years, the Cleveland Monsters.

Series preview and prediction via @MarkUKLeaf.bsky.social 👇

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Luke Haymes records three points, Blake Smith makes AHL debut as Toronto Marlies close out regular season with victory over Rochester “If you take away that first period, I thought we played really well — all four lines and six defensemen, and [Artur Akhtyamov] made some big saves. We kept getting more momentum, frustrating them [Ro...

Luke Haymes records three points, Blake Smith makes AHL debut as Toronto Marlies close out regular season with victory over Rochester

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Alex Steeves ties single-season goal record with game-winner, Toronto Marlies score five third-period goals in comeback win over Utica “It was a pretty sleepy game. I thought [Matt Murray] had our backs for a lot of it. There wasn’t anything disastrous, but I thought we all had more (to give). That was the dialogue from [Logan Shaw] ...

Alex Steeves ties single-season goal record with game-winner, Toronto Marlies score five third-period goals in comeback win over Utica

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Ryan Kirwan makes AHL debut, Alex Steeves records three points as Toronto Marlies scramble back to grab point against Cleveland “We had a one-goal lead heading into the third period. We took some undisciplined penalties, especially the first one, and that gave them momentum. “We weren’t hard enough to play against in certain…

Ryan Kirwan made his Marlies debut over the weekend, and Alex Steeves moved within a goal of the Marlies' single-season record as Toronto scrambled back to grab a point against Cleveland.

Catch up on the 6-5 shootout loss via @MarkUKLeaf.bsky.social 👇

#MarliesLive #LeafsForever

Power play connects for three goals, Toronto Marlies finally solve Cleveland in important victory “Our power play was outstanding, our PK was outstanding, and Dennis [Hildeby] made some really big saves in a timely fashion. I’m proud of them. We’ve got to drive back (to Toronto) and do the exact…

The Marlies' power play came up huge with three goals as Toronto finally solved the Cleveland Monsters in a big victory to boost their playoff push.

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Leading Kings – Lucy Beal Great Britain defender Lucy Beal left UK shores in 2021 to go and pursue hockey and schooling in North America. The journey hasn’t been a smooth one for the 22 year-old but the experience has serve…

Leading Kings – Lucy Beal

The @TeamGBicehockey defender left to play overseas four years ago.

She spoke with me about her North America experience and being a leader in the NCAA.

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2025 IIHF Women’s World Championship Division I, Group B – Day One Review Italy hit twelve, Kazakhstan caused an upset and Great Britain was shut out on an eventful day one. Disappointment and frustration were the two clear emotions of the host nation after losing to Lat…

2025 IIHF Women’s World Championship Division I, Group B – Day One Review

Italy hit twelve, Kazakhstan caused an upset and @TeamGBicehockey was shut out on an eventful day one.

Includes post game quotes.

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Taking a gamble in the Big Apple – Ellin Rees Great Britain defender Ellin Rees isn’t shy of taking risks and doing what feels right for her hockey career. Having moved to Canada to further her career, the dream of playing overseas stalled som…

An interview with @TeamGBicehockey defender Ellin Rees ahead of the upcoming Worlds on Tuesday.

Making the move overseas
Experience in North America
Time with Newark Ironbound
Taking the NCAA route

Expectations for Great Britain
The Olympic dream

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Taking a gamble in the Big Apple – Ellin Rees Great Britain defender Ellin Rees isn’t shy of taking risks and doing what feels right for her hockey career. Having moved to Canada to further her career, the dream of playing overseas stalled som…

An interview with @TeamGBicehockey defender Ellin Rees ahead of the upcoming Worlds on Tuesday.

Making the move overseas
Experience in North America
Time with Newark Ironbound
Taking the NCAA route

Expectations for Great Britain
The Olympic dream

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Cade Webber scores first professional goal, Toronto Marlies undone by slow start in Syracuse “[The start to the game] was disappointing, for sure. We knew it was going to be a tough challenge for us, but you just can’t make those types of mistakes and expect to come back when they’re a stingy...

Cade Webber scores first professional goal, Toronto Marlies undone by slow start in Syracuse

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The name is Haymes, Luke Haymes.

Welcome to the AHL kid.