The Edmonton Oilers continue to sign players that will be added depth to not only their own team but their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate Bakersfield Condors as well.
It’s easy to overlook some of the names NHL teams sign to contracts. A lot of times, some of those players are far from household names and more often than not, make no impact whatsoever.
Noel Hoefenmayer is an AHL All-Star, a point-producer, and a physical specimen who’s next stop could be the on the Maple Leafs. Ever since the 24-year-old landed in Toronto, there was a chance he could earn himself an NHL contract.
AHL All-Star Weekend ruled, plain and simple. Logan Shaw, Noel Hoefenmayer, and Joseph Woll were the three players from the Toronto Marlies selected to make the trip to Laval and participate in the two-day event.
Shortly after the reports of Bobby McMann making his NHL debut with the Maple Leafs, there was other news that trickled in from just down the street. Logan Shaw, Noel Hoefenmayer, and Joseph Woll have all been named North Division All-Stars and will represent the team at the AHL’s All-Star Classic in Laval, Quebec on February 5th and 6th.
In years past, Boxing Day games hosted at Scotiabank Arena have been wacky and wild affairs in which the Toronto Marlies generally haven’t fared well. Excuses are built in for the game following a short holiday break against a Senators team that always brings its best against Toronto.
One of the prominent themes of the early season thus far for the Leafs has been the high number of injuries sustained by defensemen. In this period, we’ve seen a number of players step up and take advantage of the increased responsibility.
The Toronto Marlies are heading into a mini-holiday break on a three-game winning streak after producing one of their best performances on home ice this season.
“It was a weird, weird, game. It lacked a lot of flow and there were weird bounces all over the rink.” Greg Moore was accurate in his assessment of the Toronto Marlies’ 6-5 win over Milwaukee on Saturday.
The Toronto Marlies travelled 12 hours earlier this week to the other side of Lake Michigan, and boy did they have a weekend. After three games in the week prior, Toronto headed to the Midwest to take on the Rockford IceHogs and Milwaukee Admirals in a back-to-back.
There’s no place like the road for the Toronto Marlies this season. While the home form (5-5-1) remains a concern, the Marlies won for the 10th time in 14 games on their travels this season (10-3-1).
The Toronto Marlies successfully kicked off their second three-in-three weekend of the season with a gutsy win in Utica. It was yet another revolving-door
In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs Quick Hits, I’ll take a look at two key young players for the Toronto Marlies and one key player for the Maple Leafs – all defensemen.
Today the Toronto Marlies announced that defencemen Noel Hoefenmayer and Matteo Pietroniro have been re-signed to one-year standard AHL contracts. Hoefenmayer,
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