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Marlies Talk

Looked like there were no more than 30 people at that game last night in Abbotsford.

Marlies selling out playoff games in Toronto, yet small town can't get 500 people out.

Yeah AHL can't work in big cities.  ::)
 
Read in Cox' recap that due to conflicts with Ricoh, and depending on how the other series ends, the next series could potentially start at the ACC.
 
Potvin29 said:
Read in Cox' recap that due to conflicts with Ricoh, and depending on how the other series ends, the next series could potentially start at the ACC.

Cooool.  We could all go and pretend that.. well, you know..
 
Potvin29 said:
Read in Cox' recap that due to conflicts with Ricoh, and depending on how the other series ends, the next series could potentially start at the ACC.

In case anyone is wondering, Ricoh is booked for international volleyball next weekend. This round of the playoffs could go to Tuesday, but only if Oklahoma City and San Antonio go 7 games. Otherwise, all series will be in the book by Sunday with Round 3 possibly starting on Wednesday or Thursday.
 
crazyperfectdevil said:
6000 - 7000 people would seem pretty sparse at the ACC

Not if you close off the upper decks. They did that for the CHL Prospects game and the crowd looked pretty good.
 
crazyperfectdevil said:
6000 - 7000 people would seem pretty sparse at the ACC

During the lockout, they did about double that or maybe better. I don't recall the exact numbers but it was far from sparse.
 
I was there for a Marlies playoff game several years ago, before the lockout I think.. was a great atmosphere and was maybe half full. 
 
RobDM said:
AlmosGirl said:
Was pleasantly surprised to see this morning that the Marlies pulled out a win.  I only caught the first period, too late to stay up.

Hoping my family gets me some tickets for this Saturday's game as a Mother's Day gift!  Love to go watch them close out the series if possible!

Go Marlies!

Although if they close out the series tonight - it's good news for the team - but your family just has to think of another gift.  :)

Well, I'm happy that they won and I will be getting those tickets to the next round, plus another gift on Mother's Day.  So, it's a win win all the way around! 8)
 
It's worth noting that the Abbotsford Heat were 0 for 24 on the power play in this series.  Tells alot about the Marlies penalty-killing unit(s).

GO MARLIES GO!! 
 
Marlies will play the OKC Barons in the next round.

The Barons will have home-ice. 

James Mirtle ‏ @mirtle

Marlies schedule: Game 1 and 2 next Thursday and Friday in OKC. Game 3 and 4 are in Toronto a week from Monday and Wednesday (21st + 23rd).

James Mirtle ‏ @mirtle

The series will again be a 2-3-2 format, with Toronto hosting Games 3 to 5. And they'll all be on weekdays at Ricoh.

Kinda sucks for the Marlies to get only weekday games, as their attendance was noticeably higher on the weekend.  Hopefully they market it well.
 
A very good article by Damien Cox on the Toronto Marlies:

It?s about a team.

It?s about Derek King, who decided to uproot his wife, twins, 11-year-old son, three dogs, two lizards and a guinea pig and answer a friend?s call for help. It?s about Ben Scrivens, a bookworm goalie who once was considered to have such little promise that he paid to finance his own trade from one junior to team to another. It?s about Philippe Dupuis proving to himself that he?s not a failure.

The story of this year?s edition of the Toronto Marlies is about Mike Zigomanis? health concerns, Will Acton?s refusal to accept a life out of hockey and Jake Gardiner trying to play with a stick that isn?t his.

It?s about hard choices, melding together different hockey lives and the idea that the most important part of a person is often something you don?t know.

It?s about a boy named Dallas, hardened while being raised in ?hillbilly country? in the United States, who grew into a man haunted by the memory of a .22 rifle and the two dads who abandoned him. It?s about coach Eakins, who made the NHL the hard way as a player and is now the bench boss of a team eight wins away from a minor league championship.

That?s the sturdy frame upon which the Toronto Marlies rest.

http://www.thestar.com/sports/leafs/article/1177614--toronto-marlies-a-team-with-a-dream
 

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