Wilson Chandler had played in 656 career games, playoffs included, before Sunday. Only one — his NBA debut — had made him as anxious as this one. The veteran forward returned from his 25-game suspension for using performance-enhancing drugs to make his Nets debut on Sunday night in a 109-89 win over the 76ers, ending… […]
Nets’ Wilson Chandler delivers more than expected in season debut — Akahi News
An Edmonton artist with an enthusiasm for sports has hit the market with a series of unique, collectible sculptures of hockey jerseys. “I made this,” Janet Deane said. “How many people do we know in Edmonton who created something from start to finish? It’s not an easy thing.” It took Deane about 80 hours to […]
Hand-sculpted hockey jerseys a ‘unique’ project for Edmonton artist — Edmonton Journal
The ‘Sandman’ is joining Team Sweden. After starting the season with the Maple Leafs and moving down to the Marlies for more development, 2018 top pick defenceman Rasmus Sandin was released Sunday to join his native country at this month’s world junior hockey championships. The holiday tournament in the Czech Republic, which also features this …
Leafs send Sandin to WJC — Toronto Sun
It speaks to Pascal Siakam’s desire to be one of the NBA’s best players that he didn’t sound all that pleased with himself following one of his best all-around games of the season. “It’s on me to make sure that I keep my foot on the gas, and if you want to be great you […]
Siakam not satisfied after big game against Nets — Toronto Sun
TORONTO MARLIES (17-7-2-1 – 37 Points) vs. ROCKFORD ICEHOGS (15-10-0-1 – 31 Points)
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2019
| 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | FINAL | |
| ROCKFORD | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 4 |
| TORONTO | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 2 |
GAME SUMMARY | GAME SHEET | PHOTOS | SCRUMS
SCORING SUMMARY
Rockford: J. Quenneville (6) (P. Holm, P. Kurashev), P. Kurashev (4) (M. Entwistle, N. Beaudin), J. Quenneville (7) PP (A. Wedin, B. Youds), N. Moutrey (4) EN (J. Quenneville, P. Kurashev)
Goaltender: K. Lankinen (11/13)
Toronto: R. Clune (2) (J. Schmaltz, K. Rubins), A. Brooks (7) (M. Read)
Goaltender: K. Kaskisuo (20/23)
ON THE SCORESHEET
OF NOTE…
REGULAR SEASON LEADERS
RECORD WHEN…
CURRENT POINT STREAKS
MARLIES UPDATES.
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
POSTGAME QUOTES
ASSISTANT COACH A.J. MacLEAN
On the losses this weekend:
I just think we didn’t generate enough chances or anything to the net, really. Our lack of quality in the attack in the third was pretty much our demise for the weekend.
On special teams:
I thought the power play looked good today. They were moving it around. There was good movement of the puck and our bodies. But it was the same as what we talked about five-on-five. We just need to generate a few more shots to the net and that’ll be the message going into next week.
On what kind of player Team Sweden will get in Rasmus Sandin at the World Juniors:
A terrific one. He’s smart, moves the puck well, he can skate and defend. I’m looking forward to seeing how he does.
On what he hopes to see out of Sandin’s performance at the World Juniors:
I hope he dominates. I hope he does really well and he gets to play with the puck and he has a lot of success. He already has good confidence, but it would be good if he came back with a nice swagger and just kept things rolling.
NEXT GAME:
December 21 at Belleville – 7:00 p.m. ET
December 26 vs Belleville – 3:00 p.m. ET (Scotiabank Arena)
December 27 at Laval – 7:00 p.m. ET
December 28 at Laval – 3:00 p.m. ET
December 31 vs Charlotte – 3:00 p.m. ET
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Clippers return from 6-game trip battered but standing at 20-8 overall — Press Telegram
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Sources: Mavericks’ Doncic could miss 2 weeks — High Velocity Sport
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Pascal Siakam returned to form on Saturday night and so did his Toronto Raptors. Having lost four of their past five, including Wednesday’s drubbing at the hands of Kawhi Leonard and the Los Angeles Clippers, Toronto was eager to reassert itself against Brooklyn and came out blazing, nailing 9-of-10 three-pointers early on the way to …
Siakam and Raptors return to form as Powell, Gasol star in win over Nets — Toronto Sun
10 things: Pascal Siakam, Norman Powell deliver wire-to-wire win over Nets Here are 10 takeaways from the Toronto Raptors’ 110-102 win over the Brooklyn Nets. One — Welcome: A stress-free win is exactly what the Raptors needed after dropping four of their last five games. Brooklyn jumped out to a 12-0 lead, but Toronto controlled […]
10 things: Pascal Siakam, Norman Powell deliver wire-to-wire win over Nets — High Velocity Sport
EDMONTON — The low end of the salary scale had the goals, while the brawn on the blue line supplied the minutes when Tyson Barrie was hurt. All that and 36 saves from Frederik Andersen — now the fastest European goalie to 200 NHL wins — sent the Leafs home on a high from their […]
Maple Leafs beat Oilers with bottom-six offence, but lose Tyson Barrie — Toronto Sun
TORONTO MARLIES (17-6-2-1 – 37 Points) vs. BELLEVILLE SENATORS (16-9-1-0 – 33 Points)
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2019
Belleville: J. LaBate (1) (J. Dougherty, C. Cassels), E. Brannstrom (1) PP (J. Szwarz, J. Daccord), D. Batherson (11) (J. Aspirot, R. Balcers), J. Szwarz (9) EN, SH (A. Formenton, J. Dougherty) Goaltender: J. Daccord (34/35)
Toronto: K. Agostino (14) PP (A. Brooks, N. Petan) Goaltender: J. Woll (14/17)
ON THE SCORESHEET
• Kenny Agostino scored on the power play at 13:42 of the second period. He has five points (3 goals, 2 assists) in three games against Belleville this season. Agostino has 15 points (10 goals, 5 assists) in his last 13 games. • Adam Brooks recorded the primary assist on Agostino’s second period power play goal. Brooks has 13 points (6 goals, 8 assists) through 17 games this season. • Nic Petan registered the secondary assist on Agostino’s second period power play goal. Petan has five points (2 goals, 3 assists) against Belleville in two games. • Joseph Woll stopped 14 of 17 shots he faced. Woll is now 5-4-1-1 on the season with a 0.899 Save Percentage and a 3.08 Goals Against Average.
OF NOTE…
• The Toronto Maple Leafs announced on December 1 that Greg Moore was named head coach of the Toronto Marlies. He will join the Marlies on December 16. • Assistant coaches Rob Davison and A.J. MacLean assumed duties behind the bench for tonight’s game Utica. Toronto is 7-4-0-0 under Davison and MacLean. • This was Toronto’s first loss at Coca-Cola Coliseum this season. Toronto’s first loss at home was at Scotiabank Arena on Nov. 30 against Utica. Toronto’s home record is 12-2-0-0 and they have outscored their opponent 54-34. • Toronto was 4-for-5 on the penalty kill and was 1-for-9 on the power play. • Toronto had a 35-18 edge in shots in all situations. Kenny Agostino, Darren Archibald, Mason Marchment, Nic Petan and Kristians Rubins led the Marlies with four shots on goal. • The Marlies are 7-3-2-1 against North Division opponents and are 2-1-0-0 against the Belleville Senators.
REGULAR SEASON LEADERS
• Goals: K. Agostino (14) • Assists: J. Bracco (18) • Points: K. Agostino (24) • PPG: K. Agostino, E. Korshkov (4) • Shots: K. Agostino (53)
• +/-: B. Harpur (+12) • PIMS: G. Wilson (54)
RECORD WHEN…
• The Marlies are 6-2-1-0 when trailing after the first period and 3-4-2-0 when trailing after the second period. • Toronto is 7-3-1-0 when outshooting their opponent. • The Marlies are 7-2-1-1 in Saturday games and are 3-3-0-0 in December.
CURRENT POINT STREAKS
• Kenny Agostino has points (1-1-2) in consecutive games.
MARLIES UPDATES.
• Kevin Gravel (illness) did not dress for today’s game against Belleville. • Egor Korshkov (lower leg laceration) did not dress for today’s game against Belleville. He left Toronto’s game against San Antonio on December 8 in the first period and did not return.
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
• December 13: Returned on loan forward Nic Petan from Toronto (NHL). • December 13: Reassigned defenceman Mac Hollowell by Toronto (NHL) from Newfoundland (ECHL). • December 9: Recalled forward Brady Ferguson from loan to Newfoundland (ECHL).
POSTGAME QUOTES
ASSISTANT COACH A.J. MacLEAN
On controlling the pace of play after giving up two goals in the first period: I thought for the whole game basically five-on-five, I really liked our game. In the third period we got five power plays, we’ve got to make at least one of those count. That’s really the difference in the game.
On the power play (1/9): It’s disappointing. We know we need better quality in that area and I think after getting this many in-game reps the guys will feel a lot more comfortable tomorrow and we should have a lot better effort in that area.
ADAM BROOKS (1 ASSIST)
On Belleville’s performance: Yeah, it’s obviously a good team. Their offence looks really good. They’ve added a lot of pieces. They’re a dangerous team. We obviously had our opportunities on the power play today and didn’t score and they had a five-on-three and they capitalized on theirs. So, that’s really the difference in the game I think and it’s something that we’ve got to clean up if we’re going to continue to get better and if we’re going to beat that team all year.
On whether a good penalty kill and goaltending from Belleville or Toronto’s lack of execution resulted in the power play going 1-for-9: I think you can always say both. I think you have to give a team credit when you go 1-for-9 but we want to be a lot better obviously. (Petan’s) on the power play now and it’s something that we’re not totally accustomed to. When you throw a new guy on things are a little different. Overall, we’ve just got to be better. We’ve got some elite talent on both units. It’s something that you’ve got to do better than 1-for-9, especially when you have five-on-three opportunities. So, it’s something that we’ve got to clean up and tomorrow against Rockford do a lot better.
NEXT GAME:
December 15 vs Rockford – 4:00 p.m. ET December 21 at Belleville – 7:00 p.m. ET December 26 vs Belleville – 3:00 p.m. ET (Scotiabank Arena)
December 27 at Laval – 7:00 p.m. ET December 28 at Laval – 3:00 p.m. ET
The view from left field 