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6 days ago
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Marc Johnstone Re-Joins Maple Leafs Organization With Two-Year Marlies Contract, Goaltender Ken Appleby And Reese Johnston To One-Year Deals
The Toronto Marlies are beginning the process of filling out their roster beyond players signed to NHL contracts, and they have signed three players, including a familiar face up front.
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08-07-2025
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Toronto Marlies Sign Five Players To AHL Contracts
The Toronto Marlies announced they have signed forwards Gunnerwolfe Fontaine, Ben King, Nick Rheaume, Marko Sikic, and defenseman Ryan McCleary to one-year AHL contracts for the 2025-26 season. McCleary recorded 12 points in 69 games for the Marlies' ECHL affiliate Cincinnati Cyclones in 2024-25, his first professional season. Advertisement The 21-year-old was originally a seventh round selection of the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2021. Sikic notched 18 points in 64 games with the Cyclones and went pointless in four games with the Marlies last season. The 22-year-old joined the Marlies' then ECHL affiliate Newfoundland Growlers in 2024 after wrapping up his OHL career. Fontaine had 17 goals and 40 points in 40 games with the NCAA's Ohio State University Buckeyes last season before joining the Iowa Wild on an ATO. He went pointless in five AHL games. The 24-year-old was a seventh round selection of the Nashville Predators in 2020 and attended Maple Leafs development camp in 2019. King recorded 26 points in 64 games with the Manitoba moose last season, he has 56 points in 125 career AHL games. Advertisement The 23-year-old was a fourth round selection of the Anaheim Ducks in 2022. Rheaume had four points in 37 games with the Northeastern University Huskies last season. The 23-year-old posted 21 points in 98 NCAA games over three seasons. Check out The Hockey News' Toronto Maple Leafs team site for more updates. Make sure you bookmark The Hockey News' AHL Page for the latest news, exclusive interviews, breakdowns and so much more. Photo Credit: © Perry Nelson-Imagn Images
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03-07-2025
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Fight Breaks Out at Maple Leafs Development Camp Between Matthew Hlacar and Rhett Parsons
We have a fight on day one of Toronto Maple Leafs development camp. Maple Leafs 2025 seventh-round pick Matthew Hlacar and Toronto Marlies signed Rhett Parsons dropped the gloves three-quarters of the way through the first day of Toronto's development camp. Each of the players got in a few punches before they had to be separated by other camp invitees. Advertisement "Just compete," Parsons said of why the two dropped the gloves. "Just going into a battle drill, that's what I pride my game after. I know we're all teammates off the ice and love the guy, love every teammate here, but when you're in a battle drill, just stuff like that happens. But total respect to him, no hard feelings off the ice." Parsons, a defenseman with the ECHL's Cincinnati Cyclones last season, gave a few cross-checks to the back of Hlacar before both players dropped the gloves. "I kind of like to get under guys' skin, but no hard feelings, and like I said, these are all my teammates, I'm not trying to hurt anyone out there," added Parsons. "It was just two guys going hard," said Hlacar after the first session of Toronto's development camp. "Tempers flare, and it happens. But it's all good. I talked to him after and we're fine. It is what it is." Why Toronto-Born Michael Pezzetta Signed A Two-Year Contract With Maple Leafs: 'I Couldn't Pass Up On That' Why Toronto-Born Michael Pezzetta Signed A Two-Year Contract With Maple Leafs: 'I Couldn't Pass Up On That' Michael Pezzetta is living his childhood dream. Advertisement Hlacar was Toronto's seventh-round selection (217th overall) in the 2025 NHL Draft. He spent last season with the OHL's Kitchener Rangers, scoring seven goals and one assist in 43 games. The 19-year-old calls himself someone who plays hard and tries to do his own thing, adding, "I don't really try to be an enforcer, tough. I just kind of play hockey, play hard, and whatever happens, happens." Born an hour outside of Toronto in Binbrook, Ontario, Hlacar grew up a Maple Leafs fan. His favorite player when he was younger? Phil Kessel. After being drafted by Toronto, Hlacar said he received a few text messages from current players, like John Tavares and Auston Matthews. "I was just like, wow, this is for real now," he chuckled when asked what it was like when he saw those messages pop up. No New Contract From Maple Leafs Was 'Tough,' Says Pontus Holmberg No New Contract From Maple Leafs Was 'Tough,' Says Pontus Holmberg Pontus Holmberg spoke to the media on Wednesday for the first time since signing a new two-year contract worth $1.55 million per season with the Tampa Bay Lightning. Although he seemed happy to be getting a raise with his new NHL team, he did describe the emotions of the past few days that saw his former club not tender him a qualifying offer. Advertisement Toronto's development runs from Thursday to Saturday, with a total of 48 players participating in the three-day-long event. The prospects have already spent several days in Toronto doing off-ice activities and are now beginning the on-ice portion of the camp.
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02-07-2025
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Maple Leafs add to organizational depth with signing of Vinni Lettieri
The Maple Leafs added another option to their forward depth on Wednesday. The Leafs signed 30-year-old centre Vinni Lettieri to a one-year contract with an average annual value of $775,000 US, the National Hockey League minimum. In 2024-25, Lettieri split the season between the Boston Bruins and their American Hockey League affiliate in Providence, R.I. In 25 games with the Bruins, the Minnesota native had three goals and two assists. In 47 games with Providence, Lettieri had 21 goals and 29 assists. Lettieri has racked up some air miles since his first year in the NHL, a 19-game span in 2017-18 with the New York Rangers. Lettieri has also played for the Anaheim Ducks and Minnesota Wild, recording 32 points (15 goals and 17 assists) in 155 career games while posting a career average of 11 minutes 20 seconds of ice time a game. The Minnesota native also has spent chunks of several seasons in the minors. If the 5-foot-10, 184-pound Lettieri starts the 2025-26 season with the Toronto Marlies, as is the expectation, he should be able to provide reliability when or if he is recalled. Whether Lettieri eventually plays for the Leafs, general manager Brad Treliving has a large group of bottom-six forwards on Toronto's roster, and that doesn't include restricted free agent Nick Robertson or prospect Easton Cowan. tkoshan@ X: @koshtorontosun
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26-05-2025
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Former Toronto Marlies Defenseman Rinat Valiev Signs In Russia
Former Toronto Marlies defenseman Rinat Valiev has signed a one-year deal with in Russia with HK Chelny, it was reported late last week.
