Kyle Clifford

PHOTOS: Toronto Marlies vs. Rochester Americans – 04/17/2024

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Wednesday at Blue Cross Arena was host to the home team, Rochester Americans, taking on the Toronto Marlies. These two teams have been neck and neck in the North Division standings. The Americans would come out on top with a score of 3-1, and move up in the standings. A somewhat mellow […]

Leafs Place 6 Players on Waivers, Trade Lafferty to Canucks

Alas, preseason is over, and the final day to become cap-compliant has come. Starting Tuesday, there will be no more meaningless games filled with prospects and PTOs as the NHL regular season finally kicks off, and I mean finally, as this has felt like the longest preseason in memory. The Toronto Maple Leafs placed a […]

Rob Blake Saga Part V: Feigned Retreat and a Pandemic

The two worst seasons for Rob Blake and the LA Kings came in 2018-19 and 2019-2020. Respectively finishing dead last in the Western Conference and second to last the following year. With the emergence of COVID-19 near the end of the 2019-2020 season, their six-game winning streak catapulted them away from finishing dead last in […]

Toronto Marlies Win Game 3

The Toronto Marlies beat the Utica Comets 5-2 on Wednesday night to take a 2-1 series lead in the best-of-five round-two matchup. Marlies fans got to see the return of Erik Kallgren in goal. Kallgren had been with the Toronto Maple Leafs as their third goaltender. With Matt Murray returning to full practice and rejoining […]

Toronto Marlies Round 2 Series Underway

The Toronto Marlies and Utica Comets are battling it out in round two of the AHL Calder Cup playoffs. Toronto won game one, while Utica won game two, and the series is tied heading into game three on May 3rd in Utica. Game One On Thursday, April 27th, the Marlies and Comets played in a […]

Toronto Marlies win season finale

The Toronto Marlies hosted the Belleville Senators in back-to-back games on the weekend. Belleville won Saturday’s game 7-2, but Toronto responded with their own 7-2 win on Sunday. An exciting way to close out the 2022-23 regular season. The Marlies finished the season with a 42-24-4-2 record. Game Summary First Period Sunday’s first period saw […]

Game 6: Leafs Defeat Jets With A 4-1 VICTORY

The Leafs came into this one after a 3-2 overtime victory against the Dallas Stars on Thursday. However, Leafs superstar Auston Matthews was roughed up several times in that one, so something had to give. Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe responded by putting both Wayne Simmonds and Kyle Clifford into the lineup for this one. […]

Wayne Train and the Big Red Dog: Leafs Game Preview #6

The Leafs head out on their first multi-game road trip of the season as they take on the Jets tonight. The Leafs currently sit at 3-2-0 and look to move that win column to four wins tonight as they look to build momentum throughout their road trip. Expect tonight’s game to be a battle as […]

Maple Leafs: Clifford suspended for one game

During the 1st period of game one between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Tampa Bay Lightning, Kyle Clifford threw a dangerous hit on Ross Colton that sent him into the boards. He received a five-minute major and 10-minute game misconduct for his actions. One of the grinders on Toronto, Kyle Clifford, felt the crowd coming off […]