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The Toronto Marlies announced today the club’s schedule for the upcoming 2025-26 regular season. Toronto opens their 21^st season with a home-and-home against the Rochester Americans (Buffalo) beginning on the road on Friday, October 10 and returning to Coca-Cola Coliseum on Saturday, October 11. The Marlies will conclude their regular season on Sunday, April 19 at home against the Laval Rocket (Montréal).

The Marlies will visit Scotiabank Arena for three games in their annual series, which includes games on Boxing Day (December 26), Family Day (February 16) and St. Patrick’s Day (March 17).

Toronto’s new opponents for the 2025-26 season include Chicago, Hartford, Grand Rapids, Springfield and Iowa, who the Marlies will face for the first time since the 2014-15 season.

An additional breakdown of the Marlies 2025-26 schedule is available below. Further details including ticket presale and on-sale dates, special theme nights and the team’s training camp and preseason schedule will be released at a later date.

For single game and group tickets, fans are encouraged to register to become a Marlies Insider at Marlies.ca/Insider for ticket presale access and to stay up to date with Marlies ticketing and team news. Fans can also visit Marlies.ca/Insider to get information on Marlies2025-26 Season Ticket Membership starting as low as $18 per seat, and includes exclusive benefits like discounted parking, exclusive member entrance at Coca-Cola Coliseum and invitations to member only events.

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REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE NOTES

·       Longest home stand: Five games – January 1 to January 9, March 14 to March 25

·       Longest road stretch: Eight games – November 1 to November 19

·       Busiest month: November (three home, 10 road), March (eight home, five road)– 13 games

·       Busiest home months: March – eight games

·       Busiest road months: November – 10 games

·       Busiest day of the week: Saturday – 23 games (13 home, 10 road)

The Toronto Marlies announced today that the hockey club has signed forwards Gunnarwolfe Fontaine, Ben King, Nick Rhéaume, Marko Sikic and defenceman Ryan McCleary to one-year AHL contracts.

Fontaine, 24, skated in 40 games with Ohio State University (NCAA) and registered 17 goals and 23 assists this past season. He made his professional debut at the end of the 2024-25 season, appearing in five games with the Iowa Wild. The 5’10”, 181-pound forward had 32 goals and 65 assists in 131 games with Northeastern University (NCAA) from 2020 to 2024 where he also captured the NCAA (Hockey East) Regular Season Championship in 2022. The East Greenwich, Rhode Island native was originally drafted by the Nashville Predators in the seventh round (202^ndoverall) of the 2020 NHL Draft.

King, 23, appeared in 64 games this past season with the Manitoba Moose, recording 12 goals and 14 assists. The 6’3”, 205-pound forward skated in 236 career WHL regular season games split between Saskatoon and Red Deer, collecting 106 goals and 134 assists. He led the WHL with 52 goals in 68 games in 2021-22 and finished second in the league with 105 points. The Vernon, British Columbia native was originally drafted by the Anaheim Ducks in the fourth round (107^th overall) of the 2022 NHL Draft.

Rhéaume, 23, registered four points (2 goals, 2 assists) in 37 games with Northeastern University (NCAA) in the 2024-25 season. The 6’3”, 194-pound forward had also appeared in 61 games over two seasons with UMass-Lowell (NCAA) from 2022 to 2024, collecting 12 goals and five assists. Prior to his collegiate career, the Sherbrooke, Quebec native skated in 73 games with the Prince George Spruce Kings (BCHL) and had 73 points (35 goals, 38 assists).

Sikic, 22, skated in 64 games with the Cincinnati Cyclones (ECHL) this past season, recording 18 points (9 goals, 9 assists). The 6’3”, 183-pound forward also appeared in four games with the Marlies. The Kitchener, Ontario native split his OHL career between Guelph and Sarnia, collecting 147 points (47 goals, 100 assists) in 252 games.

McCleary, 21, recorded 12 points (5 goals, 7 assists) in 69 games with the Cincinnati Cyclones (ECHL) in his first professional season. The 6’3”, 181-pound defenceman skated in 203 career regular season WHL games over four seasons with the Portland Winterhawks and the Swift Current Broncos, registering 32 goals and 72 assists. The Swift Current, Saskatchewan native was originally drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the seventh round (194^th overall) of the 2021 NHL Draft.

The Toronto Marlies announced today that the hockey club has signed goaltender Ken Appleby and forward Reese Johnson to one-year AHL contracts and forward Marc Johnstone to a two-year AHL contract.

Appleby, 30, appeared in 24 games with the Charlotte Checkers during the 2024-25 regular season, posting a 15-8-1 record with a 1.96 goals-against average and a .910 save percentage. He was second in the AHL in shutouts (6). The 6’4”, 209-pound goaltender has played in143 career regular season AHL games split between Albany, Binghamton, Bridgeport, Charlotte and Manitoba, collecting a 62-64-12 record alongside a 2.68 goals-against average, a .903 save percentage and 13 shutouts.

Johnson, 26, appeared in 49 games this past season with the Iowa Wild, recording 13 points (4 goals, 9assists) before being acquired by the Toronto Maple Leafs on March 7. He had one assist in six games with the Marlies missing the end of the season due to an injury incurred on March 22. The 6’1”, 193-pound forward has recorded 17points (7 goals, 10 assists) in 144 career regular season NHL games split between Minnesota and Chicago while also collecting 37 points (13 goals, 24assists) in 138 career regular season AHL games with Iowa, Rockford and Toronto.

Johnstone, 29, skated in 51 games this past season with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, recording 11 points (5 goals, 6 assists). The 6’0”, 181-pound forward has registered 17 goals and 25 assists in 165 career regular season AHL games split between Toronto and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. The Cranford, New Jersey native has also appeared in eight AHL postseason games, picking up one assist.