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The Marlies travel to Cleveland for games 1& 2 in the North Divison Finals hoping to avoid an 0-2 sweep.  Hopes are high after the boys toppled Laval in the previous round, but with Cleveland, its impossible to predict.

The Marlies head to Cleveland for back to back away games against the Monsters before travelling to Laval to take on the Rocket. 

The Marlies appear to have hit a turning point in their season and despite losing a couple of games, things are trending in the right direction in terms of effort, skill, execution and commitment.  This team looks poised to go on a serious run........lookout everybody!!

In this non-exciting episode, we take a look at three tought road losses, but more importantly, three tough performances. Things may be looking bleak for the Marlies, but with a 3 game home stand starting next weekend, followed by a trip to South Carolina, we could be about to withness this team explode (we hope) With the regular seasons is now in full swing, we want to say a huge Thanks, as alway...

The Marlies began their Royal Road Trip after a home game against the Crunch (and some familar faces) and in todays episode we look at the first few games on the trip that saw them visit Chicago, WBS and Hershey. Check out our website at  https://marliesinsider.com As the regular seasons is now in full swing, we want to say a huge Thanks as always to Cwench Hydration, the tastiest and healthiest h...

In this episode we discuss the back-to-back games away against Belleville and then at home against Utica. We also have our first installation of the Mannheim Minute, but the bad news is that its hosted by Davy. Check out our new website at  https://marliesinsider.com As the regular seasons gets into full swing, we want to say a huge Thanks as always to Cwench Hydration, the tastiest and healthiest...

The 2025/2025 AHL season is officially underway and we are PUMPED!!!!! The Marlies started the season on the road against the Rochester Americans before our home opener on Saturday, October 11th. As home openers go, this was a good one and we are all so happy that hockey is back. 

In the second episode of our 20 Questions With series, we chat with JD Bunkis. JD hosts his own show on SportsNet as well as co-hosting post game recaps of Leaf games with Sammy McKee called LeafsTalk.  Make sure you check out both shows, they are two of our go-to shows for all things sports and hockey. 

In our final (we think) Summer Update before the start of the new season, we go over two HUGE losses for the club and chat about the DOTY returning and what it means for the team.

In the first episode of our new segment, 20 Questions With:, we host co-host and producer of The Real Kyper and Bourne Show, and the host of LeafsTalk, Sam McKee

In the seventh installment of our Beyond The Ice series, we chat with Toronto hockey journalism royalty in the shape of Nick Barden. Nick goes over his career to this point and drops some serious knowledge for any young aspiring journalists out there. A huge Thanks to Nick for taking time out of his schedule to come on and to share his experiences and tips.

In this episode we take a look at what the 2018 Calder Cup Championship winning players are up to today. From retired, to playing in Stanley Cup finals to playing abroad, there is a lot to take in with this one, so sit back , relax and enjoy!

In what could be the last in our Summer Update series, we don't really have a lot to talk about. There's one Marlies player that has moved on and two Marlies adjacent players have said goodbye to Toronto.  Make sure to come back and check out our upcoming player interviews!

In this exciting episode, we chat with the PA Announcer for the Toronto Marlies, Simon Bennett. Simon has been the PA Announcer for almost 20 years and has lots of stories to tell and we have a blast in this one. We learned a ton about Simon, most notably that he is a MASSIVE Taylor Swift fan, he tells us about who chirps the best in the box and hear about Simon doing the PA Announcing for both th...

In this episode, we hand out a host of awards for the 24/25 season. A huge congrats to all our winners and thanks to them for an amazing season.  To support Blender's Coins for Campers initiative, click here

In the third instalment in our Summer Update series, we go over the Marlies recent signings, and there was a lot of them, including the return of a former fan favourite. 

In another very special episode in our Beyond The Ice series, we sit down and chat with the man, the myth, the legend, Nico Blachman. Nico is a pro hockey player who plays in the ECHL for the Iowa Heartlanders, where he acts an a Alternate Captain, and he recently got called up to the AHL with the Iowa Wild, so Marlies fans can expect to see him next season. In this episode, Nico chats about the a...

With free agency around the corner, we take a look at the Marlies Free Agents and chat about whether or not we think if they will return or not. 

In the third episode of our Beyond The Ice series, we sat down with the second in command of Solow's Soldiers, the incredible Robert "Ducky" Mastrosimone to discuss his hockey journey, winning a Beanpot with Boston University, that California trip and round things out with some more rapid fire questions from Ben.  Make sure you follow Robert on Instagram to keep up with his hockey journey.

In honour of the Commander in Chief, Ben is proud to present We Are Solows Soldiers. Full video is on the Solow's Soldiers Instagram page. 

In the third episode in our Beyond The Ice series, we interview the in-arena voice of the Marlies, and all round rockstar, Alex Cairns Celebre. This was an incredibly fun episode to do and we learned a lot about Alex, from her love of theatre, to skating with Marie Philip Poulin, to her work with the Vanier College Productions BIPOC Artist Hub and everything in between. Make sure you follow Alex o...

In the first episode in our Summer Update series, we go over one big signing, two departures, one of which that left us Solow and talk about some rumours that are circling around the hockey universe.  Things haven't quite hit feverpitch with free agency and the draft coming up, so make sure you come back and check out our next update.  A huge Thanks as always to Cwench Hydration, the tastiest and...

In the second episode of our Beyond The Ice series, we interviewed our favourite Marlies player, but far more importantly,  the Commander in Chief of Solow's Soldiers, Zach Solow!! We discuss his hockey journey from skating at the Everblades rink as a 2 year old with his siblings to escape the heat right up to his move to Adler Mannheim in the DEL and Zach shares a few funny stories along the way...

In our final post game recap of the 2024/2025 season, we take a look at our first round series against the Cleveland Monsters.  A huge thank you to all of our listners for your continued support, we hit the 20,000 download mark having only starting 6 months ago.  Make sure you come back to check out our Beyond The Ice series and a few player interviews over the summer period. As our seasons comes...