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Toronto Maple Leafs Prospect Report: Toronto Marlies Season Recap

By Stephen Nixon

LAVAL, QC, CANADA - MARCH 6: Jeremy Bracco #27 of the Toronto Marlies scores a goal against the Laval Rocket at Place Bell on March 6, 2019 in Laval, Quebec. (Photo by Stephane Dube /Getty Images)
LAVAL, QC, CANADA - MARCH 6: Jeremy Bracco #27 of the Toronto Marlies scores a goal against the Laval Rocket at Place Bell on March 6, 2019 in Laval, Quebec. (Photo by Stephane Dube /Getty Images) /
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Toronto Maple Leafs – Coach Greg Moore looks on from behind the Toronto Marlies bench (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images) /

December, 2019 (Record: 5-7)

The Marlies found a new head coach in Greg Moore, who was hired in early December to run the Marlies bench. Before coaching in Toronto, Moore was coaching for the Chicago Steel in the USHL.

After starting out so hot, the Marlies regressed in the month of December, having their first under .500 month of the season. Although the team had a tough few weeks, they were still pushing for a playoff position, despite being a tough North Division.

After a break-out 2018-19 season, Jeremy Bracco came back to life for the Marlies and was now the team’s leader in assists with 22, while Aberg continued to lead the team in points with 27.

Fun Fact of the Month (Decade): Toronto is 417-228-41-33 since the 2010-11 season. The team also captured two MacGregor Kilpatrick trophies with the best regular season record in that time-frame.

January, 2020 (Record: 3-7-1)

New year, new Marlies?

After such a strong start, the Marlies season began to fall apart in the month of January. There were some positives for the Marlies this month, but for the most the team’s defense let them down allowing far too many goals.

In terms of positives, Nic Petan had a great month, as well as Bracco. Unfortunately though, those are two players that seem like they may never get an opportunity with the Leafs so although they’re performing great in the AHL, their best value for Toronto may be as a trade-chip.

Fun Fact of the Month: Jeremy Bracco and Timothy Liljegren were named to the 2020 AHL All-Star Classic.

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