2023 Toronto Marlies Offseason Player Tracker

SEASON SYNOPSIS

The Toronto Marlies started their 2022-23 season off with a bang, going 19-9-1-1 during the first half. Their 40 points led head coach Greg Moore to become the third person to ever be named to the AHL All-Star Classic as both a player (in 2008 and a coach. Joining Coach Moore in Laval for the 2023 All-Star Classic were his players Logan Shaw, Noel Hoefenmayer, and Joseph Woll.

At the end of the season, the Marlies finished first in the North with a record of 42-24-4-2 and 90 points, giving them a bye in the first round of the playoffs. It was a strong start for the Marlies in the postseason as they took down the Utica Comets three games to one in the North Division Semifinals. Unfortunately, the Rochester Americans were too hot to handle and the Marlies were swept in the North Division Finals. 

Special teams was one of the stronger areas for AHL Toronto during the regular season. They finished second in the league on the power play (23.6%), fifth in the league with 65 power play goals, 13th in the league on the penalty kill (81.5%), and tied for fifth in the league with nine short handed goals. The well-rounded play throughout entire games made it difficult for many teams in the North to have success against the Marlies. 

During the regular season, captain Logan Shaw led the team in goals (21), assists (48), points (69), and power play goals (10). Shaw also finished eighth in the league in points and sixth in the league in assists. In seven postseason games, he  led the Marlies in both assists (6) and points (10). 

At the end of the 2022-23 season, Shaw was voted the winner of the Fred T. Hunt Memorial Award, which is given to the AHL player who exemplifies the qualities of sportsmanship, determination, and dedication to hockey.

(List accurate as of Sept. 6th, 6:40pm ET)

UNDER CONTRACT AND RE-SIGNINGS

Forwards

• Kyle Clifford – Last year of one-way NHL contract
• Max Ellis – Last year of entry-level contract
• Bobby McMann – Last year of two-way NHL contract
• Dmitry Ovchinnikov – Last year of entry-level contract* (played four games with Marlies and was loaned to Sibir Novosibirsk of the KHL in 2022-23)
• Nicholas Robertson –Last year of entry-level contract
• Logan Shaw – Second-to-last year of AHL contract
• Alex Steeves – Last year of entry-level contract
• Ryan Tverberg – Signed a three-year, entry-level NHL contract on March 15 (played with the Marlies on a PTO and the Univ. on Connecticut [NCAA] in 2022-23)\
• Pontus Holmberg – Signed a two-year, one-way NHL contract extension on June 28
• Zach Solow – Signed a one-year AHL contract on July 7
• Keenan Suthers – Signed a one-year AHL contract on July 7
• Joseph Blandisi – Signed a one-year AHL contract on July 10
• Nicholas Abruzzese – Signed a two-year, two-way NHL contract on August 2

Defensemen

• Mikko Kokkonen – Second-to-last year of entry-level contract
• Topi Niemelä – Second-to-last year of entry-level contract
• William Villeneuve – Second-to-last year of entry-level contract
• Marshall Rifai – Signed a two-year, two-way NHL contract on July 1
• Matthew Hellickson – Signed a one-year AHL contract on July 7
• Tommy Miller – Signed a one-year AHL contract on July 7
• Matteo Pietroniro – Signed a one-year AHL contract on July 7

Goaltenders

• Luke Cavallin – Last year of AHL contract (played all of 2022-23 season with ECHL Newfoundland)
• Dennis Hildeby – Second-to-last year of entry-level contract (played three games for the Marlies and also with Färjestad BK of the SHL in 2022-23)
• Dryden McKay – Last year of AHL contract (played almost all of 2022-23 season with ECHL Newfoundland)
• Keith Petruzzelli – Last year of entry-level contract
• Joseph Woll – Second-to-last year of NHL contract (one-way)

* – Contract includes European Assignment Clause, detailed in Article 11 – 11.19 of the NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement — “The SPC of any Player may contain a clause that provides that, in the event his NHL Club Loans the Player to a club outside the NHL, during the period of such Loan, the Player shall have the option to be Loaned to a club of his choice outside North America.”

NEW ADDITIONS

Forwards

• Roni Hirvonen – Second-to-last year of entry-level contract (played for HIFK of Liiga on loan in 2022-23)
• Braeden Kressler – First year of entry-level contract (entry-level slide; played for the Flint Firebirds of the OHL in 2022-23)
• Ty Voit – First year of entry-level contract (entry-level slide; played for the Sarnia Sting of the OHL in 2022-23)
• Josiah Slavin – Signed a one-year AHL contract on July 9 (played for the Rockford IceHogs and San Diego Gulls in 2022-23)
• Jackson Berezowksi – Signed a one-year AHL contract  on July 14 (played for the Everett Silvertips [WHL] in 2022-23)
• Brock Caufield – Signed a one-year AHL contract  on July 14 (played for the University of Wisconsin [NCAA] in 2022-23)
• Neil Shea – Signed a one-year AHL contract  on July 14 (played for Sacred Heart University [NCAA] and Chicago Wolves in 2022-23)
• Tate Singleton – Signed a one-year AHL contract  on July 14 (played for the Ohio State University [NCAA] in 2022-23)
• Tyler Weiss – Signed a one-year AHL contract  on July 14 (played for the University of Nebraska-Omaha [NCAA] in 2022-23)
• Robert Mastrosimone – Signed a one-year AHL contract on August 20 (played for Arizona State Univ. [NCAA] in 2022-23)
• Jay O’Brien – Signed a one-year AHL contract on August 25 (played for Boston Univ. [NCAA] in 2022-23)

Defensemen

• William Lagesson – Signed a one-year, two-way NHL contract on July 1 (played for the Chicago Wolves in 2022-23)
• Maxime Lajoie – Signed a one-year, two-way NHL contract on July 1 (played for Carolina and the Chicago Wolves in 2022-23)
• Nolan Dillingham – Signed a one-year AHL contract  on July 14 (played for the Sarnia Sting [OHL] in 2022-23)
• David Farrance – Signed a one-year AHL contract on August 22 (played for the Chicago Wolves and Colorado Eagles in 2022-23)
• Simon Benoit – Signed a one-year, one-way NHL contract on August 28 (played for Anaheim in 2022-23)

Goaltenders

• Vyacheslav Peksa – Signed a three-year, entry-level NHL contract on May 15 (played for Bars Kazan of the VHL and Irbis Kazan of the MHL [both Russia] in 2022-23)
• Artur Akhtyamov – Signed a three-year, entry-level NHL contract on July 1 (played for Neftyanik Almetievsk of the VHL in 2022-23)

DEPARTURES

Forwards

• Zach O’Brien – Signed a one-year contract with HC Slovan Bratislava of the Slovakian Tipos Extraliga on June 6 (played almost all of 2022-23 season with ECHL Newfoundland)
• Semyon Der-Arguchinstev – Signed a one-year contract with Traktor Chelyabinsk of the KHL on July 4
• Radim Zohorna – Signed a one-year NHL contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins on July 2
• Marc Johnstone – Signed a two-year NHL contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins on July 2
• Brett Budgell – Signed a one-year, two way AHL contract with the Iowa Wild on July 3
• Graham Slaggert – Signed a one-year AHL contract with the Rochester Americans on July 7
• Nolan Walker – Signed a one-year ECHL contract with Kansas City on July 20 (played all of 2022-23 season with ECHL Newfoundland)
• Brandon Kruse – Signed a one-year contract with ECHL Toledo on July 25 (played all of 2022-23 season with ECHL Newfoundland)
• Ryan Chyzowski – Signed a one-year AHL contract with Lehigh Valley on August 10
• Orrin Centazzo – Signed a one-year contract with Toledo on August 30 (played majority of 2022-23 season with ECHL Newfoundland)
• Jack Badini – Signed a one-year contract with Stjernen Hockey of the Norway Eliteserien on August 31 (played majority of 2022-23 season with ECHL Newfoundland)

Defensemen

• Carl Dahlström – Signed a three-year contract with Färjestad BK of the SHL on June 1
• Brennan Kapcheck – Signed a one-year contract  with HKM Zvolen of Slovakia on June 27
• Noel Hofenmayer – Signed a one-year, entry-level contract with the Edmonton Oilers on July 1
• Mac Hollowell – Signed a one-year AHL contract with the New York Rangers on July 2
• Filip Král – SIgned a one-year contract with the Pelicans of Liiga on July 14
• Michael Joyaux – Signed a one-year AHL contract with Abbotsford on August 8 (played all of 2022-23 season with ECHL Newfoundland)
• Jordie Benn – Signed a PTO with Dallas on August 29

Goaltenders

• Erik Källgren – Signed a one-year, two-way NHL contract with the New Jersey Devils on July 1

(Special thanks to CapFriendly and Elite Prospects for all the contract terms and definitions for this offseason player tracker!)

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Other 2023 AHL Off Season Trackers :

Links will be updated as articles are released.

Central

• Chicago Wolves
• Grand Rapids Griffins
• Iowa Wild
• Manitoba Moose
• Milwaukee Admirals
• Rockford IceHogs
• Texas Stars

Pacific

• Abbotsford Canucks
• Bakersfield Condors
• Calgary Wranglers
• Coachella Valley Firebirds
• Colorado Eagles
• Henderson Silver Knights
• Ontario Reign
• San Diego Gulls
• San Jose Barracuda
• Tucson Roadrunners

Atlantic

• Bridgeport Islanders
• Charlotte Checkers
• Hartford Wolf Pack
• Hershey Bears
• Lehigh Valley Phantoms
• Providence Bruins
• Springfield Thunderbirds 
• Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins

North

• Belleville Senators
• Cleveland Monsters
• Laval Rocket
• Rochester Americans
• Syracuse Crunch
• Toronto Marlies
• Utica Comets