On Saturday March 7 last year, the Marlies played their last game at Coca-Cola Coliseum. Today, they play their first home game of this season against the Manitoba Moose.
With the Leafs on the road, some changes were made to the NHL roster, affecting the players available to the Marlies. Chief among them the plan is to play Alex Galchenyuk in his first-ever minor-league hockey games.
Marlie coach Greg Moore on Galchenyuk: "We're going to give him a lot of minutes (in tonight's home opener). Adrenalin will carry him through (his first taste of he minors).