April 21, 2009
Marlies Battle Moose in Game 4 of North Division Semifinal Series Tonight at Ricoh Coliseum
Jeff Jackson, General Manager of the Toronto Marlies, announced today that the club has signed left winger Robert Slaney to an amateur try-out contract. Slaney signed a three-year NHL entry level contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs on April 14.
Slaney, a 20-year-old native of Upper Island Cove, Newfoundland, led the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League in goals (36) and points (81) this season. He also had 78 penalty minutes. Among all QMJHL players he ranked 10th in points and 11th in goals. The 6-2, 204-pound forward collected nine points (five goals, four assists) and a plus-five rating in seven playoff contests.
In 239 career games with Cape Breton from 2005 to 2009, Slaney tallied 78 goals, 90 assists and 168 points, along with 229 penalty minutes. In 2007-08 he was named the Canadian Hockey League’s academic player of the year.
The Marlies play Game 4 of their North Division Semifinal series tonight at Ricoh Coliseum against the Manitoba Moose – AHL affiliate of the Vancouver Canucks – at 7:00 p.m. Toronto will host Game 5 at Ricoh Coliseum on Thursday night at 7:00 p.m. Tonight’s game will air live on Rogers TV Cable 10 in Toronto and 63 in Scarborough. The FAN 590 will air all Marlies playoff games as either a radio or web broadcast. For ticket information, including season ticket packages and group seats, visit www.torontomarlies.com or call the team’s ticket line at 416-597-PUCK.
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