Toronto Marlies Insider

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 the Marlies and Leafs in the same day. A huge Thanks to Simon for coming on, he agreed to 30 minutes and we went for almost 90. You can hear Simon doing the morning Sports updates on 680 News Radio Toronto.

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.

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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 alternative path he took to pro hockey and offers a mountain of advice to young and aspiring hockey players.

He also chats about the work the Professional Hockey Players Association does and discusses an organization that he co-founder in SoFlo. SoFlo puts on tournaments in South Florida and hosts a lot of NHL, AHL, ECHL and KHL players in addition to some insanely talent youngsters.

We briefly talked about The BuzzPod, which is an absolute must listen for AHL fans and the wider hockey community. It's hosted by Nico and The Commander in Chief himself, Zach Solow and they have some amazing guests on each and every week, so make sure you give them a listen.

Finally, Nico has offered to answer any questions that young fans may have via his Instagram account, so feel free to reach out to him directly or via the BuzzPod account.

We end the interview with fan questions and our usual quick fire round, although our superstar quizmaster Ben wasn't available so Davy had to fill in for him. Heres a headsup, Davy wasn't as good as Ben normally is!!