MLHS · Jun 17, 2024
10 things we learned about the Toronto Marlies in 2023-24
Kieffer Bellows, Toronto MarliesFrom a results perspective, the Toronto Marlies’ 2023-24 season was disappointing.
Defensive frailties bugged the team throughout the campaign, undoing some excellent and often dominant five-on-five performances. Toronto scrambled into the playoffs, but the post-season ended abruptly when an average Belleville team outworked them in the first round, taking the series 2-1.
That’s not to say the season didn’t provide some individual highlights and positive developments, including Ryan Tverberg’s four-goal game. Rather than a review of the season, I opted to pick out 10 learning points from the 2023-24 campaign.
1) Age is no barrier to development