The Toronto PWHL, the Marlies and the Maple Leafs are all have games today on a busy hockey Saturday. Here's the schedule for today:

Toronto PWHL @ Ottawa PWHL: 3:30 p.m.
Toronto Marlies vs. Syracuse Crunch: 4:00 p.m.
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. New York Rangers at 7:00 p.m.

We'll have our preview of the Leafs vs. Rangers game out later this morning.

The Marlies faced the Crunch last night who beat them 3-2 in Syracuse, but there was a first time AHL goal by #81 Jonny Tychonik who has worked his way up from the Newfoundland Growlers this season. [Movie trailer voice] "He's got 81 gigabytes of hockey data downloaded into his brain."

The Leafs had a practice yesterday and there were reactions to the trade late Thursday night that has brought defenceman Ilya Lyubushkin returning to the Maple Leafs for a second time.

Other News

Leafs prospect Easton Cowan has entered record breaking territory.

Leafs prospect Fraser Minten is a chess geek.

If you like goalie mask artwork, this guy is a pro.

Speaking of masks, there's also non-pros.

Speaking of Hockey is for Everyone.

Westman Volt Hockey sparks joy for players of all ages, abilities
Zander Wallin, 15, is one of 30 players with Westman Volt Hockey — an adapted form of floor hockey that uses a special motorized wheelchair, letting players of all abilities in Brandon, Man., hit the rink.
CBC

Zuccarello is getting grumpy in his old age and takes a fine for punching from the bench.

Wild’s Zuccarello, Preds’ McCarron Fined $2000 for Altercation
NHL Player Safety has issued $5000 fines to Minnesota Wild forward Mats Zuccarello and Nashville Predators forward Michael McCarron for an altercation.
Scouting The Refsscoutingtherefs

Finally, LOLSNES!

Enjoy your Saturday!

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