Brian Burke, president and general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs, announced Saturday that the hockey club has signed unrestricted free agent forward Clarke MacArthur to a one-year contract.

MacArthur, 25, began last season with the Buffalo Sabres before being traded March 3 to Atlanta in exchange for the Thrashers’ third and fourth round picks in the 2010 Entry Draft. In 81 games between Buffalo and Atlanta, he registered a career-high 35 points with 16 goals and 19 assists. In 2008-09, he scored a career-best 17 goals while playing in 71 games for the Sabres. The 6-0, 191-pound forward has played in 208 career NHL games with Atlanta and Buffalo collecting 44 goals and 44 assists for 88 points along with 129 minutes in penalties.

In the AHL, MacArthur led the Rochester Americans in scoring during the 2006-07 season with 63 points (21 goals, 42 assists) in 51 games and participated in the 2007 AHL All-Star Game. As a junior, he won the WHL championship with the Medicine Hat Tigers in 2004, and was named to the Memorial Cup All-Star Team.

Internationally, MacArthur won a gold medal with Team Canada at the 2005 World Junior Championships, and a silver medal with Team Pacific at the 2002 World Under-17 Challenge.

MacArthur, a native of Lloydminster, Alberta, was originally Buffalo’s third choice, selected 74th overall, in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft.


CLARKE MacARTHUR
Left Wing
Born: April 6, 1985, Lloydminster, Alberta
6-0, 191 lbs, Shoots Left

Brian Burke, president and general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs, announced Friday that the hockey club has acquired defenceman Matt Lashoff from the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for forwards Alex Berry and Stefano Giliati.

Lashoff, a 23-year-old native of East Greenbush, New York, played in 68 games for the Norfolk Admirals of the American Hockey League in 2009-10. He collected 24 points on eight goals and 16 assists, and ranked second on Norfolk in penalty minutes with 105. He also played five games with the Tampa Bay Lightning last season. In 63 career NHL games with Tampa Bay and Boston, the 6-2, 204 pound defenceman has tallied 16 points on one goal and 15 assists along with 53 minutes in penalties. In 2003-04, he was named to the OHL’s Second All-Rookie team while playing for Kitchener and in 2006-07 was selected to the AHL All-Rookie team while playing with Providence. Lashoff was Boston’s first choice, selected 22nd overall, in the 2005 Entry Draft.

Giliati split last season between the AHL’s Toronto Marlies and the ECHL’s Reading Royals. In 25 games with the Marlies, he collected three goals and six assists for nine points with 18 penalty minutes. The Leafs originally signed Giliati as a free agent April 3, 2008.

Berry played in 55 games for the Marlies this past season collecting seven points on three goals and four assists while registering 97 minutes in penalties. He was originally Toronto’s third choice, selected 153rd overall in the 2005 Entry Draft.

A proud member of the American Hockey League, the Toronto Marlies announced today their 80 game 2010-11 regular season schedule which begins on Saturday, October 9 versus the Rochester Americans, AHL affiliate of the Florida Panthers, at Ricoh Coliseum at 3:00 p.m.

Weekend games dominate the Marlies home schedule this season as the team will play 31 of their 40 home games on weekend dates. The home schedule predominantly features Saturday games, of which there are 16 dates at Ricoh Coliseum. The Marlies will also play 11 Sunday home games including five that will air live to a nationally televised audience on CBC. Remaining home games are comprised of five games on Wednesday, three on Friday, two games on both Monday and Tuesday, and one game on Thursday. All weekday games (including Fridays) begin at 7:00 p.m. with the lone exceptions being the Marlies school day games and their holiday games on February 21 (Family Day) versus the San Antonio Rampage and October 11 (Thanksgiving Day) against the Abbotsford Heat, which have 1 p.m. puck-drops.  This season the Marlies will play four school day games, one more than last season. The Marlies school day games will be on November 24 vs. Grand Rapids, February 9 vs. Hartford, March 1 vs. Milwaukee, and March 30 vs. Syracuse, with each game starting at 11:00 a.m.

The Marlies longest road trip of the season will take place in November. The 10-game trip will see the club face four teams from the West Division and four teams from the East Division. The trip will conclude on Friday, November 19 when the Marlies travel to Cleveland to play the Lake Erie Monsters. The club plays their longest homestand from February 18 to March 4. The Marlies eight-game home stretch begins with a contest against their division rival, Hamilton.

In all, the Marlies take-on 20 of 29 potential opponents; the most of all the league’s teams, in the AHL’s 75^th anniversary season. The Marlies will play the Hamilton Bulldogs, AHL affiliate of the Montreal Canadiens, a total of 10 times, the most of any 2010-11 opponents (five in each city). The Marlies face their other division opponents Rochester, Abbotsford, Manitoba and Lake Erie on eight occasions (four in each city) and play Grand Rapids a total of six times (three in each city). The AHL’s West Division welcomes the Oklahoma City Barons; while the Charlotte Checkers enters the East Division. Toronto hosts Oklahoma City, AHL affiliate of the Edmonton Oilers, on October 23 at Ricoh Coliseum.

The Marlies will close-out the 2010-11 regular season schedule by hosting Abbotsford on Sunday, April 10 at Ricoh Coliseum at 5:00 p.m.

For 2010-11 Marlies ticket information, including season ticket packages and group seats, visit www.torontomarlies.com or call the team’s ticket line at 416-597-PUCK.

DATE	OPPONENT	TIME	DATE	OPPONENT	TIME
Sat., Oct. 9	Rochester	3:00	Sun., Jan. 9	@ Chicago	3:00
Mon., Oct. 11	Abbotsford	1:00	Fri., Jan. 14	@ Abbotsford	7:00
Sat., Oct. 16	@ Hamilton	4:00	Sun., Jan. 16	@ Abbotsford	11:00
Sun., Oct. 17	Binghamton	1:00	Tue., Jan. 18	@ Manitoba	7:30
Sat., Oct. 23	Oklahoma City	5:00	Wed., Jan. 19	@ Manitoba	7:30
Sun., Oct. 24	Grand Rapids	5:00	Sat., Jan. 22	Peoria	3:00
Fri., Oct. 29	@ Hamilton	7:00	Sun., Jan. 23	Houston	5:00
Sat., Oct. 30	Lake Erie	3:00	Wed., Jan. 26	@ Lake Erie	7:00
Wed., Nov. 3	@ San Antonio	7:00	Fri., Jan. 28	@ Syracuse	7:30
Fri., Nov. 5	@ Houston	7:35	Sat., Jan. 29	Manitoba	3:00
Sat., Nov. 6	@ Texas	7:00	Sat., Feb. 5	@ Rochester	7:35
Sun., Nov. 7	@ Oklahoma City	5:05	Wed., Feb. 9	Hartford	11:00
Tue., Nov. 9	@ Hartford	7:00	Fri., Feb. 11	@ Abbotsford	7:00
Thu., Nov. 11	@ Adirondack	7:00	Sat., Feb. 12	@ Abbotsford	7:00
Fri., Nov. 12	@ Hershey	7:00	Tue., Feb. 15	@ Manitoba	7:30
Sat., Nov. 13	@ Binghamton	7:05	Wed., Feb. 16	@ Manitoba	7:30
Tue., Nov. 16	@ Hamilton	7:00	Fri., Feb. 18	Hamilton	7:00
Fri., Nov. 19	@ Lake Erie	7:30	Sat., Feb. 19	Grand Rapids	3:00
Sat., Nov. 20	Hamilton	3:00	Mon., Feb. 21	San Antonio	1:00
Sun., Nov. 21	Hamilton	1:00	Wed., Feb. 23	Hershey	7:00
Wed., Nov. 24	Grand Rapids	11:00	Sat., Feb. 26	Manitoba	3:00
Fri., Nov. 26	@ Rochester	7:35	Sun., Feb. 27	Manitoba	1:00
Sat., Nov. 27	Syracuse	3:00	Tue., Mar. 1	Milwaukee	11:00
Fri., Dec. 3	Abbotsford	7:00	Fri., Mar. 4	W/B Scranton	7:00
Sat., Dec. 4	Abbotsford	3:00	Sat., Mar. 5	@ Hamilton	4:00
Sun., Dec. 5	Chicago	3:00	Sun., Mar. 6	Hamilton	1:00
Wed., Dec. 8	@ W/B Scranton	7:05	Tue., Mar. 8	Rockford	7:00
Sat., Dec. 11	@ Lake Erie	7:30	Fri., Mar. 11	@ Rochester	7:35
Sun., Dec. 12	@ Hamilton	1:00	Sat., Mar. 12	Lake Erie	3:00
Fri., Dec. 17	@ Rochester	7:35	Sun., Mar. 13	Texas	3:00
Sat., Dec. 18	Rochester	3:00	Fri., Mar. 18	Syracuse	7:30
Tue., Dec. 21	@ Peoria	7:05	Sat., Mar. 19	Adirondack	3:00
Wed., Dec. 22	@ Grand Rapids	7:00	Wed., Mar. 23	@ Grand Rapids	7:00
Sun., Dec. 26	Hamilton	3:00	Sat., Mar. 26	Lake Erie	3:00
Wed., Dec. 29	Chicago	7:00	Wed., Mar. 30	Syracuse	11:00
Thu., Dec. 30	Rochester	7:00	Sat., Apr. 2	Lake Erie	5:00
Fri., Dec. 31	@ Grand Rapids	6:00	Sun., Apr. 3	Manitoba	1:00
Wed., Jan. 5	@ Chicago	7:00	Wed., Apr. 6	@ Lake Erie	7:00
Fri., Jan. 7	@ Rockford	7:05	Sat., Apr. 9	Rochester	3:00
Sat., Jan. 8	@ Milwaukee	7:00	Sun., Apr. 10	Abbotsford	5:00

 

The Toronto Maple Leafs announced Wednesday their television broadcast schedule for the 2010-11 season. All 82 games will be broadcast live among four networks: Leafs TV, Rogers Sportsnet, TSN and CBC. In addition, all nine preseason games will be shown live on television, with six of those games on Leafs TV.

Every Leafs’ game will also be on the radio - live on ‘The Home of the Leafs’ AM 640 - from the start of the preseason to the conclusion of the season.

“AM 640, CBC, TSN and Rogers Sportsnet are all terrific broadcast partners that are committed to delivering outstanding hockey coverage to Leafs fans,” said Tom Anselmi, executive vice-president and chief operating officer, Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment. “All of our broadcast networks including Leafs TV will form an excellent partnership to bring every single Leafs game to our fans once again in 2010-11.”

There will be 12 regular season games in 2010-11 carried exclusively on Leafs TV. The Leafs will also appear 29 times on Rogers Sportsnet, 24 times on CBC, and 17 times on TSN.

The hockey club’s preseason schedule begins against the Ottawa Senators at Air Canada Centre September 21 in the Coca-Cola Zero® Fans First Game. Rogers Sportsnet Ontario and AM 640 will broadcast that game exclusively. Regular season action starts October 7 as the Leafs will host Montreal on CBC’s Hockey Night in Canada.
 

 

LTV-Leafs TV (12 games)     TSN – The Sports Network (17 games)

CBC (24 games)                    RSN - Rogers Sportsnet Ontario (29 games)

 

 

DATE	OPPONENT	SITE	TIME	NETWORK
Tues., Sept. 21	vs. Ottawa	Air Canada Centre	7:00	RSN
Wed., Sept. 22	vs. Ottawa	Air Canada Centre	7:00	TSN
Thurs., Sept. 23	vs. Philadelphia	London, ON	7:00	LTV
Fri., Sept. 24	vs. Philadelphia	Air Canada Centre	7:00	LTV
Sat., Sept. 25	at Buffalo	HSBC Arena	7:00	LTV
Mon., Sept. 27	vs. Buffalo	Air Canada Centre	7:00	LTV
Wed., Sept. 29	at Ottawa	Scotiabank Place	7:30	LTV
Fri., Oct. 1	at Detroit	Joe Louis Arena	7:00	LTV
Sat., Oct. 2	vs. Detroit	Air Canada Centre	7:00	CBC

           

LTV-Leafs TV (6 games)   TSN – The Sports Network (1 game)

CBC (1 game)                    RSN - Rogers Sportsnet Ontario (1 game)