The Marlies moved to Toronto from St. John’s, Newfoundland, in 2005, and other AHL teams have recently relocated to bigger cities, such as Chicago, San Jose and Winnipeg. “Calgary and Edmonton are big cities, but when you come to Toronto, it’s a whole new ball game,” says Marlies defenceman Andrew Neilsen, who grew up in Red Deer, Alberta. “I thought Gothenburg was big,” says Marlies rookie forward Andreas Johnson of the Swedish city where he grew up. “Toronto is a lot bigger. There is a lot to do here, with a lot of people, I really like it here.” His teammate, Timashov, concurs: “Toronto is the best place to be.

Source: thestar February 10, 2017 04:52 UTC