Andreas Johnsson scored two goals and added an assist as the Toronto Marlies beat the Texas Stars 6-1 on Thursday night to win the Calder Cup in seven games.

The Toronto Marlies did need winger Andreas Johnsson in their lineup to reach their ultimate goal, not just in Thursday’s Game 7 showdown of the Calder Cup championship but from the time he and defenceman Travis Dermott returned to the Leafs’ AHL affiliate after Toronto fell in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs to Boston. Johnsson, who led the AHL postseason field with 24 points, was named playoff MVP in what was likely his Marlies’ swan song as a full-time job next season with the Leafs is within reach, Kristen Shilton writes.

The Texas Stars defeated the Toronto Marlies 5-2 on Tuesday night to force a deciding seventh game in the Calder Cup final. Curtis McKenzie, Travis Morin and Austin Fyten scored in the second period to silence the raucous sellout crowd at the Ricoh Coliseum.

As the Toronto Marlies prepare to square off against the Texas Stars in the AHL Calder Cup final, five players on the Marlies roster have used the team’s playoff run to their advantage and could find themselves on the radar for a potential NHL gig next season, TSN Maple Leafs Reporter Kristen Shilton writes.

The American Hockey League has extended the contract of president and CEO David Andrews through June 2020. The league announced the extension Thursday that would keep Andrews in charge for his 25th and 26th seasons.

Roope Hintz scored 19:51 into overtime as the Texas Stars advanced to the American Hockey League's Calder Cup final on Monday with a 2-1 victory over the Rockford IceHogs in Game 6.

Forward Andreas Johnsson returned at the right time for the Toronto Marlies. Johnsson scored twice as the Marlies beat the Lehigh Valley Phantoms 3-1 on Friday to advance to the Calder Cup final.

The Toronto Marlies are one win away from reaching the Calder Cup final. Garret Sparks only had to make 16 saves and Ben Smith had two power-play goals as Toronto downed the Lehigh Valley Phantoms 5-0 on Wednesday in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference final.

Miro Aaltonen scored 10:59 into overtime and Garrett Sparks made 35 saves as the Toronto Marlies beat the Lehigh Valley Phantoms 3-2 at Ricoh Coliseum on Sunday to take a commanding 2-0 series lead in the third round of the American Hockey League playoffs.