Springfield Thunderbirds right wings Mathias Laferriere (left) and Will Bitten face the Toronto Marlies

Marlies Outpace T-Birds in Wild School Day Affair in Toronto

TORONTO, ON -- The Springfield Thunderbirds (29-31-3-2) could not keep pace with the Toronto Marlies (31-22-9-2) in a wild 6-3 game on Wednesday morning at Coca-Cola Coliseum. With nearly 7,000 school students in attendance in the raucous atmosphere, the Marlies made their young fans happy just 2:01 into the game when Mikko Kokkonen fired a slapper through traffic past Vadim Zherenko following a clean win off an offensive z... Full Story