That's the way my dad was. The team went 80-2 with a 60-game winning streak, and Lafontaine had 175 goals and 324 points, nearly four points per game. "He was always upbeat. The Toronto Marlboros were a Major Junior hockey team based in Toronto, … Selected fifth overall by the Kings last year after recording 125 points in two years with USA Hockey's National Team Development Program in Plymouth, he's been spending extra time during the pandemic with his grandmother in Commerce and preparing for his first pro season with Los Angeles without "one of the biggest influences in my life" and "the reason I am the player I am today.
"Why give the puck away, he would say. When I came back to Michigan last month, I grabbed one of his straight Titan sticks. After starting the stickhandling schools in 1971 which eventually expanded into more than 80 cities in the U.S. and more than a dozen cities in Canada, Turcotte coached the Lansing Lancers in the now defunct International Hockey League in 1974-75 and he was the owner, GM and coach of the Nanaimo Islanders in the Western Hockey League in 1982-83.Influenced by watching skilled players like Canadiens icons Jean Beliveau and Rocket Richard and puck-possession teams like the Anatoly Tarasov-coached Red Army teams in the 1970s, Turcotte broke down their best moves on ice, frame by frame, figuring out the skills needed to perform each move. OHL U18 Priority Draft Congratulations to Nicholas Primomo for being the first Marlboro Midget player drafted in the 1st Round...."05 Marlboros Repeat as Back-to-Back Holiday Classic Champions" Coming off a much needed week off over the holidays the team...This past weekend the Peewees put together an impressive 6-0 run to capture the 2019 Mississauga Super Series Border Battle. He said, 'I would rather win a game 8-7 than 2-1.' Every detail mattered. Danil Antropov, Akil Thomas, and Allan McShane Lead the Marlboro charge in the 2016 OHL Priority Draft Congratulations to the Minor Midget graduating players who were selected in the 2016 OHL Priority Draft. The Kingston Frontenacs scooped up Toronto Marlboros standout Paul Ludwinski with the fifth overall pick of the 2020 OHL Priority Selection and proceeded to add other talent in Nathan Poole, Thomas Budnick, Jackson Stewart and Gage Heyes in the opening five rounds. "We were really close and this has been hard on everyone," Alex Turcotte said. Seven players on that team were drafted by NHL teams (Lafontaine/Islanders, Al Iafrate/Maple Leafs, Alfie Turcotte/Canadiens, Jeff Rohlicek/Canucks, Dave Sikorski/Red Wings, Jerry Pawlowski/Whalers and Jim Andonoff/Rangers). He was humble, kind and an absolute legend in the hockey world. That's why he liked watching the Russian Five. All Rights Reserved.Once again, year after year, the Marlboros takes great pride in the development of the young athletes in the Organization.Toronto Marlboros would like to congratulate Team Canada World Juniors on their 2020 Gold Medal. He was at the forefront of bringing highly developed skills to the sport in this country. "He led the Spartans in scoring in his sophomore season with 15 goals and 43 points in 26 games and still shares the school record for most assists (6) and most points (9) in one game against Ohio State at the old Demonstration Hall in East Lansing on Feb. 17, 1961.