Sunday, June 14, 2026

Marlies take 2-0 series lead; Everblades a win away

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William Villeneuve, Cedric Pare and the Toronto Marlies are two wins away from winning a Calder Cup championship.

The Marlies took the first two games of the American Hockey League's championship series this weekend in Illinois, defeating the Chicago Wolves 4-2 on Friday and 5-4 in overtime on Sunday. The next three games will all be played in Toronto.

Pare scored and had two shots in Friday's series opener. He tied the game at 2-2 in the second period.
Pare now has four goals and six assists in 21 playoff games this year.

Villeneuve, meanwhile, had three assists in Sunday's victory – including the secondary helper on Logan Shaw's overtime goal.
Villeneuve now has two goals and 17 assists in 21 playoff games. He continues to lead all AHL defensemen in playoff scoring by a wide margin and now sits second in scoring amongst all skaters.


Game 3 of the series takes place Tuesday night.

In the ECHL's Kelly Cup Final, Oliver Cooper and the Florida Everblades are a win away from a championship.

The Everblades lost the first two games of the series in Kansas City but returned home and won all three contests. They now head back to Kansas City with a 3-2 series lead. Game 6 is Monday while a Game 7, if needed, would be Wednesday.

Cooper has two goals and three assists in 18 playoff games this year. He posted 12 goals and 13 assists in 65 regular season contests.

Florida has won three of the last four Kelly Cup titles. Cooper previously won a Kelly Cup championship with the Fort Wayne Komets in 2021.

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