The second annual NYHL x Marlies Jamboree took place last Saturday, February 28^th. In association with MLSE and the Toronto Marlies, 8 teams were invited to participate in a weekend Jamboree on professional ice at the Coca Cola Coliseum.

Duffield Red, Duffield White, Vaughan Blue and West Hill were the representatives for the U7 division and kicked off the event Saturday afternoon. They were followed by the U8 representatives of Duffield White, East York, West Hill and Willowdale.

Each team got to play two games with the ice split at center ice.  Competing teams shared the benches and coaches were on the ice as our big league officials. Parents and family filled the stands to watch their little stars on the big ice.

Duke the Dog, the Marlies mascot, couldn’t help but cheer on the teams and even stepped behind the bench to coach!

After the Jamboree, each team was invited to watch the Toronto Marlies play against the Chicago Wolves at 4 PM. In what seems to be a Jamboree tradition, the Marlies found themselves headed to overtime tied 4-4. Unfortunately, though overtime would solve nothing, the Marlies went on to lose a heartbreaker, 5-4 in the shootout.

Thank you to the Toronto Marlies and MLSE for organizing this event and to all of our players, coaches and families who participated. We look forward to continuing this annual tradition in years to come!

U7 West Hill, Duffield Red, Duffield White, Vaughan Blue and, who could forget, Duke!

U8 East York, Duffield White, Willowdale and West Hill.

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