The Toronto Marlies are set to face the Syracuse Crunch in the second round of the 2017 Calder Cup Playoffs. Game one of the North Division Finals will take place on Friday, May 5th at War Memorial Arena in Syracuse, NY.

Syracuse finished first in the North Division with a regular season record of 38-24-7-7. This will be the first time the Marlies have met Syracuse in the postseason as the affiliate of the Tampa Bay Lightning. Toronto posted a 5-2-1-0 record against Syracuse during the regular season, outscoring them 25-23 through eight meetings. Brendan Leipsic led the Marlies with seven points (4 goals, 3 assist) in five games against the Crunch.

The final roster of the 2016-17 Toronto Maple Leafs included 12 Marlies graduates (Tyler Bozak, Nazem Kadri, Jake Gardiner, Leo Komarov, Morgan Rielly, Josh Leivo, Connor Brown, Connor Carrick, Zach Hyman, Nikita Soshnikov, William Nylander and Kasperi Kapanen).

The North Division Finals will follow the standard seven game series format with Toronto starting on the road for the first two games of the series. The full series breakdown can be found below;

Date Game Time Fri., May 5 Toronto Marlies at Syracuse Crunch 7:00 pm Sat., May 6 Toronto Marlies at Syracuse Crunch 7:00 pm Tue., May 9 Syracuse Crunch at Toronto Marlies 7:00 pm Wed., May 10 Syracuse Crunch at Toronto Marlies 7:00 pm Sat., May 13* Toronto Marlies at Syracuse Crunch 7:00 pm Mon., May 15* Syracuse Crunch at Toronto Marlies 7:00 pm Wed., May 17* Toronto Marlies at Syracuse Crunch 7:00 pm

*If necessary

Playoff tickets and full playoff packages are available through www.marlies.ca or by calling 416-597-PUCK (7825).