The Toronto Marlies beat the San Antonio Rampage 2-1 last night to take the 1st round series 4-3. Let's face it, the Marlies may be the only Toronto team to win any playoff series this year. But only 1,982 fans were at the Ricoh Coliseum to watch it.
The Marlies now advance against the Syracuse Crunch, 3-2 overtime winners over Manitoba last night.
Getting top star billing last night was 30-year-old goaltender Scott Clemmensen, who turned back 37 shots in anchoring the Marlies to their first-ever playoff series triumph. He started in all 7 playoff games. That's right - the Leaf's goalie of the future, Justin Pogge is glued to the end of the bench. Top Marlie goal scorer in the series was John Mitchell with 3 goals.
