Jason Gregoire (left) of the St. John's Ice Caps watches the play as Toronto Marlies player Jesse Blacker (27) slides into his goaltender Jussi Rynnas during the teams’ game at Mile One Centre last season. Like they did in the inaugural season, the IceCaps will play the Marlies, the Toronto Maple Leafs’ AHL affiliate, eight times in the upcoming 2012-13 season. — Telegram file photo