Marlies Sign Ryan Chyzowski and Antti Suomela to AHL Contracts

Although usually I try to cover the Toronto Maple Leafs each day, my sense is that I should try to keep up with the entire organization. One never knows when or where there might be movement between the parent club and its AHL affiliate.

So, in today’s post I will share two pieces of AHL Toronto Marlies’ news. In the first bit of news, Ryan Chyzowski signed a two-year AHL contract with the AHL Marlies. In the second bit of news, the Marlies announced that they had re-signed trade acquisition Antti Suomela to a single-season AHL contract.

Who Is Ryan Chyzowski?

Chyzowski, a 21-year-old left-winger, was the captain of the WHL’s Medicine Hat Tigers. Chyzowski’s draft year was in 2018, but he went undrafted. However, the Winnipeg Jets invited him to their rookie camp in 2019 before he returned to Medicine Hat. The Kamloops, BC, native has been a long-time Tigers player.

Chyzowski has been improving over the five seasons he’s played with the Tigers. During the 2019-20 season he scored 69 points in 62 games. Last season he scored 29 points in 23 games. Chyzowski’s contract is at the AHL level only; and, although the Marlies are the affiliate of the Maple Leafs the contracts are not interchangeable. If he were called to the NHL, he’d have to sign a new contract – probably a two-way contract – with the Maple Leafs.