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# Thursday's FTB: Only one month to go
- URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/thursdays-ftb-only-one-month-to-go/
- Published: 2025-08-21T10:45:04.000Z
- Updated: 2025-08-21T10:45:04.000Z
- Description: The summer is winding down, Auston Matthews played hockey yesterday, and Toronto Marlies tickets are going on sale today!
- Author: Species
- Tags: From The Branches

It's almost Back to School time, which means it's almost Back to Hockey time, though don't get your Leafs jersey out just yet. The Leafs first pre-season game is September 21 against the Ottawa Senators, exactly one month from today, but time flies when your having fun watching the Jays.

Last night was Hockey Night in Brampton, an event to raise funds for a local hospital foundation in Brampton and Etobicoke. The game had some big time stars present including Toronto Sceptres captain Blayre Turnbull and Leafs captain Auston Matthews.

> Toronto hockey 🔛🔝 [pic.twitter.com/7KXc0GWg4r](https://t.co/7KXc0GWg4r?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
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> — Toronto Sceptres (@PWHL\_Toronto) [August 21, 2025](https://twitter.com/PWHL%5FToronto/status/1958345585209016540?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

Auston had a lot of fans at the game.

> Auston Matthews getting a raucous welcome from a packed house at Hockey Night in Brampton[@CityBrampton](https://twitter.com/CityBrampton?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) [pic.twitter.com/ykHL5jfokd](https://t.co/ykHL5jfokd?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
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> — Dave McCarthy (@DaveAMcCarthy) [August 20, 2025](https://twitter.com/DaveAMcCarthy/status/1958307930253455591?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

And Matthews talked about Marner.

[‘We’ll obviously miss him’: Maple Leafs’ Matthews addresses Marner’s departureIt’s safe to say there’s no love lost between Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner post-split.![](https://static.ghost.org/v5.0.0/images/link-icon.svg)Sportsnet.caSportsnet Staff![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/34/01/3401a938-f468-4c02-a227-9bc4cc09bad4/content/images/thumbnail/Toronto-Maple-Leafs-Auston-Matthews-left-talks-with-Mitch-Marner.jpg)](https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/well-obviously-miss-him-maple-leafs-matthews-addresses-marners-departure/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

A contract signing! But not the Leafs.

[Olofsson signs 1-year contract with Avalanche | NHL.comForward had 29 points for Golden Knights last season, was free agent![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/34/01/3401a938-f468-4c02-a227-9bc4cc09bad4/content/images/icon/favicon-apple-touch-icon-117.png)NHL logoNHLdotcom![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/34/01/3401a938-f468-4c02-a227-9bc4cc09bad4/content/images/thumbnail/qk7jaedw4uifd8jqviwq.png)](https://www.nhl.com/news/topic/free-agency/victor-olofsson-signs-deal-with-colorado?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

Still weird that Dennis Hildeby has not signed.

Tickets for Toronto Marlies games go on sale for Marlies Insiders today at noon, and then tickets will be on sale for the general public tomorrow at noon. The home opener is Saturday October 13, that's the Saturday of the Thanksgiving weekend with the game at 4:00 p.m. against the Rochester Americans.

Our Top 25 Under 25 continues today with a player who was not drafted by the Leafs. You'll find out who at 8:00 a.m.!