Music: {allcanada} Maple Leafs send rookie Kadri down to AHL

The Maple Leafs sent rookie forward Nazem Kadri back down to the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League on Wednesday.

The 20-year-old centre recorded six assists in 17 games with the Maple Leafs.

Kadri will sit out his first two games with the Marlies. He was given a two-game suspension by the AHL shortly after he was called up by the Leafs last month.

Kadri received the ban as a result of his actions in a 5-1 victory over the Adirondack Phantoms on Nov. 11. He was given slashing and unsportsmanlike conduct minors along with a game misconduct midway through the third period.

Kadri has 14 points (5-9) in 14 AHL games this season. He was selected by Toronto with the seventh overall pick in the 2009 NHL entry draft.