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Moose bust loose for 6 goals

Mike McIntyre 1 minute read Saturday, Dec. 17, 2022

The Manitoba Moose matched their best offensive outing of the season Saturday, routing the Belleville Senators 6-2 at Canada Life Centre.

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Keane honourary captain for AHL All-Star Game

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Keane honourary captain for AHL All-Star Game

Mike McIntyre 1 minute read Friday, Dec. 16, 2022

It’s been a dozen years since Mike Keane hung up the skates. But the current player development co-ordinator for the Winnipeg Jets has been named an honourary captain for the upcoming American Hockey League All-Star game

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Friday, Dec. 16, 2022

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Admirals sink Moose in shootout

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Admirals sink Moose in shootout

Joshua Frey-Sam 4 minute read Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022

Talk about a pile of action for an extra point.

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Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022

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Manitoba Moose Jacob Friend (48) and Milwaukee Admiral Egor Afanasyev (70) battle in front of the net.

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                                Manitoba Moose Jacob Friend (48) and Milwaukee Admiral Egor Afanasyev (70) battle in front of the net.

Gawanke the hero for Moose

1 minute read Sunday, Nov. 13, 2022

Leon Gawanke’s overtime tally lifted the Manitoba Moose to a 4-3 victory over the visiting Calgary Wranglers this afternoon in American Hockey League action.

Limoges the OT hero for Moose

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Limoges the OT hero for Moose

Joshua Frey-Sam 5 minute read Sunday, Nov. 6, 2022

The Manitoba Moose got out of their own way and got the job done.

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Sunday, Nov. 6, 2022

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Manitoba Moose Leon Gawanke (9) saves the shot from Texas Stars’ Jacob Peterson (13) during first period AHL action in Winnipeg on Sunday.

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                                Manitoba Moose Leon Gawanke (9) saves the shot from Texas Stars’ Jacob Peterson (13) during first period AHL action in Winnipeg on Sunday.

Moose stampede to division lead

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Moose stampede to division lead

Joshua Frey-Sam 6 minute read Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022

The Manitoba Moose have come out of the gates firing to begin the 2022-23 season.

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Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022

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Manitoba Moose Jansen Harkins (24) deflects the puck at Rockford Icehogs goaltender Arvid Soderblom (40) as Isaak Phillips (41) defends during first period AHL action in Winnipeg on Sunday, October 16, 2022. Reporter: ?

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                                Manitoba Moose Jansen Harkins (24) deflects the puck at Rockford Icehogs goaltender Arvid Soderblom (40) as Isaak Phillips (41) defends during first period AHL action in Winnipeg on Sunday, October 16, 2022. Reporter: ?

Staff 1 minute read Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022

The Minnesota Wild have signed 20-year-old forward Mikey Milne to a three-year entry-level contract, the NHL club announced Wednesday.

Moose fall to IceHogs in opener

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Moose fall to IceHogs in opener

Jeff Hamilton 4 minute read Sunday, Oct. 16, 2022

For the better part of Saturday’s home-opener, the Manitoba Moose looked primed to start their season on a high note.

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Sunday, Oct. 16, 2022

Kristian Reichel tries to get the puck past Rockford's Arvid Soderblom. (Daniel Crump / Winnipeg Free Press)

Kristian Reichel tries to get the puck past Rockford's Arvid Soderblom. (Daniel Crump / Winnipeg Free Press)

Same name, different game

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Same name, different game

Mike McIntyre 5 minute read Monday, Oct. 3, 2022

He proudly carries treasured memories of his late, great father in his heart. And now he’s brought the legendary family name back to a Winnipeg hockey rink for the first time in more than three decades.

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Monday, Oct. 3, 2022

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Ben Hawerchuk skates Monday during Manitoba Moose training camp at BellMTS Iceplex. The son of Jets’ legend Dale Hawerchuk appreciates the strong connection between Winnipeg and his family.

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                                Ben Hawerchuk skates Monday during Manitoba Moose training camp at BellMTS Iceplex. The son of Jets’ legend Dale Hawerchuk appreciates the strong connection between Winnipeg and his family.

Jets sign Gawanke to one-year deal

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Jets sign Gawanke to one-year deal

Staff 1 minute read Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022

The Winnipeg Jets have agreed to terms on a one-year, two-way contract worth US$750,000 with 23-year-old defenceman Leon Gawanke.

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Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022

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MIKAELA MACKENZIE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FILES Leon Gawanke (9) at Manitoba Moose practice at the BellMTS Iceplex in 2021.

Moose season over after loss

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Moose season over after loss

Mike McIntyre 6 minute read Sunday, May. 15, 2022

In the end, the Manitoba Moose simply ran out of chances. And time. And a playoff run that began with visions of a potential Calder Cup didn’t last beyond the first round.

A 2-1 loss to the Milwaukee Admirals in Sunday’s deciding Game 5 at Canada Life Centre was a bitter pill to swallow.

“I feel like we had such a good thing going. A really good group, good players. These last two games I felt like we found our real game and played a game that would potentially be able to win a championship. And then just threw it all away today,” a sombre David Gustafsson said in the post-game press conference.

Indeed, the Moose dug themselves a huge hole in the best-of-five, dropping both games in Milwaukee (3-2, 2-1) despite soundly outplaying the opponent. That set up needing to win three straight do-or-die games on home ice. They nearly did it, rallying from a 2-0 first-period deficit in Game 3 to win 5-2, then routing Milwaukee 7-3 in Game 4.

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Sunday, May. 15, 2022

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Manitoba Moose lost out to the Admirals 2-1 Sunday afternoon at Canada Life Centre.

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Manitoba Moose lost out to the Admirals 2-1 Sunday afternoon at Canada Life Centre.

Moose trample Admirals 7-3 to push series to Game 5

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Moose trample Admirals 7-3 to push series to Game 5

Mike McIntyre 5 minute read Friday, May. 13, 2022

Players on the Winnipeg Jets top affiliate have created T-shirts for the playoffs bearing the slogan “Caution: Moose Crossing.” And the visiting Milwaukee Admirals certainly had a deer-in-headlights look on Friday night as they were run off the road by a surging Manitoba squad that has now seized momentum in their first-round series.

A dominant 7-3 victory by the Moose in front of 4,980 fans at Canada Life Centre is the second straight do-or-die triumph on home ice and sets up a Sunday afternoon, winner-take-all Game 5 at the downtown rink.

“Playoffs. That’s what this is all about,” said defenceman Ville Heinola, the brightest blue-line prospect in the organization who had the game-winning goal and two assists. Not to be outdone was forward Morgan Barron, who made a terrific first impression with the Jets after coming over from the New York Rangers in the Andrew Copp trade, with a goal and two assists. Four other players had multi-point games.

“The lineup’s so deep. On any given night we can have guys anywhere in the lineup produce,” said Barron. “I feel like when we get rolling out there, we’re rolling all four lines and sustaining offensive zone time.”

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Friday, May. 13, 2022

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Manitoba Moose player Morgan Barron celebrates after scoring in Game 4 against the Milwaukee Admirals Friday at Canada Life Centre.

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Manitoba Moose player Morgan Barron celebrates after scoring in Game 4 against the Milwaukee Admirals Friday at Canada Life Centre.

Glass prefers lengthy AHL playoff run

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Glass prefers lengthy AHL playoff run

Mike McIntyre 5 minute read Thursday, May. 12, 2022

Forgive Cody Glass if this current trip back to his hometown wasn’t exactly high on his bucket list. It’s nothing personal.

It’s just that the 23-year-old Winnipegger would prefer to still be skating in the NHL with the Nashville Predators, as he was earlier this week until they were ousted from the playoffs by the mighty Colorado Avalanche.

“We had a couple of those games (against Colorado) in our hands and let them slip away. The Avalanche are a really good team,” Glass told the Free Press of getting swept out of the first-round by the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference, which included dressing for the last two. “So, it sucks. A bad feeling.”

Now back on the farm with the Milwaukee Admirals, his hopes for a short and sweet stay were stifled by the Manitoba Moose keeping their season alive on Wednesday night with a 5-2 win. Glass certainly did his part, opening the scoring just 21 seconds into the game, but the desperate home team rallied for victory,

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Thursday, May. 12, 2022

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Milwaukee Admirals Cody Glass during playoff action against the Manitoba Moose at Canada Life Centre, Wednesday.

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Milwaukee Admirals Cody Glass during playoff action against the Manitoba Moose at Canada Life Centre, Wednesday.

Moose storm back for 5-2 win over Admirals

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Moose storm back for 5-2 win over Admirals

Mike McIntyre 5 minute read Wednesday, May. 11, 2022

Turns out a desperate Manitoba Moose team is also a dangerous one. And the hockey club will live to see at least another game after rallying to beat the Milwaukee Admirals 5-2 on Wednesday night at Canada Life Centre to keep their playoff hopes alive.

The top affiliate of the Winnipeg Jets began the night in a big hole, down 2-0 in the best-of-five series. And the task got even more daunting when the visitors opened the scoring just 21 seconds in, then added another before the first period was complete.

“I think some unfortunate bounces led to us being down to start that game. We were a little tight in the first. I think when we came in to re-group in the intermission, the focus was just on relaxing, knowing there’s a lot of hockey left and this game’s not over,” said forward Jeff Malott.

Indeed. Rather than go quietly into the night and allow a strong overall season to end with a whimper, the Moose stormed back with three straight tallies in the middle frame, then added two more for good measure in the third to skate away with the biggest victory of the year in front of 4,832 satisfied customers.

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Wednesday, May. 11, 2022

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Milwaukee Admirals’ Cole Smith takes flight during Game 3 of their AHL playoff series against the Manitoba Moose at Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg on Wednesday.

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Milwaukee Admirals’ Cole Smith takes flight during Game 3 of their AHL playoff series against the Manitoba Moose at Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg on Wednesday.

Moose down, but defiantly not out

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Moose down, but defiantly not out

Mike McIntyre 5 minute read Monday, May. 9, 2022

Down but certainly not out. That’s the motto the Manitoba Moose have adopted as they face the daunting task of needing to win not one, not two, but three consecutive elimination games to keep their season alive.

A pair of tough-luck weekend losses in Milwaukee — despite significantly outplaying and outshooting their opponent — have the American Hockey League team down 2-0 in the best-of-five series.

“Not a single guy in our room doesn’t think we can’t win three in a row against these guys,” defenceman Leon Gawanke said, following Monday’s practice at Canada Life Centre. “The mindset in our room is that we’re still pretty confident and can turn this around.”

The Moose, who finished second in the Central Division, will get their first crack Wednesday when they host the third-place Admirals. Games 4 and 5, if necessary, would follow on Friday night and Sunday afternoon, respectively, at the downtown rink.

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Monday, May. 9, 2022

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Manitoba Moose Declan Chisholm.

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Manitoba Moose Declan Chisholm.

Admirals sink Moose 3-2 in Game 1 of AHL playoff series

Mike McIntyre 3 minute read Friday, May. 6, 2022

The Manitoba Moose figured they’d caught a lucky break when Milwaukee Admirals starting goaltender Connor Ingram was called up to the parent Nashville Predators for their first-round playoff series.

Turns out Ingram’s replacement isn’t too shabby, either.

Devin Cooley stopped 40 of 42 shots Friday night as the Admirals downed the Moose 3-2 to take Game 1 of their best-of-five Central Division series at Panther Arena.

Manitoba soundly outplayed Milwaukee but never led, erasing deficits of 1-0 and 2-1 before giving up the game-winner with just over four minutes left in the third period.

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