Being swept by the Rockford IceHogs in the second round of the Calder Cup Playoffs was a harsh end to what was a progressive season for the Manitoba Moose. After dwelling in the basement of the AHL standings from 2015-2017, the Jets’ AHL affiliate rose from unknown, to not only relevant, but among the top…
While the Manitoba Moose’s 2017-2018 campaign is in the rear-view mirror, 13 players on the Jets’ AHL affiliate won’t be heading home to their respective summer plans, just yet. On Monday, the Winnipeg Jets announced the recall of 13 Moose players who will join the big-club for the duration of their impending Stanley Cup Run.
While the season may not be over, the Moose are down 2-0 in their second round series against Rockford and they’ll be heading on the road to Illinois for games three, four and five; Things aren’t looking too good for the Jets’ AHL affiliate, to say the least.
While it may not be apparent at first glance, the Winnipeg Jets’ AHL affiliate, the Manitoba Moose, have their footprints all over the clubs Stanley Cup run this season.
It’s no surprise that Jets prospect Brendan Lemieux plays the game on edge. Growing up watching his father Claude, a hall-of-fame forward that was known just as equally for his goal-scoring than his tenacity, has undoubtedly shaped his playing style.
There’s something about these Manitoba Moose. As the Jets affiliate has gone the past 16 games without a regulation loss and sit atop the AHL standings, a big part of the team’s success isn’t solely a product of X’s and O’s, but rather, what binds this group of players together; Chemistry.
The last three years haven’t been easy for Nic Petan. After cracking the Jets roster straight out of Junior hockey and scoring his first NHL goal in his first NHL game, things haven’t gone exactly as planned for the former WHL-phenom, who is back with the Manitoba Moose for the third time in as many…
As injuries plague the Jets’ top-nine, it’s no surprise that 2015 first-round draft pick Kyle Connor, whose recorded five points in four contests with the Manitoba Moose this season, has been summoned to add some scoring punch. With Adam Lowry and Mathieu Perreault on the shelf, the divide between the Jets top and bottom six…
Over the last six seasons, the Winnipeg Jets don’t have a single playoff victory to boast. Not one. But Jets fans will always remember the little taste of playoff hockey they got back in 2015, when the Jets squeaked into the postseason in virtue of a wild-card spot and faced the Ducks in round one….
On May 4th, 230 of western North America’s young hockey prodigies were selected at this year’s WHL Bantam Draft. Unlike the OHL and QMJHL (which joins the WHL under the CHL umbrella), WHL teams select players that have just completed their 15-year-old season as opposed to after their 16-year-old season. It’s weird to think that…
Every Winnipeg Jets fan has a story about Teemu Selanne. And most of the time, those stories don’t directly pertain to his play on the ice. Whether it was an encounter at Earls on Main, a game of shinny that happened back in the 90s, or a brief conversation with Teemu, most fans have a…
Ever since he laced up his first pair of skates, Winnipeg Jets prospect Jansen Harkins’ always knew where to go when in need of some hockey wisdom. Jansen’s father Todd, who has 11 years of pro hockey under his belt, had always played a role throughout Jansen’s young hockey career. Wheather it was giving pointers…
