We’ve got ourselves a series. Even without fans in the stands–and a game presentation that’s a skeleton of the atmosphere that many associate the NHL playoffs with, in lieu of such– the Winnipeg Jets’ 3-2 matinee win over the Calgary Flames felt like good ‘ol playoff hockey. Heading into the second game of the best-of-five…
Game one of their Stanley Cup qualifying round series against the Calgary Flames was nothing short of a nightmare for the Winnipeg Jets. The 4-1 loss–in which the Jets were outshot 33-18, went 0/7 on the power play and sacrificed a shorthanded goal against–was one thing. But the players who left the game was a…
After brief pit-stops with the Arizona Coyotes and Detroit Red Wings in the first half of this season, 24-year-old goaltender Eric Comrie is returning to Winnipeg after the Jets claimed him off of waivers on Thursday morning. Comrie, who the Jets drafted in the second round of the 2013 draft, has spent the vast majority…
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….
