Manitoba Moose Weekly - December 20
December 20, 2016 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Manitoba Moose News Release
ON LOAN: Forward Jack Roslovic was officially loaned to USA Hockey for the 2017 IIHF U20 World Championship selection camp on Sunday. The Columbus, OH native is one of 27 players on USA Hockey's preliminary roster and the only professional player at the camp. USA plays exhibition games against Switzerland on Dec. 21 and the Czech Republic on Dec. 23 before opening the tournament on Boxing Day.
THREE-IN-THREE: The Moose played their third game in three days, picking up a 2-1 win last night in Iowa. It's the first of two such instances on the 2016-17 calendar for Manitoba. Their next three-in-three set comes March 3-5 when the Moose face Rockford, Milwaukee and Chicago. The Moose did not play a three-in-three last season.
200: Forward Anthony Peluso played his 200th career AHL game Dec. 18 against the Wild. Over his 200 games, Peluso picked up 31 points (15G, 16A) and 382 penalty minutes. The bulk of the games came between 2009-2013 with the Peoria Rivermen where he played 181 of his AHL games. Peluso also has 142 NHL games to his name, all with the Winnipeg Jets.
PLAYING THEIR 150th: Two Moose players checked in with their 150th AHL games this week. Scott Kosmachuk played his on Dec. 13 in Charlotte. Through 150 games with the Moose/IceCaps, Kosmachuk tallied 71 points (36G, 35A). The Toronto, ON native has also suited up for eight NHL games.
Kevin Czuczman played his 150th AHL game in Rockford on Dec. 17. Through 150 games, Czuczman has 34 points (9G, 25A) to his name. This season, the Lake Superior State University product has 13 points (4G, 9A) which leads Moose defencemen.
PRODUCING AT EVEN STRENGTH: A few forwards have been effective for the Moose doing their damage at even strength. JC Lipon is sixth on the Moose with 11 points (3G, 8A). None of those points came on the powerplay with 10 (3G, 7A) at even strength and a shorthanded assist. Jimmy Lodge is tied for fourth on the Moose with five goals, four of them even strength and nine of his ten points come five-on-five as well. Forward Brendan Lemieux has eight points (4G, 4A) on the season, all of them at even strength.
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