AHL Manitoba Moose

Manitoba Moose Weekly

December 21, 2015 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Manitoba Moose News Release


MAKING AN IMPRESSION:

Forward Adam Lowry has added a physical presence to the Moose lineup since being reassigned by the NHL's Winnipeg Jets this past Wednesday. Lowry made an immediate impact scoring three assists and posting nine shots in three games so far with the Moose.

PETAN SETTLING IN:

Forward Nic Petan is off to a solid start in his AHL rookie season. Since joining the Moose after starting the season with the Winnipeg Jets, Petan has recorded 10 points (2G, 8A) in 13 games this season. Petan leads the Moose in points-per-game averaging 0.77 other than Adam Lowry (1.00) who has just played three games so far with the Moose.

STRONG RETURN:

Defenceman Brenden Kichton made a huge impact this past week after missing the previous four games due to injury. In his three games since returning to the lineup, Kichton has a three game points streak and has recorded five assists during that stretch. He is tied for the team lead in scoring with 16 points in 22 games this season.

RED HOT OLSEN:

Forward Ryan Olsen hit a hot streak this week and has scored three goals and four points in his last four games. The native of Delta, BC matched his previous career high in scoring with his fourth goal of the season as part of a two point night against Milwaukee on Saturday.

FARM REPORT:

The Moose assigned forward Axel Blomqvist to their ECHL affiliate, the Tulsa Oilers this week. In his debut he scored the game tying goal with just 38 seconds remaining to send the game to overtime. The other Moose assigned players on the Tulsa roster, forward Ben Walker and defenceman Aaron Harstad have also been playing well. Walker has eight points (5G, 3A) in 17 games played while Harstad has been excellent scoring two goals and two assists for four points in five games since being assigned Dec. 9.

INJURY REPORT:

The Moose will be without the services of Jay Harrison who suffered an upper body injury in the second game against San Antonio this past Thursday. The Oshawa, ON native is listed as week-to-week. He joins the injury list with forwards JC Lipon (upper body/out since Dec. 12) and Thomas Raffl (broken jaw/out since Dec. 16) who are both out week-to-week.

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