Manitoba Moose Weekly
March 6, 2018 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Manitoba Moose News Release
Saturday, March 3: Iowa 4 at Manitoba 5 OT
A pair of goals from Michael Spacek along with tallies from Brendan Lemieux and Cam Maclise seemed to have the Moose in the driver seat going to the third against the WIld on Saturday. Iowa had other ideas as the visitors stormed back with three goals in the first 10 minutes of the final frame to force overtime. Lemieux's second of the night, coming on the power play, won the game with nine seconds remaining in the extra frame.
Sunday, March 4: Iowa 4 at Manitoba 3
After the Moose opened the scoring courtesy of Peter Stoykewych and held a 2-1 lead thanks to Sami Niku, the Wild again scored three unanswered to take a 4-2 lead. Buddy Robinson got the Moose back within one in the third period, but the comeback bid fell short as the Moose closed out their home stand with a 4-3 loss.
at Milwaukee**
Wednesday, March 7
10:30 a.m. CT
at Chicago**
Saturday, March 10
7 p.m. CT
at Iowa**
Sunday, March 11
3 p.m. CT
**Broadcast on TSN 1290 and moosehockey.com
The Moose hit the road for seven straight games starting with a 10:30 a.m. matchup in Milwaukee before a weekend back-to-back against Chicago and Iowa. Listen in to all the action on TSN 1290 and moosehockey.com/listenlive starting 15 minutes before puck drop.
We Have a Trade to Announce
The Moose announced today the team has completed a trade with the Cleveland Monsters to acquire forward Bobby MacIntyre in exchange for forward Kale Kessy. MacIntyre, 21, has played the bulk of the season with Manitoba's ECHL affiliate, the Jacksonville Icemen, recording 31 points (16G, 15A) in 38 games. He also appeared in five games with Cleveland. MacIntyre is in his first season of pro hockey after five seasons in major junior where he posted 183 points (69G, 114A) in 308 OHL games.
Bad News for Shooters
The Winnipeg Jets announced today the team has reassigned goaltender Michael Hutchinson to the Moose. The 2018 AHL All-Star has made 21 appearances with a
15-2-4 record, supported by a 1.95 GAA (2nd - AHL) and a league-best 0.942 SV%. Hutchinson was named the CCM/AHL Goaltender of the Month in both November and December. The Barrie, Ont. native was 2-0-0 with a 2.00 GAA and 0.933 SV% in two starts with the Jets.
Niku at the Top
Sami Niku starts the week as the leading scorer among AHL defencemen. The rookie defender has 41 points (11G, 30A) in 58 games this season. His 11 goals are tied for fourth among league blue-liners, and he is second in assists. Niku also features the best plus/minus rating out of the top five scoring defencemen at +12.
Moose Milestones
It was a big weekend for milestones throughout the Moose lineup. Patrice Cormier played the 400th game of his AHL career on Saturday, tallying an assist in the Moose win. Mike Sgarbossa played the 300th game of his AHL career in Sunday's game. Meanwhile, Brody Sutter recorded the 100th AHL point, an assist, in the loss against Iowa.
Community Minded
While the Moose only played two games on the weekend, the team was busy in the community during the week. Moose players spread out around the city, with some heading to Steinbach and Sanford, for the team's Stick to Reading program presented by McNally Robinson Booksellers. Students entered their classrooms into the contest by submitting the top five reasons players should stop by for an afternoon of fun and reading.
The team also launched its annual Autism Awareness Campaign, presented by Red River Co-op. As in past seasons, the Moose will sell autographed player puzzles on the concourse of Bell MTS Place at March home games, as well as Monday, March 5, 2018.
American Hockey League Stories from March 6, 2018
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- Devils Dominate Comets, 7-2 - Binghamton Devils
- Comeback Kids Shock Gulls in Series Finale with San Diego - Stockton Heat
- First-Place Phantoms Host Critical Tilts at PPL Center this Friday, Sunday - Lehigh Valley Phantoms
- Weekly: Penguins to Host Star Wars Night on Saturday - Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
- Bears Weekly: Bears Look to Get on a Roll in March - Hershey Bears
- Syracuse Crunch Weekly - Syracuse Crunch
- Flyers Sign D T.J. Brennan to Multi-Year Extension - Lehigh Valley Phantoms
- P-Bruins Week in Review - Providence Bruins
- Oak Park Ice Arena Moves on to the Finals in Light Like the Pros Contest - Stockton Heat
- Gustafsson, Sikura Inked to Deals - Rockford IceHogs
- Coyotes Recall Hill; Roadrunners Recall Houser, Army - Tucson Roadrunners
- IceHogs Welcome Back Bryan Bickell for Jersey Auction Night - Rockford IceHogs
- Tampa Bay Lightning Assign Goaltender Peter Budaj to Syracuse Crunch on Conditioning Assignment - Syracuse Crunch
- Desrosiers Recalled from Idaho - Texas Stars
- Monsters Recall Ivan Kulbakov from ECHL's Quad City Mallards - Cleveland Monsters
- Manitoba Moose Weekly - Manitoba Moose
- Blue Jackets Add Goaltender Jeff Zatkoff to Roster on Emergency Recall - Cleveland Monsters
- Moose Acquire Bobby MacIntyre from Cleveland - Manitoba Moose
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