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Moose Equipment Manager Moves On To NHL

June 22, 2010 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Manitoba Moose News Release


The Manitoba Moose, the AHL affiliate of the Vancouver Canucks, are pleased to announce Equipment Manager Jay McMaster has been hired by the National Hockey League's Los Angeles Kings as their Assistant Equipment Manager.

McMaster will be working with Darren Granger who spent time as a volunteer Equipment Assistant with the Manitoba Moose in 2005.

McMaster just completed his third season as Moose Equipment Manager. Jason came to the Moose from the Memorial Cup champion Vancouver Giants of the Western Hockey League. A native of Plenty, SK, McMaster joined the Giants in 2005 and spent two seasons in Vancouver. Prior to that, he was an Assistant Trainer with the Lethbridge Hurricanes for one season in 2004.

McMaster's accomplishments include an invitation to be the Equipment Manager for Team Canada during the 2005 Canada-Russia Challenge series and he also served as an Assistant Trainer at the 2002 CHL Top Prospects Game

"We are very happy for Jay and the opportunity that lies in front of him," said Craig Heisinger, Senior Vice-President & General Manager of the Manitoba Moose. "We have always maintained that one of mandates as an organization is to develop talent for the National Hockey League. Jay continues that tradition in the same vein as players like Cory Schneider and Alexandre Burrows, or coaches like Alain Vigneault, Randy Carlyle and Scott Arniel."

Mark Grehan, former Assistant Athletic Therapist with the Moose, will take over the Equipment Manager position on August 1, 2010. Grehan was the Equipment Manager with the ECHL's Victoria Salmon Kings last season.

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