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Moose Sign Pair of Goaltenders

July 20, 2009 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Manitoba Moose News Release


The Manitoba Moose announced today they have signed goaltenders John Murray and Daren Machesney to American Hockey League Contracts.

Machesney, 23, spent the 2008-09 season as a member of the Hershey Bears where he posted a record of 19-12-1 with a 3.24 goals against average and a .876 save percentage. He was recalled by the Washington Capitals twice last season, but failed to see any action in the NHL. He also played with Team Canada at the Spengler Cup in 2008 in Davos, SUI and led his country to the championship game. In 84 career AHL games over three seasons with the Bears, the Hamilton ON native was 44-25-4, with four shutouts, a 2.91 GAA, and .893 save percentage. Machesney was originally drafted by Washington in the fifth round, 143rd overall, in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft.

Murray, 22, appeared in 25 games with the Ontario Reign of the ECHL last season where he accumulated a 13-8-3 record, 2.81 goals against average and 0.917 save percentage. The native of Lancaster, PA also suffered a pair of losses with the Mississippi Sea Wolves where he had a 3.52 GAA and a .925 save percentage. He also made his AHL debut with the Syracuse Crunch in 2008-09 where he recorded a 3.24 GAA and 0.846 save percentage. In 35 career ECHL games with Reading, Ontario, and Mississippi, Murray is 16-13-4 with a 3.52 goals against average and a .925 save percentage.



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