Moose Sweep Road Trip

Published on November 3, 2008 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Manitoba Moose News Release


The Manitoba Moose extended their winning streak to eight-games last week by winning all four games and outscored their opponents 28-10. This is the first time in team history the Moose have won their first four road games of the season. This season's winning streak is the longest early season extended winning streak the Moose have ever had since they won 10 in a row beginning on Oct. 18/00, with their fifth game of the season. Cory Schneider earned his first shut out of the season against Peoria on Sunday.

Wednesday, October 29, 2008: Manitoba 4, Quad City 2

The Manitoba Moose came back from a 1-0 deficit and scored three goals in five-minutes to beat the Quad City Flames 4-2, extending their winning streak to five-games. Captain Mike Keane and Jason Jaffray earned their first goals of the season, Michael Grabner netted two and goaltender Karl Goehring saved 33 of 35 shots for his first victory with the club.

Friday, October 31, 2008: Manitoba 2, Rockford 1

The Manitoba Moose didn't need to dress up for Halloween to scare the Rockford Icedogs, as two-quick goals would do the trick and earn Manitoba a 2-1 victory on October 31st. This victory stretches Manitoba's winning-streak to six consecutive games, registering four at home and two on the road. In the season's first meeting between the two clubs, goaltender Cory Schneider stopped 19 shots for his fifth win and Moose rookie Guillaume Desbiens notched the game-winner on his third shot of the night.

Saturday, November 2, 2008: Manitoba 3, Quad City 1

TIn their third game in four nights, the Manitoba Moose extended their winning-streak to seven games with a 3-1 victory over the Quad City Flames. Mark Cullen netted the game winner, extending his point streak to seven-games, while goaltender Karl Goehring stopped 38 of 39 attempts for his second win.

Sunday, November 3, 2008: Manitoba 4, Peoria 0

A late first period goal courtesy of Jason Jaffray would also prove to be the game winner, as the Manitoba Moose shut-out the Peoria Rivermen 4-0, lengthening their winning-streak to eight consecutive games. Michel Ouellet and Captain Mike Keane were responsible for Manitoba's additional two goals while Cory Schneider blocked 27 shots for his first shut-out of the season as the Moose swept their first "three-games-in-three-nights- series this season.

Moose Notes

Capitalizing on the Empty Net: So far this season, the Moose have scored six empty-net goals. Michel Ouellet, Jason Jaffray, Guillaume Desbiens, Darryl Bootland and Michael Grabner have all added insurance with a shot on an empty net in the third period of play. This total after only ten games is already half of the total recorded by the Moose all of last season, where they scored 12 empty-net goals in the entire season.

Lucky Number Eight: After dropping their first two games of the season to Hamilton, Manitoba has won eight consecutive games, as well as sweeping their first four game road trip. This is the first time in history that the Moose have started 4/0 on the road. Last season, the Moose tied a franchise record by winning 10 games in a row from Mar. 2 - Mar. 25/08. This season's winning streak is the longest early season extended winning streak the Moose have ever had since they won 10 in a row beginning on Oct. 18/00, in their fifth game of the season.

November Beginnings: November 1st game against Quad City marked the first of 11 games in the 11th month for the Moose, and the club hopes to keep their November numbers on par with the club's history. The Moose earned 12 of 22 (6-3-2-0) possible points in 2007-08, 15 of 24 (6-3-2-1) possible points in 2006-07 and 21 of 32 (9-4-1-2) possible points in 2005-06 - their best ever November finish in Moose AHL history. In fact, since joining the AHL, the Moose have never finished below .500 during the month of November.

Sweeping 3-in-3: The Moose swept their first three-in-three series of the season last week, the first of five they will face this season. The last time the Moose swept a three-in-three was last season when they beat Hamilton, Toronto and then Hamilton again from Mar. 7-9/08. This was the only sweep recorded last season. In Moose AHL history, the club has never swept more than one three-in-three series in a single season.

Upcoming Opponent

The Manitoba Moose have a week to rest before they visit the Americans in Rochester on Friday, November 7th and Monday, November 10th. The Rochester series is split with a match-up against the Syracuse Crunch, who enter the week two-points shy of Manitoba for second in the North Division, on Saturday, November 8th.

Player of the Week Nominee

Cory Schneider

Cory Schneider is the nominee for Moose Player of the Week for the first time this season...This week, he appeared in two games and stopped 46 of 47 shots and earned his first shutout of the season and fourth of his young career by stopping all 27 shots he faced in Sunday's 4-0 win over Peoria...On Friday, he was instrumental in handing Rockford only their second loss of the season at the time in a 2-1 win...Schneider helped the Moose extend their team-winning streak to a season-high eight games as he has now won his last six consecutive starts...After finishing the week with .50 goals against average and a save percentage of .978, Schneider is now the top goalie in the AHL with a goals against average of 1.29 and a save percentage of .942...His six wins rank second in the league.

DATE Opponent Result Shots Saves

Oct. 29/08 at Quad City 5-3W DNP

Oct. 31/08 at Rockford 2-1W 20 19

Nov. 1/08 at Quad City 3-1W DNP

Nov. 2/08 at Peoria 4-0W 27 27

Totals 4-0-0-0 47 46

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