Moose welcome World Junior gold medalist

Published on January 17, 2005 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Manitoba Moose News Release


The Manitoba Moose are proud to welcome Nigel Dawes, Winnipeg native and Gold Medal Champion for Team Canada at the 2005 World Junior Hockey Championships, to the game between the Moose and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins on Thursday, January 20th at 7:30 p.m. at the MTS Centre.

Dawes will drop the puck at a ceremonial face-off prior to the game between the Moose and Penguins. The 20-year old member of the Kootenay Ice of the Western Hockey League scored two goals and five points in five games for Team Canada at the World Junior Hockey Championships played in Grand Forks, ND from Dec. 26/04-Jan. 4/05. including an assist in the Gold Medal winning 6-1 triumph over Russia. Dawes leads the Ice in scoring this season with 24 goals and 38 points in 37 games.

Dawes was selected by the New York Rangers in the fifth round, 149th overall, in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft.

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