Moose Win Four Of Five In Week Two

Published on October 22, 2007 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Last updated: October 22, 2007
Source: Manitoba Moose News Release


After dropping their two season-opening games vs. Grand Rapids in Week 1, the Moose rebounded with impressive offensive performances in Week 2, outscoring their North Division opponents 22-12 en route to winning four of five games. Manitoba defeated Rochester in three straight games earlier in the week, fell 5-3 to the Marlies on Saturday afternoon, and then rebounded with a confident 5-1 win over Hamilton on Sunday.

Tuesday, October 16, 2007: Americans 0 - Moose 1 W It took two-and-a-half periods for the puck to hit the back of the net, but that first goal by rookie defenceman Luc Bourdon would also prove to be the game-winner for Manitoba last Tuesday night. Despite being outshot 32-19, the Moose secured a 1-0 win over the Rochester Americans at the MTS Centre, with Drew MacIntyre earning Manitoba's first win and first shutout of the season.

Wednesday, October 17, 2007: Americans 1 - Moose 7 W Manitoba followed up their first win of the season with a powerful performance in the rematch vs. Rochester, trouncing the visiting Americans 7-1 at the MTS Centre Wednesday night. Jason Jaffray led all scorers with one goal and two assists, while Brad Moran, Jozef Balej, Colby Genoway, Mason Raymond, and Shaun Heshka registered multi-point games.

Friday, October 19, 2007: Moose 6 - Americans 5 SOW It took five minutes of overtime and a shootout, but the Manitoba Moose secured their third win in four nights over the Americans in Rochester Friday night. Grabner, Jaffray, Genoway, Moran, and Balej scored for Manitoba, while rookie goaltender Cory Schneider stopped 32 of 37 shots for the shootout win.

Saturday, October 20, 2007: Moose 3 - Marlies 5 L The Toronto Marlies stopped the streaking Manitoba Moose Saturday afternoon with a 5-3 win at Ricoh Coliseum. Undefeated Marlies goaltender Scott Clemmensen earned the win for Toronto, while Drew MacIntyre suffered his first loss to Toronto in six career games played with Manitoba.

Sunday, October 21, 2007: Moose 5 - Bulldogs 1 W Playing their fifth game in six days, the Manitoba Moose showed no signs of exhaustion as they soundly defeated the reigning Calder Cup champion Hamilton Bulldogs 5-1 Sunday afternoon. Colby Genoway and Pierre-Cedric Labrie posted a goal and assist each, Ryan Shannon notched two assists, and Drew MacIntyre stopped 33 of 34 shots for the win.

The Moose make their first venture outside the North Division with two games vs. the Rockford IceHogs Thursday and Friday nights at the MTS Centre. Next week, the Moose continue their West Division swing with games in Quad City, Milwaukee, and Rockford.

MOOSE NOTES

THIS WEEK'S THREE-PEAT: Manitoba notched three wins in a row over the Rochester Americans in Week 2, earning their first win-streak of the 07-08 season. Last season, the Moose set a new franchise record for consecutive home wins with nine between Feb. 3 - Mar. 10/07. The Moose also came within one game of tying the club record for most outright wins in a row, which was set at 10 games from Oct. 18 - Nov. 17/00. The Moose won three or more consecutive games six times throughout 2006-07.

SKATER STREAKS: Five Manitoba Moose players have tallied points in two-or-more consecutive games heading into Thursday's matchup vs. Rockford. Leading the pack are Jozef Balej (with three goals and four assists in five consecutive games) and Colby Genoway (with four goals and three assists in four consecutive games). Pierre-Cedric Labrie has also posted a goal and assist in his past two games (the first pro points of his career), while Mike Brown (1g + 1a) and Alexandre Bolduc (1g + 2a) also have points in the past two games.

FIRSTS FOR THE YOUNG FOLKS: Week 2 was a memorable one for Manitoba rookies, as two first-year players posted their first professional points, and rookie goaltender Cory Schneider earned his first win (6-5 SOW Oct. 19 @ ROC). The skaters who scored their firsts were Pierre-Cedric Labrie (with two goals and two assists in this weekend's two afternoon games) and Juraj Simek (with one goal Oct. 17 vs. ROC and one assist Oct. 19 @ ROC). Rookies Luc Bourdon (1g + 1a), Mason Raymond (1g + 1a), and Michael Grabner (2g + 2a) also made impressive offensive contributions this past week.

GO FOR GOALS: After totalling six goals in the first three games of the season, the Moose more than tripled their goal production in their last four games, scoring 21 goals vs. their opponent's 12. Starting with a 7-1 victory over Rochester Oct. 17, the Moose scored six goals vs. the Amerks Friday night, three goals in Toronto on Saturday, and five goals on the Bulldogs Sunday. Twelve different players contributed goals in Week 2.

UPCOMING OPPONENTS

The Manitoba Moose play their first-ever games against the Rockford IceHogs later this week, hosting the AHL affiliate of the Chicago Wolves Thursday and Friday nights at the MTS Centre. The IceHogs join the Lake Erie Monsters and Quad City Flames as new teams in the AHL this year -- all three of which play in the Western Conference. Rockford's top goaltender will be familiar to Moose fans: former Moose goaltender and record-holder Wade Flaherty is one of two netminders on the IceHogs roster this season.

PLAYER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE

#29 Colby Genoway - Right Wing

Morden, MB native Colby Genoway was tied for the Moose lead in scoring this week following four goals and seven points in five games... The Moose won four of five games to end the week in first place in the North Division... Genoway is now tied for the Moose lead in scoring with Jason Jaffray with eight points and owns the team lead in goals with four... He is on a season-high four-game goal scoring streak and leads the team with three powerplay goals... He is now 11th overall in the AHL in scoring and is tied for seventh in the league in goal-scoring... Genoway assisted on the game-winning goal in Wednesday's 7-1 victory over Rochester and then scored the game-winning shootout goal Friday at Rochester... He also ended the week as a +3 and fired 10 shots in total on net during the week.

Share: Facebook | Twitter/X | LinkedIn | Reddit | Email



American Hockey League Stories from October 22, 2007


The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.

OurSports Central