Moose Win Four Straight In Week 14

Published on January 12, 2009 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Manitoba Moose News Release


The Manitoba Moose earned eight out of 10 possible points in Week 14, with their only loss coming from the Hartford Wolf Pack on Jan. 6/09 at the MTS Centre (3-6L). Michael Grabner scored five goals on the weekend, elevating him to the team's top goal scorer with 15 goals, while goaltender Cory Schneider extended his winning streak to 13 consecutive games, the longest of any goaltender in franchise history.

Tuesday, January 6, 2008: Manitoba 3, Hartford 6

The Manitoba Moose scored three goals in the third period on Tuesday night, but it would not be enough to fight back against the Hartford Wolf Pack who defeated the home team 6-3. Nolan Baumgartner broke Manitoba's goose-egg while Guillaume Desbiens scored the remaining two goals in front of 5789 fans at the MTS Centre. Karl Goehring started the game, allowing four goals, while Cory Schneider finished it, allowing two more. The Moose were winless in their last three match-ups following the game.

Wednesday, January 7, 2008: Manitoba 3, Hartford 2 (OT)

Scoreless through 40 minutes of play, the Moose notched two in the final frame and one in overtime to steal two points from the Hartford Wolf Pack in a 3-2 victory on Wednesday night. Jason Krog scored his ninth of the season, while Jannik Hansen notched his first with the Moose and Nolan Baumgartner netted the game winner with 1.7 seconds left in overtime. Cory Schneider stopped 33 of 35 shots earning third star honors and extended his winning streak to 11 games, the longest for a goaltender in franchise history.

Friday, January 9, 2009: Manitoba 6, Iowa 1

The Moose gave up the first goal of the night, but answered back with six to beat the Iowa Chops 6-1 at the Wells Fargo Arena on Friday night. Michael Grabner earned a hat trick after being injured for nine games, Alexandre Bolduc earned one in his first game back from Vancouver, Mark Cullen ended his nine game goal-less drought with a third period marker, and Captain Mike Keane earned his fifth of the season. Tommy Maxwell made his Moose debut in the victory and lived up to his tough-guy status with one fight and some critical hits while goaltender Cory Schneider earned his 12th straight win by blocking 30 of 31 shots for a nearly flawless night.

Saturday, January 10, 2009: Manitoba 2, Iowa 1 (SO)

In their last meeting this season, the Manitoba Moose defeated the Iowa Chops 2-1 in a shootout decision at the Wells Fargo Arena on Saturday night. Alexandre Bolduc netted the only Moose goal in regulation time as well as one in the shootout, while Mike Keane scored the game-winner in the shootout. Cory Schneider blocked 23 of 24 shots and robbed all four of Iowa's shootout attempts. Manitoba accumulated a 3-1-0-0 record over the Chops this season.

Sunday, January 11, 2009: Manitoba 4, Peoria 3

The Manitoba Moose swept a three-game road trip capping off with a 4-3 victory over the Peoria Rivermen on Sunday afternoon. Michael Grabner scored a pair of goals, his fourth and fifth of the weekend, Jason Krog netted a single for his 10th of the season and Jason Jaffray scored the game-winner in his first contest back from Vancouver. Karl Goehring blocked 23 opposing shots to secure a fourth consecutive victory for the Moose.

Moose Notes

40 DOWN, 40 TO GO: The Manitoba Moose have played 40 of their 80 regular season games, putting them at the half-way point of the season. With 54 points and a 26-12-0-2 record, Manitoba posted their second-best first half in 12 IHL and AHL seasons. The Moose posted a 16-4-0-0 (.800) record in the first quarter of the season - the best-ever start for the club in their last seven AHL seasons. Last season the Moose reached the half-way point with 21-16-2-1 for 45 points. Manitoba's most successful first-40 was in 2004-05 when they went 27-10-1-2 (0.713) for 57 points.

SWEEPING A THREE-IN-THREE: After registering wins on Jan. 9 at Iowa (6-1 W), Jan. 10 at Iowa (2-1SOW), and Jan. 11 at Peoria (4-3 W) the Moose swept their first 'three-in-three' this season. This is the fifth and only road trip that the Moose have swept so far in this campaign. The last time the Moose have won three-games-in-three-nights was from Mar. 7-9/08 when the club registered wins over Hamilton (2-0W), Toronto (3-0W), and Hamilton again (3-1W). The Moose have another three back-to-back-to-back stints scheduled in 2008-09 (Feb. 13-15/09, Feb. 20-22/09, & Mar. 13-15/09). Manitoba's first three-games-in-three-nights stretch was Oct. 19-21/07, when the club earned four of six points with wins over Rochester and Hamilton sandwiching a loss to Toronto.

CAN'T STOP, WON'T STOP: After earning a goal in Sunday night's 4-3 victory over the Peoria Rivermen, Jason Krog extended his points streak to nine consecutive games. Krog, who has been named to the Canadian All-Star team for the AHL All-Star Classic is currently leading the team in assists and points totalling 38 (10g & 28a). This streak is the longest for Krog so far this season, yet he registered a point in every game this season from Oct. 10th - Oct. 21st before being recalled to the Vancouver Canucks. Upon his return from the NHL club, he extended that streak even further to seven games. Jason Jaffray is tied with Krog for the longest point streak so far this season with nine games (Oct. 24 - Nov. 11/08).

Upcoming Opponents

The Manitoba Moose host the Milwaukee Admirals on Tuesday and Wednesday for the first two clashes between both clubs this season. The Moose and Admirals are currently tied for first place in the Western Conference with 54 points, making Tuesday's winner the sole owner of top spot. Last season, the Moose won three of their four matchups against the Admirals, dropping their only game on home ice. Manitoba's all-time record sits at 16-12-1-3 (8-7-1-0 @ Milwaukee) vs. the Admirals. On Friday night, the Moose play the Grand Rapids Griffins, who are currently tied with Manitoba for top spot in the North.

Player of the Week Nominee

Michael Grabner

For the first time this season, Moose winger Michael Grabner has been nominated for AHL Player of the Week. Grabner appeared in only three of the five games the team played this week as he returned from a concussion after missing the past nine games. In those three games, Grabner recorded his first-ever professional hat trick to pace the Moose in their 6-1 victory over Iowa and then he scored two more in Sunday's 4-3 win over Peoria. Grabner now leads the Moose once again with 15 goals and is currently fourth on the team in scoring with 22 points. After finishing the week +5, Grabner is now tied for the team lead in +/- at +11. He also fired a staggering 14 shots on net in only three games, as he leads the team in that category as well with 120 shots.

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