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Moose Win Three Straight In Week 21

March 2, 2009 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Manitoba Moose News Release


The Manitoba Moose earned six out of a possible six points in Week 21, recording victories over the Milwaukee Admirals (4-2W) and sweeping the Peoria Rivermen (4-0W & 5-2W). With 87 points, the Moose maintained their first place status in the AHL, three points ahead of the Hershey Bears. The club also earned their 40th win of the season in their 62nd contest on Friday night, marking the earliest time in franchise history that the club has ever reached the 40 win mark.

Tuesday, February 24, 2008: Manitoba 4, Milwaukee 2

The Manitoba Moose ended a three-game road skid with a 4-2 victory over the Milwaukee Admirals on Tuesday night in front of 3023 fans at the Bradley Center. This victory capped off the club's 10-game road tour, ending the trip with a 5-3-0-2 record. Nolan Baumgartner and Travis Ramsey earned singles, while Jason Krog netted two in the second period. Goaltender Cory Schneider stopped 15 shots to maintain his first place ranking over all AHL netminders.

Friday, February 27, 2008: Manitoba 4, Peoria 0

Perfect goaltending, flawless penalty killing and a powerplay goal helped the Manitoba Moose shutout the Peoria Rivermen 4-0 on Friday night. Guillaume Desbiens and Dusty Collins scored singles while Alexandre Bolduc netted two in front of a lower bowl sellout crowd. Goaltender Curtis Sanford earned his second shutout this campaign by stopping all 18 of Peoria's attempts.

Saturday, February 28, 2008: Manitoba 5, Peoria 2

Decked out in Southdale Lakers uniforms, the Manitoba Moose did the community club proud as they swept their four-game season series over the Peoria Rivermen this season with a 5-2 win in front of 15,003 fans on Saturday night. Manitoba scored four of their goals in the first period with Mario Bliznak, Greg Rallo and Tommy Maxwell earning singles while Jason Jaffray netted two. Curtis Sanford recorded consecutive wins over the Rivermen, blocking 23 shots.

Moose Notes

40 IN THE WIN COLUMN: With Friday night's 4-0 shutout victory over Peoria, the Moose registered their 40th victory of the season in their 62nd contest. This is the earliest in franchise history that the Moose have earned 40 wins this early in the season. Last season, the Moose hit the 40-win mark on Mar. 20/08 by defeating San Antonio 4-2 at the MTS Centre. The game was the club's 69th of the season, breaking the team's previous record with a 40th win in Game 70.

SHUTOUT FOR SANFORD: Curtis Sanford stopped all 18 shots faced in Friday night's 4-0 win over Peoria, earning the club's sixth shutout of the season, 70th in franchise history and second in this campaign for Sanford. This is the second time the Moose blanked the Rivermen, allowing the club to only score three goals in three contests. The most shutouts Manitoba has ever posted in a single season is eight in 2005-06, led by that season's league shutout leader Wade Flaherty, who earned six in 49 games played. With 18 games left this regular season, the Moose are on par to break the current record set in 2005-06.

Upcoming Opponents

The Manitoba Moose will host the Providence Bruins for the first time this season on Friday, March 6th and Saturday March 7th at the MTS Centre. The Moose are 1-0-0-1 against the Bruins so far this season and these two games will close out the clubs' four-game regular season series.

Player of the Week Nominee

Mike Keane

For the second time this season, Moose captain Mike Keane has been nominated for AHL Player of the Week. This week, Keane was instrumental in helping the Moose go undefeated at 3-0-0 in order to reach the 40-win plateau the quickest-ever in franchise history. With the wins, the Moose are 41-17-0-5 and continue to lead the entire AHL with 87 points. Keane collected a pair of assists in each of the three Moose victories this week, giving him six points to go along with just one shot, but also ended the week at +5. It is the first time in Keane's Moose career that has has collected more than one point in three consecutive games and actually ties the longest points streak in Keane's entire 21-year pro career. Keane now has 25 points (6-19-25) which is ninth in team scoring. He also ranks fourth on the team with a +14 rating in the plus/minus category.



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