The Manitoba Moose are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They play in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, at the MTS Centre.

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History

In 1996 the struggling Minnesota Moose moved north from St. Paul, Minnesota, to fill the vacated Winnipeg Arena, becoming the Manitoba Moose. At the time, they were a member of the IHL, and enjoyed moderate regular season and playoff success under head coach and former Winnipeg Jets player Randy Carlyle.

When the IHL folded, the Manitoba Moose joined the AHL and became the official farm team of the Vancouver Canucks. Upon joining the AHL, former Canuck player Stan Smyl became the Moose coach. However, he was later replaced by Randy Carlyle. Carlyle soon acquired a job with the Anaheim Ducks, and Alain Vigneault was hired for one season, before himself being called up to the Vancouver Canucks. Recently, Scott Arniel, himself a former Winnipeg Jet and Manitoba Moose, was hired as head coach.

In November 2004, the Manitoba Moose unveiled their new logo, and officially opened the new downtown arena in Winnipeg known as the MTS Centre.

In the spring of 2009, the Moose played in their first ever Calder Cup Finals against the Hershey Bears. They lost the best of seven series 4-2.

This market was previously served by:

• Winnipeg Jets of the WHA (1972–1979) and the NHL (1979–1996).

Logos and patches

Team records

Single season

Career

Franchise scoring leaders

These are the top-ten point-scorers in franchise history. Figures are updated after each completed AHL regular season.

Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games Played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game; * = current Moose player; ** = current Moose coach''

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	P/G
Brett Hauer	D	322	58	193	251	0.78
Jason Jaffray	LW	263	95	138	233	0.89
Jimmy Roy	LW	603	101	111	212	0.35
Stephane Morin	F	173	63	138	201	1.16
Bill Bowler	C	187	55	134	189	1.01
Brandon Reid	C	259	70	111	181	0.70
Lee Goren	RW	193	80	91	171	0.89
Scott Arniel**	F	222	67	104	171	0.47
Brian Chapman	D	447	24	135	158	0.35
Brad Moran	C	143	47	102	149	1.04

Reference:

Updated to 2008–09 inclusive.

Current roster

As of August 9, 2009. ^[1]

Goaltenders
#		align=left	Player	Catches	Acquired	Place of birth
30		Todd Ford	L	2009	Calgary, Alberta
35		Cory Schneider	L	2007	Marblehead, Massachusetts
--		Daren Machesney	R	2009	Hamilton, Ontario
--		John Murray	L	2009	Lancaster, PA

Defencemen
#		align=left	Player	Shoots	Acquired	Place of birth
2		Travis Ramsey	R	2008	Lakewood, California
3		Travis Ehrhardt	L	2009	Calgary, Alberta
5		Nolan Baumgartner	R	2008	Calgary, Alberta
8		Nathan McIver	L	2008	Summerside, PEI
36		Taylor Ellington	L	2009	Victoria, British Columbia
48		Evan Oberg	L	2009	Forestburg, Alberta
--		Mike Funk	L	2009	Abbotsford, British Columbia
--		Lawrence Nycholat	L	2009	Calgary, Alberta
--		Aaron Rome	L	2009	Nesbitt, Manitoba

Forwards
#		align=left	Player	Position	Shoots	Acquired	Place of birth
7		Michel Ouellet	RW	R	2008	Rimouski, Quebec
12		Mike Keane	RW	R	2005	Winnipeg, Manitoba
18		Cody Hodgson	C	R	2009	Toronto, Ontario
32		Pierre-Cedric Labrie	LW	R	2007	Baie-Comeau, Quebec
37		Eric Walsky	F	R	2009	Anchorage, Alaska
40		Michael Grabner	RW	L	2007	Villach, Austria
41		Guillaume Desbiens	RW	L	2008	Alma, Quebec
42		Matt Pope	RW	R	2009	Langley, British Columbia
43		Dusty Collins	C	L	2008	Gilbert, Arizona
44		Tommy Maxwell	RW	R	2009	Spokane, Washington
49		Alexandre Bolduc	C	R	2006	Montreal, Quebec
55		Mario Bliznak	C	L	2007	Trencin, Slovakia
--		Tanner Glass	LW	L	2009	Regina, Saskatchewan
--		Marty Murray	C	L	2009	Deloraine, Manitoba
--		Marco Rosa	C	L	2009	Scarborough, Ontario
--		Sergei Shirokov	RW	R	2009	Moscow, Russia

Coaching Staff & Management
Position		align=left	Name	Place of birth
Head Coach		Scott Arniel	Kingston, Ontario
Assistant Coach		Keith McCambridge	Thompson, Manitoba
Assistant Coach		Rick St. Croix	Kenora, Ontario
General Manager		Craig Heisinger	Winnipeg, Manitoba

Team captains

Team coaches

Season-by-season results

• Minnesota Moose 1994–1996 (International Hockey League)
• Manitoba Moose 1996–2001 (International Hockey League)
• Manitoba Moose 2001–present

Regular season

Season	Games	Won	Lost	Tied	OTL	SOL	Points	Goals for	Goals against	Standing
1994–95	81	34	35	—	12	—	80	271	336	4th, Central
1995–96	82	30	45	—	7	—	67	254	322	5th, Midwest
1996–97	82	32	40	—	10	—	74	262	300	5th, Midwest
1997–98	82	39	36	—	7	—	85	269	254	4th, Northwest
1998–99	82	47	21	—	14	—	108	269	236	2nd, Midwest
1999–00	82	37	31	—	14	—	88	227	237	5th, West
2000–01	82	39	31	—	12	—	90	222	230	3rd, West
2001–02	80	39	33	4	4	—	86	270	260	4th, Canadian
2002–03	80	37	33	8	2	—	84	229	228	2nd, Canadian
2003–04	80	32	35	11	2	—	77	214	232	6th, North
2004–05	80	44	26	—	7	3	98	243	210	3rd, North
2005–06	80	44	24	—	7	5	100	243	217	3rd, North
2006–07	80	45	23	—	7	5	102	232	201	1st, North
2007–08	80	46	27	—	3	4	99	236	197	3rd, North
2008–09	80	50	23	—	1	6	107	230	177	1st, League

Playoffs

Season	Prelim	1st round	2nd round	3rd round	Finals
1994–95	—	L, 0–3, Denver	—	—	—
1995–96	Out of playoffs.
1996–97	Out of playoffs.
1997–98	—	L, 0–3, Chicago	—	—	—
1998–99	W, 2–0, Milwaukee	L, 0–3, Chicago	—	—	—
1999–00	L, 0–2, Long Beach	—	—	—	—
2000–01	—	W, 4–3, Houston	L, 2–4, Chicago	—	—
2001–02	W, 2–1, Worcester	L, 1–3, Bridgeport	—	—	—
2002–03	W, 2–1, Portland	W, 3–1, Providence	L, 3–4, Hamilton	—	—
2003–04	Out of playoffs.
2004–05	—	W, 4–1, St. John's	W, 4–1, Rochester	L, 0–4, Chicago	—
2005–06	—	W, 4–2, Syracuse	L, 3–4, Grand Rapids	—	—
2006–07	—	W, 4–3, Grand Rapids	L, 2–4, Hamilton	—	—
2007–08	—	L, 2–4, Syracuse	—	—	—
2008–09	—	W, 4-2, Toronto	W, 4–0, Grand Rapids	W, 4-2, Houston	L, 2-4, Hershey

2008–09 season

In the second round of the 2009 Calder Cup Playoffs the Moose achieved their very first playoff sweep in franchise history, winning the series 4-0 against the Grand Rapids Griffins.

On May 25, 2009, the Moose advanced to the Calder Cup Championship series for the first time, beating the Houston Aeros 3-1 for a 4 games to 2 Western Conference final series victory.

Game 1 of the 2009 Calder Cup Championship series in Winnipeg was sold out with 15,003 fans (largest crowd in Game 1 of the AHL Final history) cheering on the Moose, the Moose ultimately lost the game in overtime to Hershey.

Game 2 of the 2009 Calder Cup Championship series included a Jason Jaffray hat trick. The first on a power play at 7:59 in the second period tying the game at one. The second came with 47 seconds left in the third, being the game winner. His third goal was an empty net power play goal at 19:50. The final attendance was 14,737, a successful first two games for the Moose headed off to Hershey, with almost 30,000 people in attendance.

Games 3 and 4 had two wins for the Bears and only one goal scored by the Moose in the two games by Raymond Sawada. Game 3 was 3-0 and 4 was 2-1. The series was now at 3-1 for the Hereshy Bears

Going into Game 5 the Giant Center was sold out for the third time with 10,860 tickets sold besides the capacity of 10,500. It was the largest crowd in Giant Center history ready to see the Calder Cup. The Moose had something to say about that. At 17:00 in the second period, Michael Grabner put one past goaltender Michal Neuvirth. 67 later Cody Hodgson put another one past him. After a goal from Hershey's Graham Mink, an empty net goal by Jason Krog and another Hershey goal with 30 seconds left, the Moose made the series 3-2 going back to the MTS Centre for games 6 & 7. Cory Schneider received first star in game 5 with 31 saves and the Giant Center held 31,860 fans for all three games.

See also

• List of ice hockey teams in Manitoba

Notes

Players with * have not played in any games to date but are on the team Roster

References

1. Manitoba Moose web site roster [1]