Posts About "Manitoba Moose"
Winnipeg's Hockey White Knight: Mark Chipman
June 4th, 2015 In April of 1996, the city of Winnipeg, Manitoba lost the NHL team that meant the world to the people of this small Canadian city. As the Jets took flight to Phoenix and were rebranded the Coyotes, Winnipeg was left hockey-less, an enormous void in the community. Enter Mark Chipman, a man who was key in the effort to try and keep the...
Bringing Back the Moose: My Top 5 Reasons
March 9th, 2015 Over the weekend, Tim Campbell of the Winnipeg Free Press released an article on the possibility of the St. John’s Ice Caps returning to Winnipeg to serve as the primary AHL affiliate for the Winnipeg Jets. Campbell also reported that True North would have to rename the Ice Caps. Now keep in mind that nothing has been...
How Much Canada is in the American Hockey League?
July 19th, 2012 Considering that the American Hockey League has firmly established itself as the primary development league of the NHL, and knowing how rabid passionate Canadians are about hockey, what does the AHL - a league that's very name ostensibly excludes Canada - mean to Canadians? The re-birth of the Winnipeg Jets showed that a new...
Ryan Kesler: The Rise Of A Superstar
July 24th, 2011 NUMBER: 17 POSITION: CENTRE HEIGHT: 6′ 2″ WEIGHT: 195 SHOOTS: RIGHT BIRTHDATE: AUG 31, 1984 BIRTHPLACE: LIVONIA, MI, UNITED STATES If any true hockey fan doesn't recognize the name Ryan Kesler, they must have been living under a rock for the past 5 years. From Kesler's...
NHL Draft Day Update: Rumblings From Around the Twin Cities
June 24th, 2011 Jim Neveau, NHL Correspondent St. Paul, Minnesota - With the NHL Entry Draft a mere five and a half hours from beginning, things are starting to heat up around Xcel Energy Center. The buzz in the air about who will go number one is strong, and there are a lot of other NHL stories making headlines over the past 24 hours. Here is a...
Scott Arniel - The Man For The Job?
June 2nd, 2010 By Rick Gethin The search for a new man behind the Blue Jackets bench is entering it's final phase. Manitoba Moose head coach Scott Arniel was the first of five to interview for the vacant coaching position in Columbus. He's had a second meeting with the management team and is waiting for the word from Blue Jackets GM Scott...Scott Arniel: Ready for the NHL spotlight?
If recent rumours are any indication, it may soon be time for Scott Arniel to join the NHL coaching fraternity. Arniel, the 47-year-old head coach of the AHL's Manitoba Moose, the top minor-league affiliate of the Vancouver Canucks, is reportedly a frontrunner for the head coaching position in Columbus as the Blue Jackets look to...
