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...
Former Jet and Moose Scott Arniel Fired
January 9th, 2012 While the news of Randy Carlyle's departure from Anaheim has cooled a bit, there are still murmurs as to his future, potentially with the Winnipeg Jets. Now you can add another ex-pat of Jets v.1 to the list of available coaches, as Scott Arniel was released from his duties today by the Columbus Blue Jackets. Arniel was just...
Looking forward to Winnipeg Jets on New Year's Eve
December 27th, 2011 While two games sit on the Winnipeg Jets' season schedule between now and the weekend, fans can't help but look past the two contests and concentrate on Saturday's tilt vs. the Toronto Maple Leafs. The contest, after all, is the first New Year's Eve game in the new era for the NHL Jets, a tradition that most players are...
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...
