Moose look to extend hot streak in Texas

The Manitoba Moose know how to saddle up in Texas. The American Hockey League club experienced success in the Lone Star State during the regular season but will need more as it begins the Calder Cup playoffs with a best-of-three series against the Texas Stars staged entirely at H-E-B Centre.

Surging Moose getting well-acquainted with Stars

The Manitoba Moose need to keep playing big in Texas. The Moose concluded the American Hockey League season with consecutive victories down south over the weekend and are brimming with confidence as they prepare to start the playoffs in the Lone Star State.

Moose make miraculous run to playoffs

The Manitoba Moose could breathe easy for the first time in three months.

The American Hockey League club took the ice for Sunday’s regular-season home finale against the Iowa Wild having already secured a playoff berth less than 24 hours earlier.

The Wild, who narrowly escaped with a 4-3 victory following a three-goal surge by the hosts in the final frame, may have spoiled the Moose’s final home game, but Manitoba could rest assured their improbable path to the post-season was complete.

“It means a lot,” said defenceman Ashton Sautner. “We’ve been through a lot. We had a stretch there that none of us wanted to be in but we dug deep as a group and it showed a lot about our team. In my years of playing, I never went through something like that but the way we came out of it and where we’re sitting now is pretty remarkable so you have to be proud of that.

Surging Moose light up Griffins

Morning, afternoon, night — the Manitoba Moose are winning hockey games at all hours these days. The American Hockey League club continued its playoff surge with a dominant 5-1 victory over the Grand Rapids Griffins that began with a 10:35 a.m. puck drop at the downtown arena Tuesday. Playing before a raucous crowd of nearly 6,000 — predominantly school kids — the Moose improved to 27-29-1-1 overall and 9-1 in their last 10 games to maintain a grip on the final playoff spot in the Central Division. Moose forward Parker Ford sets up a screen in front of Grand Rapids […]

Moose confident heading into crucial six-game homestand

The next six games for the Manitoba Moose should reveal a lot about the club’s trajectory for the remainder of the season.

Peterson out to prove her team has what it takes to win Scotties

MORDEN — It almost feels silly to suggest a team such as Beth Peterson’s is flying under the radar at this week’s Manitoba women’s curling provincials.

It was three years ago the Assiniboine product finished in fifth place at the Canadian Scotties after snagging the third and final wild-card spot.

When you’re not ranked Top 10 nationally, or don’t have a calendar filled with Grand Slam events, it can be easy to get overlooked in this province.

Peterson, who’s ranked 20th in the Canadian Team Ranking System and predominantly stuck to the Manitoba Curling Tour (MCT) this season, is the No. 4 seed in Morden this week behind Kaitlyn Lawes, Kate Cameron and Jolene Campbell.

Moose drop club record 10th straight game

Not much has gone right for the Manitoba Moose lately.

Of course, tough stretches like this are expected of a young team finding its way at the pro level, but that doesn’t make it any easier to stomach.

The Moose lost a franchise-record 10th game in a row in a 2-1 defeat to the Chicago Wolves at the downtown rink on Tuesday. It was the eighth time the club has scored two goals or fewer over an 0-9-0-1 stretch that has yielded just one point to its standing at the bottom of the Central Division.

“I liked our effort but effort only goes so far, the execution has to be there,” said Moose head coach Mark Morrison. “I don’t think we can ever question of the group, right until the end they play hard, but execution wise we need to be better.”