Rick Rypien is being lent to the Manitoba Moose for a special extended conditioning stint to get him back into the swing of hockey, and he had a good chat with the press today. He is very excited to be returning, wants to reach the full potential he wasn't able to reach before, and he is feeling a lot better about himself and his life. Welcome back, Rypper.
Also, apparently he got hit in the man-parts with a shot, which is always funny.
The Canucks just revealed that Alexandre Bolduc is returning to the Manitoba Moose. Ian Walker says it's just a conditioning stint for the two Moose games against the Oklahoma City Barons this weekend.
#CBJ will introduce coach Scott Arniel at 3 p.m. on Tuesday
— Aaron Portzline (@Aportzline) June 7, 2010
Via tweets from the Columbus Dispatch newspaper's hockey blogger, Scott Arniel will be introduced as the Blue Jackets next head coach tomorrow at 3 pm EST (BlueJacketsNHL has confirmed the press conference). Arniel will be leaving his position as head coach of the Manitoba Moose. Congratulations, Columbus, you're getting our secret Jedi Master. And now, Manitoba will need to find a replacement.... Evening Update: Turns out Boucher did have another option going for him: the Tampa Bay Lightning. Reports are coming out of Montreal this evening that the hiring will be announced this week. ProHockeyTalk sums everything up quite nicely.
...Your friendly, neighbourhood Spider Moose! Marvel Comics contributed a certain employee to appear live and in person at the Moose's Family Night, March 21st.
"Vancouver Canucks prospect Jordan Schroeder scored on the first shift of his professional debut Sunday and added a second goal as the Manitoba Moose blanked the Grand Rapids" Edit: Highlights of the Moose game here.
A bit late to this...but the Manitoba Moose announced they have signed goaltenders John Murray and Daren Machesney to American Hockey League Contracts.
"Scott has done an outstanding job with our top prospects that are playing in Winnipeg," said Gillis. "He and his staff prepare our young players for the challenges of the NHL and we are thrilled that he will continue to teach and develop our future Canucks this upcoming season."
It may not have had a storybook ending, but it was an experience defenceman Nathan McIver won’t soon forget. The 24-year-old Newton native called the Manitoba Moose’s run to the American Hockey League’s Calder Cup final "unbelievable."