fergo
10-19-2003, 07:23 AM
As requested by Mizral (and I just happened to ask to do it :p), here's a summary of how Vancouver's farm club--the Manitoba Moose--did this past week. I'm open to any suggestions on how to make this report better (what I could add, what I could do away with, etc.). I'm also open to any questions you may have about the Moose, and I'll try to answer them as best I can.
Anyways, onto the report. I hope you enjoy reading it. :)
Record this year: 1-2-1-1
Rankings: T-2nd in the North Division
T-5th in the Western Conference
T-12th in the AHL
Power play rank: 6 for 28 (21.4%), 7th in the AHL
Penalty kill rank: 18 for 25 (72.0%), 25th in the AHL
TOP FIVE SCORERS LAST WEEK
Player POS GP G A PTS +/- PIM PP SH GW S PCT
Fedor Fedorov RW 4 4 2 6 +1 18 2 0 0 10 40.0
Ryan Kesler C 4 2 2 4 +1 4 0 0 1 5 40.0
Jimmy Roy LW 4 1 2 3 +2 13 1 0 0 3 33.3
Nathan Smith C 4 0 3 3 +2 4 0 0 0 6 0.0
Chris St. Croix D 4 1 1 2 +2 4 0 0 0 2 50.0
View the rest of last week's stats here (http://members.shaw.ca/fergorama/moose/stats_101203_101803.txt).
TOP FIVE SCORERS THIS SEASON
Player POS GP G A PTS +/- PIM PP SH GW S PCT
Fedor Fedorov RW 5 5 5 10 +1 18 3 0 0 12 41.7
Kirill Koltsov D 5 2 3 5 +1 6 2 0 0 6 33.3
Ryan Kesler C 5 2 2 4 +2 6 0 0 1 7 28.6
Pat Kavanagh RW 5 0 4 4 0 7 0 0 0 10 0.0
Jimmy Roy LW 5 1 2 3 +2 15 1 0 0 6 16.7
View the rest of this season's stats here (http://www.pointstreak.com/framed/prostats/teamplayerstats.html?teamid=8932&seasonid=271).
SIGNIFICANT STREAKS
Player Type/length Started/ended
Fedor Fedorov PTS; five 10/11/03 -->
Nathan Smith A, PTS; three 10/15/03 -->
Manitoba Moose Winless; three 10/15/03 -->
INJURIES
Player Injury Date Out for
Dallas Eakins Elbow 10/11/03 Four-to-six weeks
Tomas Mojzis Finger 10/11/03 Two weeks
Brandon Nolan Back 10/13/03 One week
Ryan Kesler Ear 10/15/03 Missed 0 games*
* -- Returned from injury.
Record last week: 1-1-1-1
LAST WEEK'S RESULTS
Date H/A Result
10/13/03 Home 6-2 win over St. John's
The Manitoba Moose started off their week with a rematch against their
opening night opponent, the St. John's Maple Leafs. After suffering a
heartbreaking 5-4 defeat in their season debut to Toronto's affiliate,
the Moose were out for revenge, and they got it in a big way. Rookie
Ryan Kesler scored twice and added two assists in Manitoba's 6-2
victory over the baby Leafs. Fedor Fedorov continued his strong play,
scoring two goals (one on the power play) and adding an assist, while
recently signed Brandon Nolan picked up his first point (an assist)
before leaving his debut with a back injury.
Date H/A Result
10/15/03 Away 1-1 tie with Milwaukee
After splitting the holiday weekend series with the baby Leafs, the
Moose headed off to the land of cheese and bratwurst, Milwaukee. A
sparse crowd of 2,332 people witnessed the Moose/Admirals game at the
Bradley Centre, though those who attended saw an exciting goaltenders'
duel between Tyler Moss and Brian Finley. Moss stopped 36 of 37 shots
and Finley pushed aside 23 of 24, both making show-stopping saves
during the 1-1 tie. Fedor Fedorov scored Manitoba's only goal midway
through the game to extend his point streak to three games and increase
his lead in the AHL scoring race.
Both team squandered great chances to increase their leads. First,
Scottie Upshall cross-checked Ryan Kesler in the head late in the first
period. Kesler got cut for 15 stitches, while Upshall got handed
five-and-a-game (and later, a one-game suspension by the league) for
his vicious act. Manitoba didn't get very many shots off during their
five-minute powerplay, and paid for it midway through the third when
Milwaukee tied the game. The Admirals had a couple of chances late in
the game to go ahead, with Chris St. Croix taking a high-sticking
penalty with less than 15 seconds left in regulation, and Fedorov
causing a bad giveaway in the overtime period (which luckily the
Milwaukee player got ahead of himself and the puck on the play).
Date H/A Result
10/16/03 Away 4-3 OT loss to Chicago
After struggling to a tie on the slushy ice in Milwaukee, the Moose
made their way to Chicago and the AllState Arena (aka The Ashtray, as
smoking is allowed in that building) to face their former IHL rivals,
the Wolves. The Moose took the early lead with Martin Grenier getting
his first goal in a Moose uniform. It was all Chicago after that until
the end of the second, with the score 3-1 Wolves. In the third, it was
the Jimmy Roy show, as he scored a power play goal and added an assist
on Chris St. Croix goal, much to the dismay of his adoring Chicago
"fans"*.
Unfortunately, it was not meant to be for Manitoba on this night, as
Fedor Fedorov (who picked up an assist earlier in the evening) took
down Wolves d-man Shawn Heins and was called for hooking by referee
Gordon Dwyer, even though the play was whistled down long after Fedorov
picked up the puck and went in on a breakaway. The Wolves took
advantage, with Simon Gamache getting a loose rebound beside Manitoba's
net and beating Alex Auld for the game-winner. Another tough loss for
the Moose on the road...something they hoped wouldn't continue on their
way to the Rock.
* -- Jimmy Roy has been a thorn in the side of the Wolves and their fans since the IHL days,
and Roy has developed a "fan" club of sorts amongst the Chicago crowd. Alas, not the flattering
type of fan club you might be thinking, but one to make note of his "turtling" ways. :p
Date H/A Result
10/18/03 Away 3-1 loss to St. John's
Familiarity breeds contempt...and did it ever between these two teams,
as this was the third time in a little over a week the two teams had
met. A total of three fights took place in the game (Grenier/Brown,
Roy/Newbury, Ready/Harrison), all in the first period! In total, both
team accumulated 89 penalty minutes.
For the first time all year, Manitoba didn't score the first goal,
and things didn't get much better from there, as St. John's put home
the next two goals in the game. Tyler Moss had no chance on any of
them, as his defencemen hung him out to dry. Fedor Fedorov had another
strong game, scoring on the power play in the third to cut the lead to
3-1, but Sebastien Centomo held his ground the rest of the way.
Manitoba's penalty-killing killed them, as they let St. John's score
two power play goals in the game. It didn't help that they only
capitalized on one out of eight PP opportunities themselves. With such
a crammed schedule (11 games in 21 days this month), they won't get too
much time to fix their problems at killing penalties (see rating
at the top of the page to see how bad they are).
NEXT WEEK'S GAMES
Date Team Game Time Broadcast
10/19/03 at St. John's 1:35 p.m. CT CJOB (http://www.cjob.com) (radio)
Sportsnet (http://www.sportsnet.ca) (TV)*
10/22/03 vs. Hamilton 7:30 p.m. CT CJOB (http://www.cjob.com) (radio)
10/24/03 vs. Hamilton 7:30 p.m. CT CJOB (http://www.cjob.com) (radio)
* -- Digital Cable or Satellite: 1:30 PM CT (live)
Sportsnet West: 8:30 PM CT
Sportsnet Ontario: 7:30 PM ET
Sportsnet Pacific: 7:30 PM PT
Sportsnet East: 7:30 PM AT
Anyways, onto the report. I hope you enjoy reading it. :)
Record this year: 1-2-1-1
Rankings: T-2nd in the North Division
T-5th in the Western Conference
T-12th in the AHL
Power play rank: 6 for 28 (21.4%), 7th in the AHL
Penalty kill rank: 18 for 25 (72.0%), 25th in the AHL
TOP FIVE SCORERS LAST WEEK
Player POS GP G A PTS +/- PIM PP SH GW S PCT
Fedor Fedorov RW 4 4 2 6 +1 18 2 0 0 10 40.0
Ryan Kesler C 4 2 2 4 +1 4 0 0 1 5 40.0
Jimmy Roy LW 4 1 2 3 +2 13 1 0 0 3 33.3
Nathan Smith C 4 0 3 3 +2 4 0 0 0 6 0.0
Chris St. Croix D 4 1 1 2 +2 4 0 0 0 2 50.0
View the rest of last week's stats here (http://members.shaw.ca/fergorama/moose/stats_101203_101803.txt).
TOP FIVE SCORERS THIS SEASON
Player POS GP G A PTS +/- PIM PP SH GW S PCT
Fedor Fedorov RW 5 5 5 10 +1 18 3 0 0 12 41.7
Kirill Koltsov D 5 2 3 5 +1 6 2 0 0 6 33.3
Ryan Kesler C 5 2 2 4 +2 6 0 0 1 7 28.6
Pat Kavanagh RW 5 0 4 4 0 7 0 0 0 10 0.0
Jimmy Roy LW 5 1 2 3 +2 15 1 0 0 6 16.7
View the rest of this season's stats here (http://www.pointstreak.com/framed/prostats/teamplayerstats.html?teamid=8932&seasonid=271).
SIGNIFICANT STREAKS
Player Type/length Started/ended
Fedor Fedorov PTS; five 10/11/03 -->
Nathan Smith A, PTS; three 10/15/03 -->
Manitoba Moose Winless; three 10/15/03 -->
INJURIES
Player Injury Date Out for
Dallas Eakins Elbow 10/11/03 Four-to-six weeks
Tomas Mojzis Finger 10/11/03 Two weeks
Brandon Nolan Back 10/13/03 One week
Ryan Kesler Ear 10/15/03 Missed 0 games*
* -- Returned from injury.
Record last week: 1-1-1-1
LAST WEEK'S RESULTS
Date H/A Result
10/13/03 Home 6-2 win over St. John's
The Manitoba Moose started off their week with a rematch against their
opening night opponent, the St. John's Maple Leafs. After suffering a
heartbreaking 5-4 defeat in their season debut to Toronto's affiliate,
the Moose were out for revenge, and they got it in a big way. Rookie
Ryan Kesler scored twice and added two assists in Manitoba's 6-2
victory over the baby Leafs. Fedor Fedorov continued his strong play,
scoring two goals (one on the power play) and adding an assist, while
recently signed Brandon Nolan picked up his first point (an assist)
before leaving his debut with a back injury.
Date H/A Result
10/15/03 Away 1-1 tie with Milwaukee
After splitting the holiday weekend series with the baby Leafs, the
Moose headed off to the land of cheese and bratwurst, Milwaukee. A
sparse crowd of 2,332 people witnessed the Moose/Admirals game at the
Bradley Centre, though those who attended saw an exciting goaltenders'
duel between Tyler Moss and Brian Finley. Moss stopped 36 of 37 shots
and Finley pushed aside 23 of 24, both making show-stopping saves
during the 1-1 tie. Fedor Fedorov scored Manitoba's only goal midway
through the game to extend his point streak to three games and increase
his lead in the AHL scoring race.
Both team squandered great chances to increase their leads. First,
Scottie Upshall cross-checked Ryan Kesler in the head late in the first
period. Kesler got cut for 15 stitches, while Upshall got handed
five-and-a-game (and later, a one-game suspension by the league) for
his vicious act. Manitoba didn't get very many shots off during their
five-minute powerplay, and paid for it midway through the third when
Milwaukee tied the game. The Admirals had a couple of chances late in
the game to go ahead, with Chris St. Croix taking a high-sticking
penalty with less than 15 seconds left in regulation, and Fedorov
causing a bad giveaway in the overtime period (which luckily the
Milwaukee player got ahead of himself and the puck on the play).
Date H/A Result
10/16/03 Away 4-3 OT loss to Chicago
After struggling to a tie on the slushy ice in Milwaukee, the Moose
made their way to Chicago and the AllState Arena (aka The Ashtray, as
smoking is allowed in that building) to face their former IHL rivals,
the Wolves. The Moose took the early lead with Martin Grenier getting
his first goal in a Moose uniform. It was all Chicago after that until
the end of the second, with the score 3-1 Wolves. In the third, it was
the Jimmy Roy show, as he scored a power play goal and added an assist
on Chris St. Croix goal, much to the dismay of his adoring Chicago
"fans"*.
Unfortunately, it was not meant to be for Manitoba on this night, as
Fedor Fedorov (who picked up an assist earlier in the evening) took
down Wolves d-man Shawn Heins and was called for hooking by referee
Gordon Dwyer, even though the play was whistled down long after Fedorov
picked up the puck and went in on a breakaway. The Wolves took
advantage, with Simon Gamache getting a loose rebound beside Manitoba's
net and beating Alex Auld for the game-winner. Another tough loss for
the Moose on the road...something they hoped wouldn't continue on their
way to the Rock.
* -- Jimmy Roy has been a thorn in the side of the Wolves and their fans since the IHL days,
and Roy has developed a "fan" club of sorts amongst the Chicago crowd. Alas, not the flattering
type of fan club you might be thinking, but one to make note of his "turtling" ways. :p
Date H/A Result
10/18/03 Away 3-1 loss to St. John's
Familiarity breeds contempt...and did it ever between these two teams,
as this was the third time in a little over a week the two teams had
met. A total of three fights took place in the game (Grenier/Brown,
Roy/Newbury, Ready/Harrison), all in the first period! In total, both
team accumulated 89 penalty minutes.
For the first time all year, Manitoba didn't score the first goal,
and things didn't get much better from there, as St. John's put home
the next two goals in the game. Tyler Moss had no chance on any of
them, as his defencemen hung him out to dry. Fedor Fedorov had another
strong game, scoring on the power play in the third to cut the lead to
3-1, but Sebastien Centomo held his ground the rest of the way.
Manitoba's penalty-killing killed them, as they let St. John's score
two power play goals in the game. It didn't help that they only
capitalized on one out of eight PP opportunities themselves. With such
a crammed schedule (11 games in 21 days this month), they won't get too
much time to fix their problems at killing penalties (see rating
at the top of the page to see how bad they are).
NEXT WEEK'S GAMES
Date Team Game Time Broadcast
10/19/03 at St. John's 1:35 p.m. CT CJOB (http://www.cjob.com) (radio)
Sportsnet (http://www.sportsnet.ca) (TV)*
10/22/03 vs. Hamilton 7:30 p.m. CT CJOB (http://www.cjob.com) (radio)
10/24/03 vs. Hamilton 7:30 p.m. CT CJOB (http://www.cjob.com) (radio)
* -- Digital Cable or Satellite: 1:30 PM CT (live)
Sportsnet West: 8:30 PM CT
Sportsnet Ontario: 7:30 PM ET
Sportsnet Pacific: 7:30 PM PT
Sportsnet East: 7:30 PM AT