Fast Facts: Moose vs. Stockton – March 8
By: Manitoba Moose Staff | Published: March 8th 2021
After a successful eight-game road swing, the Moose return to Winnipeg and will stay put for the next 17 games. The team hosts the Stockton Heat tonight at Bell MTS Iceplex to begin the lengthy home stand. Watch the action live with a subscription to AHLTV or tune in on cjob.com/sports and MooseHockey.com/LISTENLIVE.
A Night To Remember
During Manitoba’s 6-2 victory against the Belleville Senators on Saturday, Jeff Malott posted three points (2G, 1A). In reaching this feat, Malott marked multiple AHL milestones. The forward set an AHL single-game career high with three points (2G, 1A), while also marking his first career multi-goal game. During his collegiate career with Cornell University, Malott marked a single-game high of three points on three occasions.
Joining the Team
The Moose are gaining four players who have completed their quarantine period and are ready to join the club. Manitoba announced the club signed forwards Kamerin Nault and Peter Krieger (Feb. 19) and defenceman Adam Brubacher (Feb. 21) to professional tryouts. Nault has three assists in 13 games split between the ECHL’s Kansas City Mavericks and Greenville Swamp Rabbits this season. Krieger has 16 points (6G, 10A) in 20 games with the ECHL’s Indy Fuel during the 2020-21 season. Brubacher posted 28 points (4G, 24A) in 36 games while captaining the RIT Tigers during the 2019-20 season. Comrie was claimed off waivers by the Winnipeg Jets from the New Jersey Devils on Feb. 18 and was assigned to the Moose on March 5.
Stat Sheet
Haralds Egle marked his first career AHL goal in Saturday’s contest against the Senators. With 42 seconds remaining in regulation, Egle scored on a power play opportunity. Egle has appeared in nine games for the Moose this season. The forward kicked off the 2020-21 season with the Miskolci DVTK Polar Bears (Slovak) where he recorded 17 points (6G, 11A) in 18 contests.
Top of the Charts
In recording two points (1G, 1A) during Saturday’s contest, Nathan Todd is currently tied for the league lead in scoring with 13 points (5G, 8A) in 12 games. Todd has had a dominant start to the campaign and marked an eight-game point streak where he posted 11 points (4G, 7A). Todd is tied for first in the league for most points collected during a point streak. Jeff Malott is currently tied for fourth among league rookies with five goals during the 2020-21 season. Ville Heinola also found a place on the league’s leaderboard and is currently tied for second among rookie defenceman with three goals.
