The Manitoba Moose are one third of the way through the team’s 36-game 2020-21 season schedule. Sounds absurd, right? Well… it is.
Having begun their American Hockey League season exactly 19 days ago, the Moose are now 12 games into the year. With just 36 games on tap due to the current COVID-19 global pandemic, all AHL teams are facing drastically reduced calendars. Interestingly, Manitoba’s 36 scheduled games is actually near the top of the list in terms of total games played.
-
Ep 57: Conference Finals, Dubas Out, Coyotes Wandering
by Full Press Coverage on May 23, 2023 at 11:38 am
Jim and Chris discuss the Conference Finals, the departure of Kyle Dubas […]
Yes, you read that right.
As it currently stands, AHL teams based in the United States will play anywhere from 24 to 44 games spread out from February 5 to May 16 – a span of 100 total days. Teams playing 44 games will see game action every 2.72 days, while teams playing 24 games are only playing every 4.17 days. American teams will play any number of inter-division games from a list spanning 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40 or 44.
Interestingly, despite the discrepancy in total games played between teams, the splits between home and away contests are rather even in all markets. The same cannot be said of teams located north of the 49th parallel. With four of the five Canadian-based teams playing 36 games (Stockton, 30), only Toronto and Laval will have an even home/away split.
The Manitoba Moose are in the midst of a heavily home-weighted schedule. Coming off an eight-game road trip through Laval, Toronto, and Belleville, the Moose now return to Winnipeg for an AHL record 17-game homestand. Yes, 17 games.
Having played just four of the team’s first 12 games at home, Manitoba will close out the 2020-21 season with 17 of its remaining 24 games within its home province. Oh right, and those 17 consecutive games take place over a span of 52 days from March 8 to April 29. The club then leaves for another extended road trip against the Marlies and Senators to conclude the season which will feature seven games played from May 6-16.
Currently sitting tied with Toronto at an even 6-6-0 through 12 games, Manitoba will look to improve upon its .500 points percentage on its upcoming two-month homestand.
Latest AHL News
- Wranglers End Season in Series Loss to Firebirds
- Wranglers Advance, Set To Play Coachella Valley This Week
- Eagles Lose Game 5, Eliminated From Playoffs
- Expanded AHL Playoffs Don’t Quite Pay Off
- Firebirds Tie Series on True’s Shorthanded Stunner
Historically, Bell MTS Place has been good to the Moose, as the club has not posting a losing home record since the 2016-17 season. However, the team has never once suited up for game action at is training facility of Bell MTS Iceplex – to which the remainder of its home games will take place.
Going a combined 60-42-6 over the past three seasons at home, Manitoba will look to build upon its strong 2018-19 campaign, which saw the club go 25-11-2 through 38 games in Winnipeg.
After beginning the 2020-21 season with two-straight losses at home to the Toronto Marlies, Manitoba bounced back to even its record at .500 with back-to-back wins, before heading out on the road for a road trip that saw the team pick up another four wins and four losses.
The Moose begin their 17-game homestand with a fresh opponent in the first-place Stockton Heat, who visit Manitoba for four-straight contests beginning on Monday and concluding on Saturday.
The homestand then sees Laval (four games), Belleville (four games) and Stockton again (five more games) pop by Bell MTS Iceplex for more MLB-styled mini-series. Now one third of the way through its season, Manitoba will look to build upon its .500 record – both at home and overall – beginning on Monday at 6:00 PM central.
-
Ep 57: Conference Finals, Dubas Out, Coyotes Wandering
by Full Press Coverage on May 23, 2023 at 11:38 am
Jim and Chris discuss the Conference Finals, the departure of Kyle Dubas […]
-
Ep 56: Leafs, Oilers, Eastern Conference Preview
by Full Press Coverage on May 16, 2023 at 12:21 am
Jim and Producer Ian discuss the Leafs and Oilers early exits and they […]
-
Eastern Conference and Western Final Previews and More NHL Talk
by Full Press Coverage on May 18, 2023 at 11:00 pm
Full Press NHL Podcast with Jim Biringer and Vox Media AM/FM NHL Analyst […]
-
Taking a Trip Around the NHL as Changes Fill The Air
by Full Press Coverage on May 17, 2023 at 5:10 pm
Jim is back once again joined by Russ Cohen of Sportsology and Buffalo […]
-
Ep 83: Stanley Cup Playoffs Are Here; Can Bruins Keep Up Pace?
by Full Press Coverage on April 17, 2023 at 4:06 pm
Ian and Chris are back to give their thoughts on the Stanley Cup Playoffs, […]
-
Ep 82: Bruins Set Wins Record, Pasta Hits 60, Playoffs Around The Corner
by Full Press Coverage on April 10, 2023 at 2:27 pm
Ian and Chris react to the Bruins 63rd win of the season, David Pastrnak's […]
-
The Hockey World Revolves Around Toronto
by Jim Biringer on May 23, 2023 at 12:00 pm
Jim is back for a fourth season of the Final Word on Hockey as he is […]
-
S4Ep28 - Stanley Cup Playoffs - Conference Final Preview
by Jim Biringer on May 16, 2023 at 7:28 pm
Jim is back for the fourth season of the Final Word on Hockey previewing […]
-
Stars at Golden Knights
by Broken Controller Media on May 27, 2023 at 4:05 pm
Stack the Pucks gives a breakdown of every NHL Game on the card. For more […]
-
Golden Knights at Stars
by Broken Controller Media on May 25, 2023 at 12:35 pm
Stack the Pucks gives a breakdown of every NHL Game on the card. For more […]
-
Hurricanes at Panthers
by Broken Controller Media on May 24, 2023 at 4:00 pm
Stack the Pucks gives a breakdown of every NHL Game on the card. For more […]
-
Golden Knights at Stars
by Broken Controller Media on May 23, 2023 at 4:00 pm
Stack the Pucks gives a breakdown of every NHL Game on the card. For more […]
-
Episode #141: Tend The Goal
by Full Press Coverage on May 25, 2023 at 2:24 pm
The 2023 AHL Calder Cup Playoffs have reached its final four teams, and […]
-
Episode #140: Stone Cold's 4th Line
by Full Press Coverage on May 23, 2023 at 1:41 pm
And then, there were four. The 2023 AHL Division Finals have concluded, […]
-
Renegades Of Puck Ep 766
by Charlie Saunier on May 28, 2023 at 7:01 am
Ep 766 The Renegades Of Puck Recap Game 2 Preview Game 3 Milwaukee […]
-
Renegades Of Puck Ep 765
by Charlie Saunier on May 26, 2023 at 11:23 pm
Ep 765 The Renegades Of Puck Recap Game 1 Preview Game 2 Milwaukee […]
-
Full Press Hurricanes - Thursday, May 25th
by Full Press Coverage on May 25, 2023 at 4:00 pm
The Carolina Hurricanes are eliminated in four games in the Eastern […]
-
Full Press Kraken - Thursday, May 25th
by Full Press Coverage on May 25, 2023 at 3:15 pm
Taking a look at Vince Dunn’s season Learn more about your ad choices. […]
-
Full Press Blackhawks - Thursday, May 25th
by Full Press Coverage on May 25, 2023 at 1:15 pm
What team blueprint should the Blackhawks follow and what is will the […]
-
Renegades Of Puck Ep 764
by Charlie Saunier on May 24, 2023 at 5:19 am
Ep 764 The Renegades Of Puck Preview AHL WCF Milwaukee Admirals Vs […]
-
5/26 - Celtics Force Game 6; Mahomes QB List
by Full Press Coverage on May 26, 2023 at 2:12 pm
Ian and John discuss the Celtics big Game 5 win the Top 5 quarterbacks of […]
-
5/25 - Panthers Advance To Stanley Cup Finals; Celtics/Heat
by Full Press Coverage on May 25, 2023 at 3:00 pm
Ian and John discuss the Celtics and the Heat and welcome in Jim Bringer […]
-
5/24 - Lakers Eliminated, Celtics Force Game 5
by Full Press Coverage on May 24, 2023 at 2:08 pm
Ian and John discuss the Lakers loss to the Nuggets in the Western […]
-
5/22 - Celtics, Lakers Face 0-3 Deficit
by Full Press Coverage on May 22, 2023 at 1:58 pm
Ian and John react to the Celtics and Lakers being down 0-3 in their […]