2023 Manitoba Moose Offseason Player Tracker

SEASON SYNOPSIS

The Manitoba Moose maintained the middle of the Central Division road in 2022-23. Even after going 3-6-1 to finish out the regular season, the Moose did not budge when it came to a third place finish in the Central (84 points). Manitoba’s 37-25-10 record placed them against Milwaukee for the second postseason in a row – and yielded the same result. The Moose were eliminated by the Admirals in the divisional semis, three games to two.

Forward Alex Limoges led Manitoba in scoring with 20 goals and 34 assists for 54 total points. Defenseman Leon Gawanke also had 20 goals, which tied him for first amongst league defensemen. Gawanke’s seven power play goals led all d-men in the AHL, as well. While the aforementioned Limoges and Gawanke will not be returning next season, forward Jansen Harkins is. Harkins led the Moose in goals (25) while posting 50 total points in the regular season.

(List accurate as of Sept. 20th, 3:35pm CT)

UNDER CONTRACT AND RE-SIGNINGS

Forwards

• Wyatt Bongiovanni – Last year of an entry-level contract
• Jansen Harkins – Last year of one-way NHL contract
• Nick Jones – Last year of one-way AHL contract
• Chaz Lucius – First year of entry-level contract (entry-level slide; played with Manitoba and the Portland Winterhawks of the WHL in 2022-23)
• Jeff Malott – Last year of two-way NHL contract
• Henri Nikkanen – Second-to-last year of an entry-level contract
• Kristian Reichel – Last year of two-way NHL contract
• Daniel Torgersson – Second-to-last year of an entry-level contract
• Parker Ford – Signed a two-year, entry-level NHL contract on March 25 (played for Manitoba on an ATO and Providence College [NCAA] in 2022-23)
• Dominic Toninato – Signed a two-year, two-way NHL contract on April 19
• Axel Jonsson-Fjällby – Signed a two-year, two-way NHL contract on July 3
• Thomas Caron  – Signed a one-year AHL contract on July 25 (played majority of 2022-23 season with ECHL Trois-Rivières)

Defensemen

• Tyrel Bauer – Second-to-last year of entry-level contract
• Ville Heinola – Last year of an entry-level contract*
• Simon Kubicek – Last year of AHL contract (played majority of 2022-23 season with ECHL Newfoundland)
• Simon Lundmark – Last year of entry-level contract
• Ashton Sautner – Signed a one-year, two-way NHL contract extension on June 23
• Jimmy Oligny – Signed a one-year AHL contract extension on July 5
• Dean Stewart – Signed a one-year AHL contract on July 18
• Declan Chisholm – Signed a one-year, two-way NHL contract extension on September 13

Goaltenders

• Oskari Salminen – Last year of entry-level contract

NEW ADDITIONS

Forwards

• Danil Zhilkin – First year of entry-level contract (entry-level slide; played for the Guelph Storm and Kitchener Rangers of the OHL in 2022-23)
• Nikita Chibrikov – Signed a three-year, entry-level NHL contract* on May 1 (played for Spartak Moskva of the KHL, Khimik Voskresensk of the VHL, and MHK Spartak Moskva of the MHL [all Russia] in 2022-23)
• Fabian Wagner – Signed a three-year, entry-level NHL contract* on June 15 (played for Linköping HC of the SHL in 2022-23)
• Jeffrey Viel – Signed a one-year, one-way NHL contract on July 1 (played for the San Jose Sharks & Barracuda in 2022-23)
• C.J. Suess – Signed a two-year AHL contract on July 10 (played for the San Jose Sharks and Barracuda in 2022-23)
• Mark Liwiski – Signed a one-year AHL contract on July 25 (played all of 2022-23 season with ECHL Wichita)

Defensemen

• Dmitri Kuzmin – First year of entry-level contract (entry-level slide; played for the Flint Firebirds of the OHL in 2022-23)
• Artemi Kniazev – Acquired via trade from San Jose for Leon Gawanke on July 2
• Dawson Barteaux — Signed a one-year AHL contract on July 18

Goaltenders

• Colin Delia – Signed a one-year, one-way NHL contract on July 1 (played for the Vancouver and Abbotsford Canucks in 2022-23)
• Domenic DiVincentiis – Signed a three-year, entry-level NHL contract on July 5 (played for the North Bay Battalion of the OHL in 2022-23)

* – Contract includes European Assignment Clause, detailed in Article 11 – 11.19 of the NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement — “The SPC of any Player may contain a clause that provides that, in the event his NHL Club Loans the Player to a club outside the NHL, during the period of such Loan, the Player shall have the option to be Loaned to a club of his choice outside North America.”

DEPARTURES

Forwards

• Tyler Boland – Signed a one-year contract with the Iserlohn Roosters of the DEL on June 1
• Cole Maier – Signed a one-year contract with the Nürnberg Ice Tigers of the DEL on May 23
• Alex Limoges – Signed a one-year, two-way NHL contract with Washington on July 3; was not extended qualifying offer by Winnipeg on June 30
• Greg Meireles – Signed a one-year AHL contract with Iowa on July 3
• Evan Polei – Signed a one-year AHL contract with Lehigh Valley on August 1
• Joseph Nardi – Signed a one-year contract with ECHL Fort Wayne on August 8 (played majority of 2022-23 season with ECHL Toledo)
• Isaac Johnson – Signed a PTO with Los Angeles on September 20 (played majority of 2022-23 season with ECHL Newfoundland)

Defensemen

• Chris Martenet – Signed a one-year contract with Rytiri Kladno of the Czechia Tipsport Extraliga on June 23 (played almost all of 2022-23 season with ECHL Newfoundland)
• Leon Gawanke – Traded to San Jose for Artemi Kniazev on July 2

Goaltenders

• Arvid Holm – Signed a one-year, two-way NHL contract with Colorado on July 1; was not extended qualifying offer by Winnipeg on June 30
• Evan Cormier – Signed a one-year, one-way AHL contract with Charlotte on July 26 (played almost all of 2022-23 season with ECHL Kalamazoo)

(Special thanks to CapFriendly and Elite Prospects for all the contract terms and definitions for this offseason player tracker!)

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Central

• Chicago Wolves
• Grand Rapids Griffins
• Iowa Wild
• Manitoba Moose
• Milwaukee Admirals
• Rockford IceHogs
• Texas Stars

Pacific

• Abbotsford Canucks
• Bakersfield Condors
• Calgary Wranglers
• Coachella Valley Firebirds
• Colorado Eagles
• Henderson Silver Knights
• Ontario Reign
• San Diego Gulls
• San Jose Barracuda
• Tucson Roadrunners

Atlantic

• Bridgeport Islanders
• Charlotte Checkers
• Hartford Wolf Pack
• Hershey Bears
• Lehigh Valley Phantoms
• Providence Bruins
• Springfield Thunderbirds 
• Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins

North

• Belleville Senators
• Cleveland Monsters
• Laval Rocket
• Rochester Americans
• Syracuse Crunch
• Toronto Marlies
• Utica Comets