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Austin Poganski clears waivers; can be assigned to the Manitoba Moose

Photo Credit: Alexander James (Illegal Curve)

With Nikolaj Ehlers returning to the lineup the Jets needed to make a roster move which they did on Thursday when they placed Austin Poganski on waivers for purposes of assignment to the Moose.

Photo Credit: Alexander James (Illegal Curve)

As per Chris Johnston of TSN he has cleared which means he can now be assigned to Manitoba.

While he didn’t provide any offence at the NHL level in 16 games with the Jets he had seven goals and 14 assists in 31 games for the Moose and was playing very well before his recall to the big club.

He joins a Moose team that is healthy and looks like they’ve regained their scoring touch. They came into last night’s contest with the IceHogs ranked 20th in the AHL for goals and after defeating Rockford 7-2 are now ranked 14th overall. Despite not scoring very much they still sit 7th overall in winning percentage.

Folks would do well to pay attention to the AHL club of Winnipeg because this Moose team can be a serious Calder Cup contender.

David Minuk

Working hard on a daily basis to provide the latest Winnipeg Jets and Manitoba Moose news for our readers and listeners. I also appear on the Illegal Curve Hockey Show every Saturday on our YouTube channel as well as the Illegal Curve Post-Game Show after every single Jets game. And I occasionally jump in the play-by-play booth at Canada Life to provide colour analysis during Manitoba Moose games.