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Manitoba Moose got loose at the Assiniboine Park Zoo

Photo Credit: Colby Spence

For the fourth year in a row the Moose were out among the paying customers at the Assiniboine Park Zoo as the players met, signed autographs and took pictures with the many fans who came out to meet members of the AHL squad.

Photo Credit: Colby Spence

The Moose presented the Assiniboine Park Zoo with a team signed Manitoba Moose jersey as well as a cheque for $8,540.06 which was raised from the proceeds of the sale of the Polar Bear uniforms the team last wore last season. A slight departure this year from years previous is that the team didn’t unveil the new Polar Bear jersey that they will wear for their game on Sunday, February 10th, 2019 against the Texas Stars as it is still in production.

Following the cheque presentation we did hear from team captain (and Winnipegger) Peter Stoykewych as well as Brad Andrews, Senior Director of Hockey & Business Operations.

Peter Stoykewych

Brad Andrews

Once the formal part of the event was over the fans had a chance to interact with the players, get their pictures taken as well as have autographs signed.

Mick E. Moose with a fist bump for a young fan.

Players signing autographs with polar bears in the background.

Skyler McKenzie laughs with a young fan.

CJ Suess signs for a young fan.

Logan Stanley getting double photographed.

Kristian Vesalainen about to make this fan very happy.

Something tells us that Mikhail Berdin is still thinking he should have shot for the empty net.

Nelson Nogier signing a stick for a fan.

Lots of fans waited their turn to meet the Moose.

These four young fans wanted to be interviewed which clearly the Moose players watching got a kick out of.

Plenty of young fans (and even some older ones) had a great time getting to meet some of the players that they normally watch from high above.

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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.