Not long after the final buzzer sounded, signifying that the Manitoba Moose had eliminated the Milwaukee Admirals in their first-round series, attention quickly turned to Round 2, a matchup with the Western Conference’s top team, the Grand Rapids Griffins.
Photo Credit: Jonathan Kozub/Manitoba Moose
Grand Rapids lost just 16 times in regulation this season, although Manitoba did hand them their first road regulation loss back in January. The season series went in the Griffins favour as they finished 6-1-1 against the Moose.
We will have plenty more this week on the series between the Moose and Griffins, but for now, here is the five-game second-round schedule:
The first two games will be played in Winnipeg, starting Saturday, May 2, and Sunday, May 3, with both games set for 2 PM CT.
The series will shift to Grand Rapids for the next three games with Game 3 on Wednesday, May 6 (6 PM CT), Game 4* on Friday, May 8 (6 PM CT), and Game 5* on Saturday, May 9 (6 PM CT).
*if necessary
The Moose spoke about the impact of the crowd on the games this series and it was pretty evident during the games how much energy the crowd brought to the hockey games. Captain Mason Shaw and winger Walker Duehr spoke about their impact:
“…I was here watching games last year for the Jets during the Whiteout and this city supports hockey. They love hockey.…can’t wait to see what they bring on the weekend coming up.”
Moose captain Mason Shaw on playoff games in Winnipeg.
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— Dave Minuk (@ICdave) April 27, 2026
“Amazing. That’s pretty fun to play in front of. If you’re searching for energy in those games you might not have much of a heartbeat. It’s pretty cool and easy to get up for.”
Walker Duehr on the Wpg crowd energy in the Moose playoff games.
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— Dave Minuk (@ICdave) April 27, 2026
Tickets go on sale tomorrow.
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