Categories: AHLManitoba Moose

Manitoba Moose set to play 72 games in 2021-22 and will return to the Central Division

And just like that the All-Canadian Division was no more.

The AHL released details of their plans for the 2021-22 season.  The ones that are relevant to folks in this province include Moose returning to the Central Division to face off against familiar foes like Chicago, Iowa, Rockford, Texas, Milwaukee and Grand Rapids.

Photo Credit: Colby Spence (Illegal Curve)

In addition teams have the option to play 72 or 76 game seasons.  Manitoba has chosen to play 72.

From the AHL release they say they will increase number of playoff teams:

there will be an increase in the number of teams qualifying for the Calder Cup Playoffs each year; details will be finalized and announced later in the offseason.

The 2020-21 season in the AHL was easily the most unique year of hockey we will ever see.  The Moose played against four other teams based in Canada including the Heat (Calgary), Rocket (Montreal), Marlies (Toronto) and Senators (Ottawa).  They moved mid season from the downtown rink to the IcePlex where they played a 17 game homestand which is where they started a 13 game points streak.

They also continued the development of Jets prospects including Cole Perfetti (2020 1st), Dylan Samberg (2017 2nd), Johnny Kovacevic (2017 3rd), David Gustafsson (2018 2nd), Declan Chisholm (2018 5th), Ville Heinola (2019 1st), Kristian Vesalainen (2017 1st) and more.

If you’d like the full 411 on the season we broke it down in our End of Season Roundtable which I hosted with Daniel Fink and Austin Siragusa of the Moose and which you can watch below.

End of Season Roundtable:

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.

Recent Posts

Game 20: Winnipeg Jets vs Pittsburgh Penguins pre-game report

A look at the projected lineup with all the latest game info.

4 hours ago

Winnipeg Jets: 6 things to watch for on upcoming six-game road trip

Here are six things to watch for on the upcoming six-game trip. 

4 hours ago

Winnipeg Jets Morning Papers

Keeping you up-to-date with all the latest pro hockey news in Manitoba.

7 hours ago

Winnipeg Jets Morning Papers

Keeping you up-to-date with all the latest pro hockey news in Manitoba.

1 day ago

TSN | Core 4 U-24: Winnipeg Jets stocked with impressive forward depth

TSN analyst Craig Button shares his thoughts.

2 days ago