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{{Short description|American Hockey League team in Winnipeg, Manitoba}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=July 2019}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2015}}
{{Infobox Pro hockey team
| CAN_eng = 1
| bg_color = background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#041e41 5px solid; border-bottom:#717073 5px solid;
| text_color = #000000
| current     = 2025–26 AHL season
| team        = Manitoba Moose
| logo        = Manitoba Moose logo.svg
| logosize    = 200px
| city        = [[Winnipeg, Manitoba]]
| league      = [[American Hockey League]]
| conference  = Western
| division    = Central
| founded     = 1994 ([[International Hockey League (1945–2001)|IHL]])
| operated    = <!--[[1996–97 IHL season|1996]]–[[2010–11 AHL season|2011]];<br />[[2015–16 AHL season|2015]]–present **Not generally used for active teams-->
| arena       = [[Canada Life Centre]]
| uniform_image = 
| colours      = Polar Night blue, aviator blue, silver, white<br />{{colour box|#041e41}} {{colour box|#004a97}} {{colour box|#717073}} {{colour box|#FFFFFF}}
| owner       = [[True North Sports & Entertainment]]
| GM          = [[Craig Heisinger]]
| coach       = [[Mark Morrison (ice hockey, born 1963)|Mark Morrison]]
| captain     = [[Mason Shaw]]
| media       = [[The Sports Network|TSN]]<br>[[CJOB|680 CJOB]]<br>AHLTV (Internet)
| affiliates = [[Winnipeg Jets]] ([[National Hockey League|NHL]])<br>[[Norfolk Admirals (ECHL)|Norfolk Admirals]] ([[ECHL]])
| website     = {{URL|moosehockey.com|MooseHockey.com}}
<!---Franchise history--->
| name1       = [[Minnesota Moose]]
| dates1      = 1994–1996
| name2       = '''Manitoba Moose'''
| dates2      = 1996–2011
| name3       = [[St. John's IceCaps]]
| dates3      = 2011–2015
| name4       ='''Manitoba Moose'''
| dates4      = 2015–present
<!---Championships--->
|reg_season_titles = '''1''' ([[2008–09 AHL season|2008–09]])
|division_titles = '''2''' ([[2006–07 AHL season|2006–07]]), ([[2008–09 AHL season|2008–09]])
|conf_titles =  '''1''' ([[2008–09 AHL season|2008–09]])
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The '''Manitoba Moose''' are a professional [[ice hockey]] team based in [[Winnipeg]]. They are the [[American Hockey League]] (AHL) affiliate of the [[Winnipeg Jets]] of the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL). The team plays its home games at [[Canada Life Centre]].

The franchise was founded in 1994 as the [[Minnesota Moose]], then playing in the [[International Hockey League (1945–2001)|International Hockey League (IHL)]]. The Moose played fifteen seasons—five in the IHL (1996–2001) and ten in the AHL (2001–2011)—during their first tenure in Winnipeg. This was followed by four seasons in [[St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador]], (2011–2015) during which the team was known as the [[St. John's IceCaps]]. The team returned to Winnipeg prior to the [[2015–16 AHL season|2015–16 season]].

==History==

===International Hockey League (1996–2001)===
Following the departure of the [[Winnipeg Jets (1972–96)|original Winnipeg Jets franchise]] to [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]] in 1996, a group of local businessmen, including [[Mark Chipman]], purchased the [[Minnesota Moose]] of the IHL. The team was relocated to Winnipeg to provide a new tenant for the [[Winnipeg Arena]] and keep professional hockey in the city.<ref>{{cite news|last=Wong|first=Craig|date=May 31, 2011|title=Chipman's work to return NHL to Winnipeg began almost as soon as Jets left town|newspaper=[[The Globe and Mail]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606051403/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/chipmans-work-to-return-nhl-to-winnipeg-began-almost-as-soon-as-jets-left-town/article2041754/|access-date=June 11, 2011|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/chipmans-work-to-return-nhl-to-winnipeg-began-almost-as-soon-as-jets-left-town/article2041754/|archive-date=June 6, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=May 31, 2011|title=Future of Manitoba Moose uncertain|work=[[Sportsnet]]|url=http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/2011/05/31/moose_future/|url-status=dead|access-date=June 11, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604135027/http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/2011/05/31/moose_future/|archive-date=June 4, 2011}}</ref>

The team's first season in Winnipeg was a disaster. Former [[Montreal Canadiens]] coach [[Jean Perron]] was brought in to replace [[Frank Serratore]] as head coach and general manager. The Moose won only 16 of 50 games under Perron before he was fired from both positions on January 4, 1997.<ref name="ws00">{{cite news|last=Wiebe|first=Ken|date=May 31, 2011|title=Winnipeg fans have Moose to thank|work=[[Winnipeg Sun]]|publisher=|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Hockey/NHL/Winnipeg/2011/05/31/18217996.html|url-status=usurped|access-date=August 30, 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130831180343/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Hockey/NHL/Winnipeg/2011/05/31/18217996.html|archive-date=August 31, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Turner|first=Randy|date=June 22, 2010|title=Moose job prestigious gig in hockey circles|newspaper=[[Winnipeg Free Press]]|url=http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/columnists/moose-job-prestigious-gig-in-hockey-circles-96863909.html?path=/opinion/columnists&id=96863909&sortBy=newest|access-date=June 17, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Lawless|first=Gary|date=June 8, 2011|title=Chevy solid selection as GM|newspaper=[[Winnipeg Free Press]]|url=http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/hockey/chevy-solid-selection-as-gm-123442139.html|access-date=June 17, 2011}}</ref>  Upon his dismissal, Perron lashed out at [[Mark Chipman|team ownership]], the media, and the players, including a personal attack on team captain [[Randy Gilhen]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Campbell|first=Tim|date=April 3, 2009|title=Captain Gilhen took one for team|newspaper=[[Winnipeg Free Press]]|url=http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/columnists/captain-gilhen-took-one-for-team-42376977.html|access-date=June 17, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Lawless|first=Gary|date=June 1, 2011|title=Way to go, Winnipeg! Perseverance pays|work=[[Winnipeg Free Press]]|url=http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/hockey/way-to-go-winnipeg-perseverance-pays-122926698.html|access-date=June 17, 2011}}</ref> Perron threatened legal action against the organization though no lawsuit was ever filed.<ref>{{cite news|date=April 4, 2007|title=Just Plain Goofy|newspaper=[[Winnipeg Free Press]]|url=http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/historic/32179139.html|access-date=June 17, 2011}}</ref> Assistant coach [[Randy Carlyle]] took over as interim head coach for the remainder of the season and led the team to a winning record in their final 32 games of the season, but it was not enough to qualify for the playoffs.

Carlyle served as the head coach and general manager for team's final four seasons in the IHL. The Moose had moderate regular season success and qualified for the [[Turner Cup]] playoffs three times, making it as far as the second round. Carlyle was named the league's General Manager of the Year for the 1998–99 season.<ref>{{cite news|last=Bourgeois|first=Andrew|date=June 3, 2001|title=IHL To Fold This Week and Merge To AHL|work=Hockey's Future|url=http://www.hockeysfuture.com/articles/2369/ihl_to_fold_this_week_and_merge_to_ahl//|access-date=June 11, 2011}}</ref><ref name="bio">{{cite web|title=Randy Carlyle bio|url=http://ducks.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=44921|access-date=June 11, 2011|website=[[Anaheim Ducks]]}}</ref>  The Moose remained an independent club while playing in the IHL, electing not to affiliate with an NHL team.<ref name="ws00" />

===American Hockey League (2001–present)===

====2001–2011: Move to the AHL====
The Moose and five other IHL clubs were accepted into the AHL upon the former's demise in 2001, and the team became the top affiliate of the [[Vancouver Canucks]].<ref name="ws00" /> This partnership lasted until the NHL's return to Winnipeg in 2011. Former Canucks star [[Stan Smyl]] was chosen by the Canucks as the new head coach of the Moose while Carlyle stayed on as general manager for one season before leaving to join the [[Washington Capitals]] coaching staff. In [[2002–03 AHL season|2002–03]], Smyl led the team to the second round of the [[Calder Cup]] playoffs, but lost to the [[Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL)|Hamilton Bulldogs]] in seven games. After the team missed the playoffs the following season, Smyl was reassigned within the Canucks organization.<ref name="slam1">{{cite news|last=Wiebe|first=Ken|date=December 26, 2004|title=A year of change for the Moose|work=Slam! Sports|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Hockey/AHL/2004/12/26/797897-sun.html|url-status=usurped|access-date=June 11, 2011|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120718021224/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Hockey/AHL/2004/12/26/797897-sun.html|archive-date=July 18, 2012}}</ref>

Following the departure of Smyl, Carlyle returned as head coach for the 2004–05 season. It was a season of big changes and new heights of success for the organization.  The Manitoba Moose Hockey Club, now owned by [[True North Sports & Entertainment]], played its final game at the old Winnipeg Arena and moved into the brand new MTS Centre (since renamed Bell MTS Place and now [[Canada Life Centre]]). The Moose advanced as far as the conference final for the first time in team history but were swept in four games by their old IHL rivals, the [[Chicago Wolves]].<ref name="slam1" />  Mark Chipman was awarded the [[James C. Hendy Memorial Award]] for AHL Executive of the Year. After the season, Carlyle was hired by the [[Anaheim Ducks]] as their new head coach, becoming the first of four consecutive Moose head coaches to leave the team for head coaching positions in the NHL.<ref name="bio" />

Former Canadiens head coach [[Alain Vigneault]] was hired by the Vancouver Canucks as the new Moose head coach for the [[2005–06 AHL season|2005–06 season]]. Winnipeg native and three-time [[Stanley Cup]] champion [[Mike Keane]] also joined the club as their new team captain. Keane quickly became a fan favourite and the team had another great year, but again lost in the second round of the playoffs. After the season, Vigneault was promoted by the Canucks to fill their vacant head coaching position when [[Marc Crawford]] was dismissed.

[[Image:Manitobamoosegame.jpg|thumb|left|275px|A Moose game at the then-MTS Centre in 2006]]
Former Moose captain and assistant coach [[Scott Arniel]] was selected to replace Vigneault. Arniel coached the team for four seasons and, in [[2008–09 AHL season|2008–09]], led them to their best season in franchise history when the team finished with 107 points, the best record in the league. In the second round of the [[2009 Calder Cup Playoffs]], the Moose completed their first playoff sweep in franchise history, defeating the [[Grand Rapids Griffins]]. After beating the [[Houston Aeros (1994–2013)|Houston Aeros]] in six games to win the Western Conference final, the Moose advanced to the Calder Cup finals for the first time, but lost the championship series in six games to the [[Hershey Bears]].<ref>{{cite news|date=May 25, 2009|title=Moose advance to Calder Cup final with 3–1 victory over Aeros|newspaper=[[National Hockey League]]|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/moose-advance-to-calder-cup-final-with-3-1-victory-over-aeros/c-423793|access-date=June 11, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Campbell|first=Tim|date=June 10, 2009|title=Hershey Bears take Calder Cup with 4–1 win over Moose|newspaper=[[Winnipeg Free Press]]|url=https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/special/ahlplayoffs/Follow-real-time-coverage-of-Calder-Cup-Game-6-47574842.html|access-date=June 11, 2011}}</ref>  Arniel was awarded the [[Louis A. R. Pieri Memorial Award]] as the AHL Coach of the Year, while general manager [[Craig Heisinger]] became the second member of the Moose front office staff to win the James C. Hendy Memorial Award.<ref>{{cite news|date=April 7, 2009|title=Moose Head Coach Arniel Named AHL Coach of the Year|work=[[The Sports Network|TSN]]|publisher=|url=https://www.tsn.ca/cis/story/?id=274110|url-status=dead|access-date=June 11, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020175846/http://www.tsn.ca/cis/story/?id=274110|archive-date=October 20, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=June 8, 2010|title=Scott Arniel named Blue Jackets head coach|work=[[The Sports Network|TSN]]|publisher=|url=https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=323897|url-status=dead|access-date=June 11, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100610161107/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=323897|archive-date=June 10, 2010}}</ref>

Arniel became the third Moose coach in six years to make the jump to the NHL when he was hired by the [[Columbus Blue Jackets]] as their new head coach in 2010. Ironically, Arniel was replaced by the person he replaced in Columbus, [[Claude Noël]].<ref>{{cite news|date=June 21, 2010|title=Manitoba Moose hire new coach|newspaper=[[CBC.ca]]|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/manitoba-moose-hire-new-coach-1.881087|access-date=June 11, 2011}}</ref> During the same off-season, Keane's contract was not renewed and his #12 jersey was later retired on Mike Keane Tribute Night, February 12, 2011.<ref>{{cite web|date=February 13, 2011|title=Moose retire Keane's number 12|url=http://theahl.com/moose-retire-keane-s-number-12-p169381|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110216032157/http://theahl.com/moose-retire-keane-s-number-12-p169381|archive-date=February 16, 2011|access-date=June 17, 2011|website=[[American Hockey League]]|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Lawless|first=Gary|date=February 12, 2011|title=No hard feelings, says Keane|newspaper=[[Winnipeg Free Press]]|url=http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/hockey/moose/no-hard-feelings-says-keane-116056339.html|access-date=June 17, 2011}}{{Dead link|date=April 2015}}</ref> During the [[2011 Calder Cup Playoffs|2011 playoffs]], the Moose came back from a three games to one deficit to the [[Lake Erie Monsters]] in the first round to advance. They fell behind three games to one again in round two, this time to the Hamilton Bulldogs, and came back to force a seventh game. However, the Bulldogs took the series with a 2–1 win in triple overtime in the longest Game 7 in AHL history.<ref>{{cite news|date=May 10, 2011|title=Bulldogs Eliminate Moose in Longest Game 7 in AHL History|work=[[The Sports Network|TSN]]|publisher=|url=https://www.tsn.ca/ahl/story/?id=365244|url-status=dead|access-date=June 11, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110513055554/http://www.tsn.ca/ahl/story/?id=365244|archive-date=May 13, 2011}}</ref>

During their first tenure in the AHL, the Moose were one of the league's most successful franchises. Home game attendance was consistently among the best in the league, including an average of 8,404 per game during the 2010–2011 season.<ref>{{cite news|date=|title=2010-11 American Hockey League Standings|newspaper=HockeyDB|url=https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/ahl19412011.html|access-date=November 9, 2021}}</ref> The organization was also popular with the players, as the Moose "had the reputation of being run like an NHL club".<ref>{{cite news|date=May 31, 2011|title=Winnipeg's new NHL team faces economic realities|newspaper=[[Fox Sports]]|url=https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nhl/winnipegs-new-nhl-team-faces-economic-realities|access-date=November 9, 2021}}</ref> League president and CEO [[David Andrews (ice hockey)|David Andrews]] called the Moose "a flagship franchise for the AHL".<ref>{{cite news|date=May 31, 2011|title=AHL statement on True North announcement|newspaper=[[American Hockey League]]|url=https://theahl.com/ahl-statement-on-true-north-announcement|access-date=June 11, 2011}}</ref>

====2011–2015: St. John's IceCaps====
{{main|St. John's IceCaps}}
On May 31, 2011, Mark Chipman announced [[True North Sports and Entertainment]]'s acquisition of the NHL's [[Atlanta Thrashers]] with the intent of relocating the team to Winnipeg for the 2011–12 season. The return of NHL hockey to the city prompted the organization to find a new home for the AHL franchise. A deal with former [[Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador]] [[Danny Williams (Canadian politician)|Danny Williams]] was quickly negotiated to relocate the team to [[St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador|St. John's]], [[Newfoundland and Labrador]] and swiftly approved by the AHL Board of Governors.<ref>{{cite web|date=June 10, 2011|title=AHL returning to St. John's|url=http://theahl.com/ahl-returning-to-st-john-s-p171319|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110612161242/http://theahl.com/ahl-returning-to-st-john-s-p171319|archive-date=June 12, 2011|access-date=June 10, 2011|website=[[American Hockey League]]|publisher=|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The Moose brand was dropped in consideration of [[Newfoundland (island)|Newfoundland]]'s history of fatal vehicle collisions involving the titanical animal; instead, the team was renamed the [[St. John's IceCaps]].<ref>{{cite news|date=June 10, 2011|title=Moose To Lose Name In St. John's Due To Animal's Deadly Past|newspaper=[[The Sports Network|TSN]]|publisher=[[The Canadian Press]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111030090039/http://www.tsn.ca/ahl/story/?id=368483|access-date=July 30, 2011|url=http://www.tsn.ca/ahl/story/?id=368483|archive-date=October 30, 2011}}</ref> The IceCaps were then named new AHL affiliate of the [[Winnipeg Jets]], ending the AHL team's ten-year affiliation with the Vancouver Canucks.<ref>{{cite web|last=Wiebe|first=Ken|date=June 1, 2011|title=Agreement in place to move Moose to St. John's|url=http://www.winnipegsun.com/2011/06/01/agreement-in-place-to-move-moose-to-st-johns|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120820002456/http://www.winnipegsun.com/2011/06/01/agreement-in-place-to-move-moose-to-st-johns|archive-date=August 20, 2012|access-date=August 20, 2012|website=[[Winnipeg Sun]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=June 10, 2011|title=Pro hockey returning to St. John's|work=[[CBC.ca]]|publisher=|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/pro-hockey-returning-to-st-john-s-1.1110177|access-date=June 10, 2011}}</ref>

The success of the franchise continued in St. John's. Attendance at [[Mile One Centre]] was strong; the IceCaps enjoyed the second longest home sellout streak in league history at 120 games between 2011 and 2014.<ref>{{cite news|last=Short|first=Robin|date=November 14, 2014|title=IceCaps put the brakes on losing skid|work=[[The Canadian Press]]|publisher=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150710035000/http://www.thepacket.ca/Sports/IceCaps/2014-11-14/article-3939228/IceCaps-put-the-brakes-on-losing-skid/1|access-date=April 21, 2015|url=http://www.thepacket.ca/Sports/IceCaps/2014-11-14/article-3939228/IceCaps-put-the-brakes-on-losing-skid/1|archive-date=July 10, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Campbell|first=Tim|date=March 20, 2015|title=AHL would give fans a look at Jets' future|newspaper=[[Winnipeg Free Press]]|url=http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/hockey/jets/ahl-would-give-fans-a-look-at-jets-future-295715111.html|access-date=April 21, 2015}}</ref>  In [[2011–12 AHL season|2011–12]], the IceCaps won their division and advanced as far as the [[2012 Calder Cup playoffs|conference final]]. In [[2014 Calder Cup playoffs|2013–14]], the IceCaps advanced to the [[Calder Cup]] finals for the second time in franchise history, but lost to the [[Texas Stars]] in five games.<ref>{{cite news|date=June 17, 2014|title=Texas Stars win first Calder Cup with OT victory|work=[[National Hockey League]]|publisher=|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=722983|access-date=April 21, 2015}}</ref>

====2015–present: Return to Manitoba====
As early as January 2014, True North Sports and Entertainment confirmed intentions to move its AHL franchise closer to Winnipeg, with [[Thunder Bay]], [[Ontario]] as the preferred destination.<ref>{{cite news|last=Chura|first=Peter|date=January 21, 2014|title=True North has 'preliminary' plan for AHL team in Thunder Bay|work=[[Global News]]|url=http://globalnews.ca/news/1097466/true-north-has-preliminary-plan-for-ahl-team-in-thunder-bay/|access-date=October 7, 2015}}</ref> Although the agreement with Williams' group had been extended through 2016, the two sides terminated the deal after Williams negotiated an agreement to bring the [[Montreal Canadiens]] AHL affiliate, [[Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL)|Hamilton Bulldogs]], to St. John's for the [[2015–16 AHL season|2015–16 season]].  The IceCaps' trademarks were retained by Williams' group and transferred to the incoming franchise.<ref>{{cite news|date=March 12, 2015|title=Hamilton Bulldogs moving to St. John's, IceCaps to Winnipeg|work=[[CBC.ca]]|publisher=|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/hamilton-bulldogs-moving-to-st-john-s-icecaps-to-winnipeg-1.2992827|access-date=October 7, 2015}}</ref>

As a new arena in Thunder Bay was not forthcoming, True North Sports and Entertainment's AHL franchise returned to Winnipeg for the 2015–16 season and once again became the Manitoba Moose Hockey Club. Slight changes to the former logo were unveiled, as well as a new colour scheme similar to that of the Jets.<ref name="newmoose">{{cite news|last=Campbell|first=Tim|date=May 4, 2015|title=Welcome (back) to the Manitoba Moose|work=[[Winnipeg Free Press]]|url=http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/hockey/ahl/stjohns/302435751.html|access-date=May 6, 2015}}</ref>  [[Keith McCambridge]], who had been with the franchise since 2009, remained as head coach.<ref>{{cite news|last=Campbell|first=Tim|date=May 9, 2015|title=Of Moose and men|work=[[Winnipeg Free Press]]|url=http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/hockey/jets/of-moose-and-men-303163721.html|access-date=August 19, 2015}}</ref>

After one season in Manitoba and missing the playoffs for the second straight season, McCambridge was released by the organization and replaced by Jets assistant coach [[Pascal Vincent]].<ref>{{cite web|date=April 22, 2016|title=Jets Elect Not to Renew Contract of Moose Coach Keith McCambridge|url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/jets-elect-not-to-renew-contract-of-moose-coach-keith-mccambridge/n-5130284|access-date=April 22, 2016|website=OurSports Central|publisher=}}</ref>  The Moose missed the playoffs again in Vincent's first season, but a much improved performance during the [[2017–18 AHL season|2017–18 season]] returned the Moose to playoffs again.  Vincent was awarded the Louis A.R. Pieri Memorial Award for AHL coach of the year, while players [[Sami Niku]] and [[Mason Appleton]] also captured major awards.<ref>{{cite news|last=Hobson|first=Russ|date=April 9, 2018|title=Manitoba Moose Pascal Vincent voted AHL coach of the year|work=[[Global News]]|publisher=|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/4133203/manitoba-moose-pascal-vincent-voted-ahl-coach-of-the-year/|access-date=April 15, 2018}}</ref>  Vincent stepped down as head coach following the shortened [[2020–21 AHL season|2020–21 season]] and was replaced by [[Mark Morrison (ice hockey, born 1963)|Mark Morrison]], who was previously an assistant coach with the team from 2011 to 2017.<ref name="mm">{{cite web|date=July 19, 2021|title=Mark Morrison Hired as Moose Head Coach|url=https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/mark-morrison-hired-as-moose-head-coach/n-5721950|access-date=July 19, 2021|website=OurSports Central}}</ref>

==Team information==

===Logos and uniforms===
[[File:Manitoba Moose.svg|thumbnail|Logo from 2004-2011]]The current Manitoba Moose uniforms are similar to those of the Winnipeg Jets, whose colours are polar night blue, aviator blue, silver, and white.  However, unlike the Jets, the Moose wear their white uniforms for home games in accordance with AHL rules.<ref name="newmoose" />  During their IHL days, the Moose colours were purple, green, and copper.  The team switched to teal, copper, and black after joining the AHL.

The original Minnesota Moose logo, depicting a Moose holding a hockey stick, was carried over when the team moved from Minnesota in 1996.  The logo was slightly altered in 2001 to match the team's new colour scheme.  A new logo created by [[Milwaukee]]-based graphic designer David Mann was introduced in 2004 (coinciding with the team's move from Winnipeg Arena to MTS Centre), which the team used until 2011. The Moose returned to a similar logo upon returning to the AHL in 2015, albeit with an altered colour scheme and other slight changes in order to conform with the Winnipeg Jets brand.<ref>{{cite news|last=Johnston|first=Mike|date=May 4, 2015|title=Manitoba Moose return to AHL with new look|work=[[Sportsnet]]|publisher=|url=http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/gotta-see-it-manitoba-moose-unveil-new-look/|access-date=October 7, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Peterson|first=Christopher|date=May 21, 2007|title=Logo Wars|work=[[Edmonton Journal]]|url=http://www.canada.com/story.html?id=bd337094-7dae-4288-87e6-8ad7dca97582|url-status=dead|access-date=October 7, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160108090531/http://www.canada.com/story.html?id=bd337094-7dae-4288-87e6-8ad7dca97582|archive-date=January 8, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

===Mascot===
[[Mick E. Moose]] debuted as the mascot of the Manitoba Moose in 1996.  The Winnipeg Jets "recalled" him from the AHL in 2011 to become their mascot following the departure of the Moose to St. John's. He has served as the official mascot for both teams since 2015.<ref>{{cite news|last=Boylen|first=Rory|date=January 17, 2014|title=Top 10 NHL Mascots|work=[[The Hockey News]]|publisher=|url=http://www.thehockeynews.com/blog/top-10-nhl-mascots/|url-status=dead|access-date=October 7, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923045219/http://www.thehockeynews.com/blog/top-10-nhl-mascots/|archive-date=September 23, 2015|df=mdy-all}}</ref>  Aside from hockey games, Mick E. Moose makes approximately 100 public appearances each year at various community events.<ref>{{cite news|date=October 8, 2011|title=Fan favourite Mick E. Moose drafted into the NHL ranks|work=[[Winnipeg Free Press]]|url=http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/fan-favourite-mick-e-moose-drafted-into-the-nhl-ranks-131379928.html|access-date=October 7, 2015}}</ref>

===Media===
[[CJOB|680 CJOB]] airs select Moose games on radio and streams all games on the internet. Daniel Fink is the team's Manager of Hockey Communications and play-by-play broadcaster. Fink began calling Moose games in 2019, taking over from Mitch Peacock (2015-2019). [[CFRW|TSN Radio 1290 (CFRW)]] held broadcasting rights from 2015 to 2020.  CJOB previously held radio broadcast rights from 1996 to 2011, with Kelly Moore (1996–2006) and [[Brian Munz]] (2006–2011) as play-by-play announcers.

[[CKY-DT|CKY-TV]] previously televised select Moose games from 1996 to 1999, and [[CHMI-DT|A-Channel]] aired select games during the 2000-01 season. For the [[2022 Calder Cup playoffs]], home playoff games were televised on [[The Sports Network|TSN]].

===Venue===
The Manitoba Moose play their home games at [[Canada Life Centre]] (previously the MTS Centre and Bell MTS Place), which they share with the Winnipeg Jets, and are currently one of two AHL clubs (the other being the [[Calgary Wranglers]]) to share a home arena with its NHL parent club.<ref name="ahlwpg">{{cite web|date=March 12, 2015|title=True North relocates AHL franchise to Winnipeg|url=http://jets.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=757779&navid=DL|access-date=March 13, 2015|website=[[Winnipeg Jets]]|publisher=}}</ref><ref name="jetsahl">{{cite web|author=Roberts|first=Meghan|date=March 12, 2015|title=Winnipeggers and local businesses welcome AHL team|url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/winnipeg/article/winnipeggers-and-local-businesses-welcome-ahl-team/|access-date=March 13, 2015|website=[[CTV Winnipeg]]|publisher=}}</ref> Although the arena seats 15,321 for hockey, only the lower bowl (which seats 8,812) is open for most Moose games. Practices and training sessions are usually held at [[Bell MTS Iceplex]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Roberts|first=Meghan|date=March 12, 2015|title=Winnipeggers and local businesses welcome AHL team|url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/winnipeg/article/winnipeggers-and-local-businesses-welcome-ahl-team/|access-date=October 7, 2015|website=[[CTV Winnipeg]]|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=August 31, 2015|title=MTS Iceplex to undergo $7.5M expansion to make room for Jets and Moose|work=[[CBC.ca]]|publisher=|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/mts-iceplex-to-undergo-7-5m-expansion-to-make-room-for-jets-and-moose-1.3209820|access-date=October 7, 2015}}</ref> The Moose briefly relocated to the Iceplex from March to May 2021 when [[COVID-19 pandemic]] protocols made the regular home arena unsuitable for hosting multiple clubs.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Turner|first=Abigail|date=February 15, 2021|title=Manitoba Moose plan to move to the Bell MTS Iceplex|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/7641376/manitoba-moose-plan-to-move-to-the-bell-mts-iceplex/|access-date=February 15, 2021|website=[[Global News]]}}</ref>

The team played at the [[Winnipeg Arena]] prior to the opening of Canada Life Centre in November 2004.

==Season-by-season results==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:100%"
|-
!colspan=11|Regular season
!colspan=6|Playoffs
|-
!Season!! Games !!Won!!Lost!!Tied!!OTL!!SOL!!Points!! Goals<br />for !! Goals<br />against !!Standing !! Year !!Prelim!!1st round!!2nd round!!3rd round!!Finals
|- bgcolor="#ffffee"
|[[1996–97 IHL season|1996–97]]||82||32||40||—||10||—|| 74||262||300||5th, Midwest||[[1996–97 IHL season|1997]] ||bgcolor=#000000|—||colspan=4|Did not qualify
|- bgcolor="#ffffee"
|[[1997–98 IHL season|1997–98]]||82||39||36||—|| 7||—|| 85||269||254||4th, Northwest||[[1997–98 IHL season|1998]] ||bgcolor=#000000|—||L, 0–3, [[Chicago Wolves|CHI]] ||—||—||—
|- bgcolor="#ffffee"
|[[1998–99 IHL season|1998–99]]||82||47||21||—||14||—||108||269||236||2nd, Midwest||[[1998–99 IHL season|1999]] ||bgcolor=#000000|—||W, 2–0, [[Milwaukee Admirals|MIL]] ||L, 0–3, [[Chicago Wolves|CHI]] ||—||—
|- bgcolor="#ffffee"
|[[1999–2000 IHL season|1999–00]]||82||37||31||—||14||—|| 88||227||237||5th, West||[[1999–2000 IHL season|2000]] ||bgcolor=#000000|—||L, 0–2, [[Long Beach Ice Dogs|LB]] ||—||—||—
|- bgcolor="#ffffee"
|[[2000–01 IHL season|2000–01]]||82||39||31||—||12||—|| 90||222||230||3rd, West||[[2000–01 IHL season|2001]] ||colspan=2; bgcolor=#000000|—||W, 4–3, [[Houston Aeros (1994–2013)|HOU]] ||L, 2–4, [[Chicago Wolves|CHI]] ||—
|-
|[[2001–02 AHL season|2001–02]]||80||39||33|| 4|| 4||—|| 86||270||260||4th, Canadian||[[2002 Calder Cup playoffs|2002]] ||W, 2–1, [[Worcester IceCats|WOR]]
||L, 1–3, [[Bridgeport Sound Tigers|BRI]] ||—||—||—
|-
|[[2002–03 AHL season|2002–03]]||80||37||33|| 8|| 2||—|| 84||229||228||2nd, Canadian||[[2003 Calder Cup playoffs|2003]] ||W, 2–1, [[Portland Pirates|POR]] ||W, 3–1, [[Providence Bruins|PRO]] ||L, 3–4, [[Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL)|HAM]] ||—||—
|-
|[[2003–04 AHL season|2003–04]]||80||32||35||11|| 2||—|| 77||214||232||6th, North||[[2004 Calder Cup playoffs|2004]] ||colspan="5"|Did not qualify
|-
|[[2004–05 AHL season|2004–05]]||80||44||26||—|| 7|| 3|| 98||243||210||3rd, North||[[2005 Calder Cup playoffs|2005]] ||bgcolor=#000000|—||W, 4–1, [[St. John's Maple Leafs|STJ]] ||W, 4–1, [[Rochester Americans|RCH]] ||L, 0–4, [[Chicago Wolves|CHI]] ||—
|-
|[[2005–06 AHL season|2005–06]]||80||44||24||—|| 7|| 5||100||243||217||3rd, North||[[2006 Calder Cup playoffs|2006]] ||bgcolor=#000000|—||W, 4–2, [[Syracuse Crunch|SYR]] ||L, 3–4, [[Grand Rapids Griffins|GR]] ||—||—
|-
|[[2006–07 AHL season|2006–07]]||80||45||23||—|| 7|| 5||102||232||201||'''1st, North'''||[[2007 Calder Cup playoffs|2007]] ||bgcolor=#000000|—||W, 4–3, [[Grand Rapids Griffins|GR]] ||L, 2–4, [[Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL)|HAM]] ||—||—
|-
|[[2007–08 AHL season|2007–08]]||80||46||27||—|| 3|| 4||99||236||197||3rd, North||[[2008 Calder Cup playoffs|2008]] ||bgcolor=#000000|—||L, 2–4, [[Syracuse Crunch|SYR]] ||—||—||—
|-
|[[2008–09 AHL season|2008–09]]||80||50||23||—|| 1|| 6||107||230||177||'''1st, League'''||[[2009 Calder Cup playoffs|2009]] ||bgcolor=#000000|—||W, 4–2, [[Toronto Marlies|TOR]] ||W, 4–0, [[Grand Rapids Griffins|GR]] ||W, 4–2, [[Houston Aeros (1994–2013)|HOU]] ||L, 2–4, [[Hershey Bears|HER]]
|-
|[[2009–10 AHL season|2009–10]]||80||40||33||—|| 5|| 2||87||204||232||4th North||[[2010 Calder Cup playoffs|2010]] ||bgcolor=#000000|—||L, 2–4, [[Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL)|HAM]] || — || — ||—
|-
|[[2010–11 AHL season|2010–11]]||80||43||30||—|| 1|| 6|| 93||220||210||3rd, North||[[2011 Calder Cup playoffs|2011]] ||bgcolor=#000000|—||W, 4–3, [[Lake Erie Monsters|LEM]] ||L, 3–4, [[Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL)|HAM]] || — ||—
|- bgcolor="#eeffee"
| ''2011–2015''||colspan="17"|''Played as [[St. John's IceCaps]]'' 
|-
|[[2015–16 AHL season|2015–16]] || 76 || 26 || 41 ||—|| 4 || 5 || 61 || 180 || 250 ||7th, Central||[[2016 Calder Cup playoffs|2016]] ||bgcolor=#000000|—||colspan=4|Did not qualify
|-
|[[2016–17 AHL season|2016–17]] || 76 || 29 || 37 ||—|| 5 || 5 || 68 || 197 || 242 ||7th, Central||[[2017 Calder Cup playoffs|2017]] ||bgcolor=#000000|—||colspan=4|Did not qualify
|-
|[[2017–18 AHL season|2017–18]] || 76 || 42 || 26 ||—|| 4 || 4 || 92 || 253 || 198 ||3rd, Central||[[2018 Calder Cup playoffs|2018]] ||bgcolor=#000000|—||W, 3–2, [[Grand Rapids Griffins|GR]] ||L, 0–4, [[Rockford IceHogs|RFD]] || — ||—
|-
|[[2018–19 AHL season|2018–19]] || 76 || 39 || 30 ||—|| 5 || 2 || 85 || 197 || 219 ||5th, Central||[[2019 Calder Cup playoffs|2019]] ||bgcolor=#000000|—||colspan=4|Did not qualify
|-
|[[2019–20 AHL season|2019–20]] || 61 || 27 || 33 ||—|| 1 || 0 || 55 || 160 || 190 ||8th, Central|| 2020 ||bgcolor=#000000|—||colspan="4"|Season cancelled due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]
|-
|[[2020–21 AHL season|2020–21]] || 36 || 18 || 13 ||—|| 3 || 2 || 41 || 109 || 102 ||2nd, Canadian|| 2021 ||bgcolor=#000000|—||colspan="4"|No playoffs were held
|-
|[[2021–22 AHL season|2021–22]] || 72 || 41 || 24 ||—|| 5 || 2 || 89 || 228 || 204 ||2nd, Central||[[2022 Calder Cup playoffs|2022]] || BYE ||L, 2–3, [[Milwaukee Admirals|MIL]] || — ||— ||— 
|-
|[[2022–23 AHL season|2022–23]] || 72 || 37 || 25 ||—|| 6 || 4 || 84 || 227 || 226 ||3rd, Central||[[2023 Calder Cup playoffs|2023]] || BYE ||L, 2–3, [[Milwaukee Admirals|MIL]] || — ||— ||— 
|-
|[[2023–24 AHL season|2023–24]] || 72 || 34 || 35 ||—|| 2 || 1 || 71 || 225 || 243 ||5th, Central||[[2024 Calder Cup playoffs|2024]] || L, 0–2, [[Texas Stars|TEX]] || — ||— ||— ||— 
|-
|[[2024–25 AHL season|2024–25]] || 72 || 25 || 41 ||—|| 3 || 3 || 56 || 169 || 248 ||7th, Central||[[2025 Calder Cup playoffs|2025]] ||colspan=5|Did not qualify
|}

==Players==

===Current roster===
<small>Updated October 22, 2025.</small><ref>{{cite web|title=Manitoba Moose playing roster|url=https://theahl.com/stats/roster/321/73?league=4|access-date= October 22, 2025| publisher = [[American Hockey League]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.eliteprospects.com/team/86/manitoba-moose |title=Manitoba Moose Elite Prospects |website=Elite Prospects |access-date=2025-10-22}}</ref>
{{Ice hockey team roster |contract=yes}}
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| first = Jaret | last = Anderson-Dolan | dab = | num = 28| pos = C | nat = Canada | s/g = R | birthyear = 1999 | birthmonth = 9 | birthday = 12 | acq = [[2024–25 AHL season|2024]] | birthplace = [[Calgary, Alberta]] | contract = [[Winnipeg Jets|Jets]] | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player
| first = Dylan | last = Anhorn | dab = | num = 47 | pos = D | nat = Canada | s/g = L | birthyear = 1999 | birthmonth = 1 | birthday = 21 | acq = [[2023–24 AHL season|2024]] | birthplace = [[Calgary, Alberta]] | contract = Moose | inj = no | cap =  | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player
| first = Colby | last = Barlow | dab = | num = 39 | pos = LW | nat = Canada | s/g = L | birthyear = 2005 | birthmonth = 2 | birthday = 14 | acq = [[2025–26 AHL season|2025]] | birthplace = [[Orillia, Ontario]] | contract = [[Winnipeg Jets|Jets]] | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player
| first = Dawson | last = Barteaux | dab = | num = 4 | pos = D | nat = Canada | s/g = R | birthyear = 2000 | birthmonth = 1 | birthday = 12 | acq = [[2023–24 AHL season|2023]] | birthplace = [[Foxwarren, Manitoba]] | contract = Moose | inj = no | cap =  | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player
| first = Tyrel | last = Bauer | dab = | num = 2 | pos = D | nat = Canada | s/g = R | birthyear = 2002 | birthmonth = 3 | birthday = 23 | acq = [[2022–23 AHL season|2022]] | birthplace = [[Cochrane, Alberta]] | contract = [[Winnipeg Jets|Jets]] | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}
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{{Ice hockey team player
| first = Nikita | last = Chibrikov | dab = | num = 19 | pos = RW | nat = Russia | s/g = L | birthyear = 2003 | birthmonth = 2 | birthday = 16 | acq = [[2022–23 AHL season|2023]] | birthplace = [[Moscow]], [[Russia]] | contract = [[Winnipeg Jets|Jets]] | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}-->

{{Ice hockey team player
| first = Kale | last = Clague | dab = | num = 56 | pos = D | nat = Canada | s/g = L | birthyear = 1998 | birthmonth = 6 | birthday = 5 | acq = [[2025–26 AHL season|2025]] | birthplace = [[Regina, Saskatchewan]] | contract = [[Winnipeg Jets|Jets]] | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player 
| first = Kevin | last = Conley | dab =  | num = 10 | pos = F | nat = United States | s/g = L | birthyear = 1997 | birthmonth = 2 | birthday = 17 | acq = [[2024–25 AHL season|2024]] | birthplace = [[Wausau, Wisconsin]] | contract = Moose | inj = no | cap =  | fa =  }}

{{Ice hockey team player 
| first = Phillip | last = Di Giuseppe | dab = | num = 34 | pos = LW | nat = Canada | s/g = L | birthyear = 1993 | birthmonth = 10 | birthday = 9 | acq = [[2025–26 AHL season|2025]] | birthplace = [[Toronto, Ontario]] | contract = [[Winnipeg Jets|Jets]] | inj = no | cap = A | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player 
| first = Domenic | last = DiVincentiis | dab = | num = 50 | pos = G | nat = Canada | s/g = L | birthyear = 2004 | birthmonth = 3 | birthday = 4 | acq = [[2024–25 AHL season|2024]] | birthplace = [[Bolton, Ontario]] | contract = [[Winnipeg Jets|Jets]] | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player
| first = Walker | last = Duehr | dab = | num = 7 | pos = RW | nat = United States | s/g = R | birthyear = 1997 | birthmonth = 11 | birthday = 23 | acq = [[2025–26 AHL season|2025]] | birthplace = [[Sioux Falls, South Dakota]] | contract = [[Winnipeg Jets|Jets]] | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}
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{{Ice hockey team player
| first = Jaydon | last = Dureau | dab = | num = – | pos = LW | nat = Canada | s/g = R | birthyear = 2001 | birthmonth = 1 | birthday = 20 | acq = [[2025–26 AHL season|2025]] | birthplace = [[White City, Saskatchewan]] | contract = Moose | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}-->

{{Ice hockey team player
| first = Tyson | last = Empey | dab = | num = 20 | pos = F | nat = Canada | s/g = L | birthyear = 1995 | birthmonth = 6 | birthday = 29 | acq = [[2024–25 AHL season|2024]] | birthplace = [[Swift Current, Saskatchewan]] | contract = Moose | inj = no | cap = | fa =  }}

{{Ice hockey team player
| first = Samuel | last = Fagemo | dab = | num = 16 | pos = RW | nat = Sweden | s/g = R | birthyear = 2000 | birthmonth = 3 | birthday = 14 | acq = [[2025–26 AHL season|2025]] | birthplace = [[Göteborg]], [[Sweden]] | contract = [[Winnipeg Jets|Jets]] | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}
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{{Ice hockey team player
| first = Parker | last = Ford | dab = Parker Ford (ice hockey)  | num = 25 | pos = C | nat = United States | s/g = R | birthyear = 2000 | birthmonth = 7 | birthday = 20 | acq = [[2022–23 AHL season|2023]] | birthplace = [[Wakefield, Rhode Island]] | contract = [[Winnipeg Jets|Jets]] | inj = no | cap =  | fa =  }}-->

{{Ice hockey team player
| first = Ethan | last = Frisch | dab = | num = 15 | pos = D | nat = United States | s/g = R | birthyear = 2000 | birthmonth = 10 | birthday = 29 | acq = [[2025–26 AHL season|2025]] | birthplace = [[Moorhead, Minnesota]] | contract = Moose | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player
| first = David | last = Gustafsson | dab = | num = 27 | pos = C | nat = Sweden | s/g = L | birthyear = 2000 | birthmonth = 4 | birthday = 11 | acq = [[2019–20 AHL season|2019]] | birthplace = [[Tingsryd]], [[Sweden]] | contract = [[Winnipeg Jets|Jets]] | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player
 | first = Ville | last = Heinola | dab = | num = 14 | pos = D | nat = Finland | s/g = L | birthyear = 2001 | birthmonth = 3 | birthday = 2 | acq = [[2019–20 AHL season|2019]] | birthplace = [[Honkajoki|Honkajoki, Finland]] | contract = [[Winnipeg Jets|Jets]] | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player
| first = Jacob | last = Julien | dab = | num = 24 | pos = C | nat = Canada | s/g = L | birthyear = 2004 | birthmonth = 9 | birthday = 12 | acq = [[2025–26 AHL season|2025]] | birthplace = [[London, Ontario]] | contract = [[Winnipeg Jets|Jets]] | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}
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{{Ice hockey team player
| first = Brad | last = Lambert | dab = Brad Lambert (ice hockey) | num = 13 | pos = C | nat = Finland | s/g = R | birthyear = 2003 | birthmonth = 12 | birthday = 19 | acq = [[2022–23 AHL season|2022]] | birthplace = [[Lahti]], [[Finland]] | contract = [[Winnipeg Jets|Jets]] | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}-->

{{Ice hockey team player
| first = Thomas | last = Milic | dab = | num = 32 | pos = G | nat = Canada | s/g = L | birthyear = 2003 | birthmonth = 4 | birthday = 14 | acq = [[2023–24 AHL season|2023]] |birthplace = [[New Westminster, British Columbia]] | contract = [[Winnipeg Jets|Jets]] | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player
| first = Isaak | last = Phillips | dab = | num =  3 | pos = D | nat = Canada | s/g = L | birthyear = 2001 | birthmonth = 9 | birthday = 28 | acq = [[2024–25 AHL season|2025]] | birthplace = [[Barrie, Ontario]] | contract = [[Winnipeg Jets|Jets]] | inj = no | cap = | fa =  }}

{{Ice hockey team player 
| first = Elias | last = Salomonsson | dab = | num = 44 | pos = D | nat = Sweden | s/g = R | birthyear = 2004 | birthmonth = 8 | birthday = 31 | acq = [[2024–25 AHL season|2024]] | birthplace = [[Skellefteå]], [[Sweden]] | contract = [[Winnipeg Jets|Jets]] | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player
| first = Ashton | last = Sautner | dab = | num = 6 | pos = D | nat = Canada | s/g = L | birthyear = 1994 | birthmonth = 5 | birthday = 27 | acq = [[2022–23 AHL season|2022]] | birthplace = [[Flin Flon, Manitoba]] | contract = Moose | inj = no | cap = A | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player 
| first = Mason | last = Shaw | dab = | num = 18 | pos = C | nat = Canada | s/g = L | birthyear = 1998 | birthmonth = 11 | birthday = 3 | acq = [[2024–25 AHL season|2024]] | birthplace = [[Lloydminster, Alberta]] | contract = [[Winnipeg Jets|Jets]] | inj = no | cap = C | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player
| first = Reece | last = Vitelli | dab = | num = 9 | pos = RW | nat = Canada | s/g = R | birthyear = 2001 | birthmonth = 7 | birthday = 5 | acq = [[2024–25 AHL season|2025]] | birthplace = [[Winnipeg, Manitoba]] | contract = Moose | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player
| first = Fabian | last = Wagner | dab = Fabian Wagner (ice hockey) | num = 26  | pos = C | nat = Sweden | s/g = L | birthyear = 2004 | birthmonth = 5 | birthday = 7 | acq = [[2024–25 AHL season|2024]] | birthplace = [[Nyköping]], [[Sweden]] | contract = [[Winnipeg Jets|Jets]] | inj = no | cap =  | fa = }}
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{{Ice hockey team player
| first = Alex | last = Worthington | dab = | num = 34 | pos = G | nat = Canada | s/g = L | birthyear = 2005 | birthmonth = 5 | birthday = 2 | acq = [[2024–25 AHL season|2025]] | birthplace = [[Waldheim, Saskatchewan]] | contract = Moose | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}-->

{{Ice hockey team player
| first = Brayden | last = Yager | dab = | num = 29 | pos = C | nat = Canada | s/g = R | birthyear = 2005 | birthmonth = 1 | birthday = 3 | acq = [[2025–26 AHL season|2025]] | birthplace = [[Saskatoon, Saskatchewan]] | contract = [[Winnipeg Jets|Jets]] | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player
| first = Chase | last = Yoder | dab = | num = 48 | pos = C | nat = United States | s/g = L | birthyear = 2002 | birthmonth = 5 | birthday = 28 | acq = [[2025–26 AHL season|2025]] | birthplace = [[Fairview, Texas]] | contract = Moose | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player
| first = Daniil | last = Zhilkin | dab = | num = 17 | pos = C | nat = Canada | s/g = L | birthyear = 2003 | birthmonth = 12 | birthday = 19 | acq = [[2022–23 AHL season|2023]] | birthplace = [[Moscow]], [[Russia]] | contract = [[Winnipeg Jets|Jets]] | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}
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{{Ice hockey team player
| first = Ben | last = Zloty | dab =  | num = 8 | pos = D | nat = Canada | s/g = L | birthyear = 2002 | birthmonth = 2 | birthday = 24 | acq = [[2024–25 AHL season|2024]] | birthplace = [[Calgary, Alberta]] | contract = Moose | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}-->

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===Team captains===
{{Div col}}
* [[Randy Gilhen]], 1996–1997
* [[Scott Arniel]], 1997–1999
* [[Brian Chapman]], 1999–2003
* [[Dallas Eakins]], 2003–2004
* [[Nolan Baumgartner]], 2004–2005, 2010–2011
* [[Mike Keane]], 2005–2010
* [[John Albert (ice hockey)|John Albert]], 2015–2016
* [[Patrice Cormier]], 2016–2018
* [[Peter Stoykewych]], 2018–2020
* [[Jimmy Oligny]], 2021–2024<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://thehockeywriters.com/manitoba-moose-balanced-offense-stingy-defence-december-2021/ |title=Manitoba Moose Winning Thanks to Balanced Offence & Stingy Defence |website=The Hockey Writers |date=December 14, 2021}}</ref>
* [[Dominic Toninato]], 2024–2025
* [[Mason Shaw]], 2025–present
{{Div col end}}

===Retired numbers===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="background:#FFFFFF;border-top:#002D62 4px solid;border-bottom:#A8A9AD 4px solid; color:#000000;" | Manitoba Moose retired numbers
|-
! width=40px | No.
! width=130px |Player
! width=40px |Position
! width=150px |Career
! width=150px |No. retirement
|-
| '''12''' || [[Mike Keane]] || [[Winger (ice hockey)|RW]] || 2005–2010 || February 12, 2011
|-
| '''21''' || [[Jimmy Roy]] || [[Winger (ice hockey)|LW]] || 1997–2006 ||  February 7, 2020<ref>{{Cite web|last=Thompson|first=Sam|date=February 6, 2020|title=Manitoba Moose to retire Jimmy Roy's sweater Friday|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/6515263/winnipeg-moose-retire-roy-sweater/|access-date=February 6, 2020|website=[[Global News]]}}</ref>
|}

Although not officially retired, the team has not issued jersey number 11 since 2012 in honour of former player [[Rick Rypien]], who died shortly after signing with the Winnipeg Jets in 2011.  The Moose and Jets also wear #11 decals on their helmets as part of the organization's ''Project11'' campaign for mental health awareness.<ref>{{cite news|last=Hobson|first=Russ|date=October 19, 2020|title=New Winnipeg Jet Nate Thompson to wear Rick Rypien's old number|work=[[Global News]]|publisher=|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/7406637/new-winnipeg-jet-nate-thompson-number-11/|access-date=October 19, 2020}}</ref>

===Head coaches===
{{Div col}}
* [[Jean Perron]], 1996–1997 
* [[Randy Carlyle]], 1997–2001, 2004–2005
* [[Stan Smyl]], 2001–2004  
* [[Alain Vigneault]], 2005–2006 
* [[Scott Arniel]], 2006–2010 
* [[Claude Noël|Claude Noel]], 2010–2011 
* [[Keith McCambridge]], 2015–2016 
* [[Pascal Vincent]], 2016–2021
* [[Mark Morrison (ice hockey, born 1963)|Mark Morrison]], 2021–present<ref name="mm" />
{{Div col end}}

===Notable alumni===
The following players have played both 100 games for the Moose and 100 games in the [[National Hockey League]]:
{{columns-list|colwidth=15em|
*[[Mason Appleton]]
*[[Scott Arniel]]
*[[Alex Auld]]
*[[Nolan Baumgartner]]
*[[Kevin Bieksa]]
*[[Fred Brathwaite]]
*[[Mike Brown (ice hockey, born 1985)|Mike Brown]]
*[[Alexandre Burrows]]
*[[Wade Flaherty]]
*[[Randy Gilhen]]
*[[Michael Grabner]]
*[[Josh Green (ice hockey)|Josh Green]]
*[[Jannik Hansen]]
*[[Mike Keane]]
*[[Ryan Kesler]]
*[[Johnathan Kovacevic]]
*[[Brendan Lemieux]]
*[[Nic Petan]]
*[[Sean Pronger]]
*[[Rick Rypien]]
*[[Cory Schneider]]
*[[Logan Stanley]]
}}

==Team records==
;Single season
:'''Goals:''' 45 [[Scott Thomas (ice hockey)|Scott Thomas]] (1998–99)
:'''Assists:''' 81 [[Stéphane Morin|Stephane Morin]] (1994–95)
:'''Points:''' 114 [[Stéphane Morin|Stephane Morin]] (1994–95)
:'''Penalty minutes:''' 285 [[Wade Brookbank]] (2004–05)
:'''Wins:''' 35 [[Cory Schneider]] (2009–10)
:'''GAA:''' 2.04  [[Cory Schneider]] (2008–09)
:'''SV%:''' .935  [[Michael Hutchinson (ice hockey)|Michael Hutchinson]] (2017–18)

;Career
:'''Career goals:''' 158 [[Jason Jaffray]]
:'''Career assists:''' 244 [[Jason Jaffray]]
:'''Career points:''' 402 [[Jason Jaffray]]
:'''Career penalty minutes:''' 1434 [[Jimmy Roy]]
:'''Career goaltending wins:''' 84 [[Cory Schneider]]
:'''Career shutouts:''' 12 [[Cory Schneider]]
:'''Career games:''' 603 [[Jimmy Roy]]

===Team scoring leaders===
These are the top-ten point-scorers in team history. Figures are updated after each completed regular season.<ref>{{cite web|date=July 1, 2019|title=All-Time scoring leaders|url=https://www.eliteprospects.com/team/86/manitoba-moose/stats/all-time|access-date=July 4, 2020|website=Elite Prospects|publisher=}}</ref>

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'''''Note:''' Pos = Position; GP = Games Played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game; {{Color box|#cfc|border=darkgray}} = current  Moose player''
{| class="wikitable"
|+ style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#002D62 4px solid; border-bottom:#A8A9AD 4px solid; color:#000000;" | Points
! Player || Pos || GP || G || A || Pts || P/G
|- align="center"
| align="left" | [[Jason Jaffray]] || LW || 493 || 158 || 244 || '''402''' || 0.82
|- align="center" bgcolor="#eeeeee"
| align="left" | [[Brett Hauer]] || D || 322 || 58 || 193 || '''251''' || 0.78
|- align="center" 
| align="left" | [[JC Lipon]] || RW || 452 || 80 || 142 || '''222''' || 0.49
|- align="center" bgcolor="#eeeeee"
| align="left" | [[Nolan Baumgartner]] || D || 451 || 45 || 169 || '''214''' || 0.47
|- align="center"
| align="left" | [[Jimmy Roy]] || LW || 603 || 101 || 111 || '''212''' || 0.35
|- align="center" bgcolor="#eeeeee"
| align="left" | [[Stéphane Morin|Stephane Morin]] || F || 173 || 63 || 138 || '''201''' || 1.16
|- align="center"
| align="left" | [[Bill Bowler]] || C || 187 || 55 || 134 || '''189''' || 1.01
|- align="center" bgcolor="#eeeeee"
| align="left" | [[Brandon Reid]] || C || 259 || 70 || 111 || '''181''' || 0.70
|- align="center"
| align="left" | [[Lee Goren]] || RW || 193 || 80 || 91 || '''171''' || 0.89
|- align="center" bgcolor="#eeeeee"
| align="left" | [[Scott Arniel]] || F || 222 || 67 || 104 || '''171''' || 0.77
|}

==Team general managers==
<div style="float:left; width:48%;">
* Jean Perron, 1996–97 (fired 50 games into first season)
* Randy Carlyle, 1997–2002 (became Washington Capitals assistant coach)
* [[Craig Heisinger]], 2002–present (held position with franchise in St. John's from 2011 to 2015)
</div>{{Clear}}

==See also==
*[[List of ice hockey teams in Manitoba]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/teamseasons.php?tid=2673 The Internet Hockey Database – Manitoba Moose (AHL)]
*[http://hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/teamseasons.php?tid=860 The Internet Hockey Database – Manitoba Moose (IHL)]
*[http://www.moosehockey.com Official Manitoba Moose website]

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