The Manitoba Moose head into their morning date with the Chicago Wolves with plenty of momentum and a chance to do something bigger than just bank another win. A victory at Allstate Arena would give Manitoba its best 10-game start in franchise history.
Puck drop is set for 11 a.m. CDT, with coverage beginning at 10:45 a.m. CDT on CJOB.com, the Winnipeg Jets App and AHLTV on FloHockey.
Brayden Yager has quickly become the engine of this Moose surge. After being loaned to Manitoba by the Winnipeg Jets, he stepped right back in on Saturday and kept his point streak rolling, striking 4:28 into the game.
He later picked up an assist in the third period for his third straight multi-point outing. Over his last four games, the Saskatoon product has piled up eight points, including four goals and four assists.
His six goals in seven games leave him tied for seventh in the AHL, and all five of his assists this season have been primary helpers. Manitoba is unbeaten at 5-0-0-0 when Yager gets on the scoresheet.
Henry Thrun has been doing his damage from the back end, and he’s still not slowing down. The defenceman has points in six straight games and has collected six points in that stretch, with one goal and five assists.
In nine games overall, the Southborough, Mass. native sits tied for sixth among AHL defencemen with seven points. He’s also one of only four blueliners in the league to score a shorthanded goal this season.
Thrun’s current 0.78 points-per-game rate is a major jump from the 0.42 he posted in the 2025-26 campaign, his first full AHL season, after spending most of his first two pro years in the NHL with the San Jose Sharks.
Manitoba’s strong opening has already put the club in rare company. The Moose have matched their second-best start ever, set in 2005-06, by winning seven of their first nine games for the third time in franchise history.
Only the 2008-09 team managed to win eight of its first 10, and that group went on to win 50 games in the regular season and reach the Calder Cup Final. Jason Krog led that team with 86 points in 74 games, good for a 1.16 points-per-game pace.
This year’s group already has three players sitting at at least 1.11 points per game.
The Moose also had to make a move on defence Sunday after the Winnipeg Jets recalled Elias Salomonsson. In response, Manitoba signed Jack Matier to a professional tryout agreement.
Matier comes in fresh off four assists in his first three games with the ECHL’s Fort Wayne Komets. The Sault Ste.
Marie, Ont. native has 15 points in 81 career AHL games, all with the Milwaukee Admirals, and he also has 28 points in 80 ECHL games between Atlanta and Fort Wayne. The Nashville Predators selected him in the fourth round, 124th overall, in 2021.
Lucas Wahlin also stayed on the radar with another productive outing. The rookie forward scored his third goal of the season on Saturday in Iowa, tied for the game high with five shots on goal and finished plus-one. He now has seven points in nine games this season, giving him 10 points in his first 15 AHL games dating back to 2025-26.
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