WINNIPEG — The Manitoba Moose concluded their longest homestand of the season with a win on Wednesday, but now they prepare to embark on their longest road trip of the season. After eight straight on home ice, it’s now eight road games in a row for the Moose starting Saturday against the Charlotte Checkers.
The Moose lineup should get a boost sometime during the road trip with defenceman Jay Harrison and forward Thomas Raffl due back shortly.
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“We’re hoping on this road trip that both players will be available,” head coach Keith McCambridge said.
Both players have been out since mid-December and are officially listed as day-to-day. Raffl is now a full participant in practice, wearing the lower face shield to protect his broken jaw. Harrison remains in the red no contact jersey after missing the past month with an upper body injury.
“If we have the personnel that we finished off last night’s game with and you add those two players in then obviously you’re adding size, you’re adding experience and you’re adding another element of depth to your lineup so it’s only going to help us,” said McCambridge.
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The Moose will play eight road games over the span of 15 days where they’ll travel nearly 11,000 kilometres.
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