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Laval Rocket (0-0-0) at Manitoba Moose (0-0-0)
Venue: Canada Life Centre
Date: Tonight – Friday, October 10
Time: 7:00 pm CST
How To Watch: FloHockey
Radio: 680 CJOB
Purchase tickets via Ticketmaster
Laval Rocket News & Notes:
The Laval Rocket kick off their first road trip with a doubleheader in Manitoba. Laval looks to build on a strong 2025 preseason showing, with a 5-2 win against the Belleville Senators and a 2-1 win against the Toronto Marlies. A good part of the Rockets’ roster participated in the 2025 NHL preseason. Laval posted a 3-1-0-0 record against the Moose last season and has only lost in regulation once against the Moose over the past five seasons.
Manitoba Moose News & Notes:
The Manitoba Moose welcome a Canadian opponent to Canada Life Centre as the Moose kick off a two-game home stand before heading on the road. The Moose played an intrasquad game in Steinbach and two preseason games against the University of Manitoba Bisons Men’s Hockey Team. No official scores were recorded, but the group appears strong and well-prepared ahead of the 2025-26 season. Several of the Jets’ top prospects will be making their leap to professional hockey after a training camp in Winnipeg.
Laval Rocket Opening Night Roster
Forwards:
Vincent Arseneau
Owen Beck
Alex Belzile
Lucas Condotta
Laurent Dauphin
Jared Davidson
Joe Dunlap
Sean Farrell
Riley Kidney
Filip Mesar
Joshua Roy
Xavier Simoneau
Tyler Thorpe
Luke Tuch
Florian Xhekaj
Defenseman:
Tobie Bisson
Nate Clurman
Marc Del Gaizo
Jacob Dion (PTO)
Adam Engstrom
Joshua Jacobs
Darick Louis-Jean
Ryan O’Rourke
Wyatte Wylie
Goaltenders:
Jacob Fowler
Kaapo Kahkonen
Manitoba Moose Opening Night Roster
Forwards:
Jaret Anderson-Dolan
Colby Barlow
Kevin Conley
Phillip Di Giuseppe
Walker Duehr
Tyson Empey
Samuel Fagemo
Jacob Julien
Jack O’Leary (PTO)
Mason Shaw
Reece Vitelli
Fabian Wagner
Brayden Yager
Chase Yoder
Danny Zhilkin
Defenseman:
Dylan Anhorn
Dawson Barteaux
Tyrel Bauer
Kale Clague
Ethan Frisch
Ville Heinola
Isaak Phillips
Elias Salomonsson
Ashton Sautner
Ben Zloty
Goaltenders:
Domenic DiVincentiis
Thomas Milic
Isaac Poulter
Players To Watch:
Laval Rocket
Florian Xhekaj was a thorn in the side of the Moose the last time these two teams met, and he’ll look to continue that pace of play to propel a tightly-knit Rocket group to a season-opening win.
Jacob Fowler will be looking to post up in a big way as the Rocket netminder continues to have an edge for the Moose.
Manitoba Moose
Brayden Yager is coming off a strong NHL preseason, and if he wants to earn himself a look with the Jets early on in the season.
Elias Salomonsson is looking to take the reins as the Moose’s top defenseman this year. Still, he’ll have stiff competition with a returning Ville Heinola and newly signed Kale Clague on the team’s roster.
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Conrad Jack is a Manitoba based sportswriter covering the Winnipeg Jets (NHL) and the Manitoba Moose (AHL). He also covers the NHL Draft and World Junior Championship for ITR. He writes the Bargain Bin blog which covers NHL News & Rumours.