The Manitoba Moose Hockey Club announced today the team’s opening day roster for the 2026-27 regular season.

The Moose begin the season with 26 players on the roster including 15 forwards, eight defencemen and three goaltenders. A total of 10 players are Winnipeg Jets Draft picks. The team features five players selected in the first two rounds of the NHL Draft.

Manitoba opens the campaign with two first round picks on the roster including Colby Barlow (WPG, ’23) and Brayden Yager (PIT, ’23). The Moose also feature three more Winnipeg Jets prospects selected in the first three rounds of the draft with Nikita Chibrikov (2nd, ’21), Alfons Freij (2nd, ’24) and Danny Zhilkin (3rd, ’22) skating for the club.

The youthful lineup showcases eight rookie skaters on opening day roster. That group includes Jets 2024 fourth round pick Kevin He, whose debut will make him the first China-born player to suit up in the AHL. The rookie class also includes forward Kieron Walton, a sixth round pick of the Jets in 2024, who racked up 180 points (78G, 102A) over his final two seasons in the OHL.

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The Moose announced multiple roster moves today, including assigning goaltender Alex Worthington and forward Sullivan Mack to the organization’s ECHL affiliate, the Bloomington Bison.

Manitoba also released defenceman Sam Sedley and Grant Porter from their tryout agreements.

The Moose begin the 2026-27 regular season Saturday at 2 p.m. when they host the Chicago Wolves. The first 5,000 fans in attendance receive a Moose schedule magnet. Tickets for the Home Opener, presented by Canada Life, are available at moosehockey.com/tickets.

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Ticket memberships for the 2026-27 Manitoba Moose season are available now. Visit moosehockey.com/memberships for more information.