Overview
- Defenceman Ashton Sautner and forward Phil Di Giuseppe were designated as alternate captains.
- Manitoba hosts the Laval Rocket at Canada Life Centre tonight to begin a 72-game AHL schedule.
- Shaw, 26, led the Moose with 37 points last season and previously captained the AHL’s Iowa Wild.
- He succeeds Dominic Toninato, who left in the offseason for the Chicago Blackhawks organization.
- The club also released a 28-player opening night roster featuring nine Winnipeg Jets draft picks and recent Calder Cup champion Di Giuseppe.