Winnipeg Goldeyes Add to Game-Day Excitement

Bill BurfootSports

WINNIPEG, MB – Any opportunity to sit at Shaw Park and take in a baseball game is a good day, but the Winnipeg Goldeyes are adding even more reasons to go with their game-day promotions this summer. If it wasn’t enough getting to watch the three-time defending American Association champions take to the field this…

Wild Score Four in Second, Defeat Jets to Get Back in Series

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WINNIPEG, MB – If success is in the journey, not the destination, then the Winnipeg Jets were successful on Sunday night just for getting to Minneapolis. Unfortunately for the Jets, that’s the only thing that was successful during Game 3 of their first-round series against Minnesota who lit the lamp six times en route to…

Goldeyes Signings Continue as Season Grows Near

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WINNIPEG, MB – With spring training just a few weeks away, the Winnipeg Goldeyes continue to solidify their lineup for the 2018 season. Outfielder Ty Moore and infielder Matt McCann are the newest members to sign on with the club. Moore appeared in 113 games for two affiliates in the Pittsburgh Pirates’ organization last year,…

Manitoba’s Night of Champions Awards Set For April 21

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WINNIPEG, MB – Manitoba is home to some of the best and brightest athletes in the world, and on April 21st, their successes will be celebrated at the annual Night of Champions awards night. Sport Manitoba and Manitoba Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association (MSSA) are partnering for the annual event, to celebrate the best athletes in…

Goldeyes Add Left-Handed Bats

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WINNIPEG, MB – The Winnipeg Goldeyes added even more firepower and skill to the lineup, announcing they’ve signed outfielders Dalton Wheat and Grant Heyman to the club for the upcoming season. Wheat might be a familiar name to American Association fans, after putting up impressive numbers in his rookie season with the Kansas City T-Bones…

Former SJHL Play-by-Play Man Recounts Time Riding The Bus

Bill BurfootThe People's Voice

WINNIPEG, MB – This past weekend, families, a community, a province, a country, and the world had their resolve tested after an unthinkable tragedy. I, along with everyone else, have been devastated and trying to come to terms with what happened on a rural road in Saskatchewan last Friday. I used to ride the bus…

Play-Off Bound Moose Hand Out Hardware

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WINNIPEG, MB – Thanks to a loss by the Milwaukee Admirals on Saturday, the Manitoba Moose will be heading to the playoffs for the first time since re-locating back to Manitoba in 2015. The Moose still have three games remaining before beginning the post-season, and wrapped up their home schedule last night with a 4-3…

Goldeyes Sign Infielder Jose Sermo

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WINNIPEG, MB – Spring certainly has not sprung, but that hasn’t stopped Winnipeg’s boys of summer from continuing to prepare for the 2018 season. Last week the Winnipeg Goldeyes announced they’ve signed switch-hitting infielder Jose Sermo. As a member of the Salem Red Sox in the High-A Carolina League last season, Sermo (pronounced SAIR-moh) hit…

Niku Scores First NHL Goal as Jets Win in Montreal

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WINNIPEG, MB – For the second consecutive game the Winnipeg Jets would get out to a 3-0 lead, and for the second consecutive game the Jets would have to hang on the win, this time slipping past the Montreal Canadiens 5-4 thanks to an overtime winner from Kyle Connor. It was a night of milestones…

It’s Win #49 For Winnipeg

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WINNIPEG, MB – It won’t go down as a classic, but it will go down as two more points for the Winnipeg Jets as they hung on for a 6-5 win in Ottawa on Monday night. The win was the 49th of the season for Winnipeg (49-20-10) who have already booked their spot in the…