Goehring to the Moose

Sioux fans will be able to watch former Sioux goaltender Karl Goehring play for the Manitoba Moose of the American hockey league. The Moose play about 145 miles away from Grand Forks, ND in Winnipeg MB, I suppose Sioux7 and I are going to have to make the trek up to see him play for the Moose, if the price of gas doesn't get too far out of wack. Karl was one of the best goalies to ever play for the University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux posting 15 shutouts in a 118 games for the Fighting Sioux hockey team.

Moose sign Karl Goehring

Manitoba Moose Press Release

The Manitoba Moose, the AHL affiliate of the Vancouver Canucks, announced they have signed goaltender Karl Goehring to an American Hockey League contract.

Goehring, 29, appeared in 26 games last season with the Syracuse Crunch where he posted a 2.12 goals against average, a .930 save percentage, with a 15-8-2 record as well two shutouts. The Apple Valley, MN native was named the AHL’s Goaltender of the Month for March after going 7-0-1 in eight games with a 1.59 goals against average and .951 save percentage. During that period, he was named the AHL’s Player of the Week for the week ending March 2/08. In the post-season, Goehring helped the Crunch eliminate the Moose in six games, and posted a 7-6 record throughout the playoffs with a 2.39 goals against average and a .922 save percentage.

Goehring has played in 247 AHL games in his seven-year career with Syracuse, San Antonio, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, and Norfolk. He has a career goals against average of 2.66 with a save percentage of .913 and an overall record of 104-103-20. However, he is currently the all-time leader amongst Crunch goalies in games played (174), wins (78), and second in shutouts (10). He was selected to the 2003 AHL All-Star Classic in Portland where as a member of the PlanetUSA All-Stars, he tied for the top goalie award in the skills competition.

Goehring was also a member of the NCAA Champion North Dakota Fighting Sioux in 2000 where he was named to the Frozen Four All-Tournament Team as well as a first team All-American.