MOOSE ASSIGN GOALTENDER, RECALL TRIO

The Jacksonville Icemen, proud affiliate of the NHL Winnipeg Jets and AHL Manitoba Moose, today announced that goaltender Ken Appleby has been assigned to Jacksonville, while Mikhail Berdin, along with defensemen Jacob Cederholm and Justin Woods, have all been recalled to the Moose.   Appleby, 23, joins the Icemen after five appearances with the Moose this season recording a 4.78 goals-against average and an 0.873 save percentage. The 6-foot-4, 209-pound netminder spent the majority of last season with the New Jersey Devils' AHL club, Binghamton, where he posted a 2.76 goals-against average and 0.901 save percentage in 26 games. The North Bay, Ontario native appeared in three NHL games with New Jersey, stopping 52 of 55 shots and posting a 1.45 goals-against average and .945 save percentage in 124 minutes of action. Berdin, 20, recorded his first professional shutout last week for the Icemen. In 12 games for Jacksonville, the 6-foot-2, 163-pound netminder recorded a 2.35 goals-against average and .916 save percentage, with a league-leading ten wins. On a previous recall to the Moose, the Ufa, Russia product went 3-0-0 with a 1.92 goals-against average and a .941 save percentage. Berdin was a sixth round selection, 157th overall, of the Winnipeg Jets in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft.Woods, 24, has seven points (3G, 4A) and a minus-two rating in 19 games for the Icemen in his rookie campaign. Woods joined Jacksonville for the final eight games of last season following the culmination of his collegiate career at the University of Alaska-Fairbanks. Cederholm, 20, started the 2018-2019 campaign with the Moose before being assigned to Jacksonville. In eleven-games, the stay-at-home rookie defenseman has one assist and a plus-nine rating. The Helsingborg, Sweden native was drafted by the Jets in round four, 97th overall, of the 2016 NHL Entry Draft. The Icemen head to Idaho for a pair of games this weekend, Friday and Saturday at 9:10 p.m. ET. They'll spend the next two weeks on the road before returning home against Orlando on December 12.