The Winnipeg Jets announced that they’ve loaned forwards Brad Lambert and Parker Ford to the Manitoba Moose of the AHL. The move mirrors a transaction from last Sunday when the Jets assigned both players to the Moose.
Lambert has been back and forth from the NHL to the AHL this season but has played the bulk of the season with the Moose, dressing in 30 AHL games and tallying three goals and 13 assists. The 30th overall pick in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft has played sparingly when in the NHL, dressing in five games and posting a single assist while averaging 11:36 of ice time per game. He’s been noticeable at times, racking up five hits and four blocked shots in limited action, while treading water on the possession front with a CF% of 49.5% at even strength. The Jets have sheltered Lambert heavily when he has played, starting 70% of his shifts in the offensive zone.
As for Ford, he’s seen action in three NHL games this season and scored in his NHL debut back on January 30th against the Boston Bruins. The 24-year-old was an undrafted free agent signing by the Jets back on March 25, 2023, after he had wrapped up a four-year NCAA career at Providence College. The Wakefield, Rhode Island native has been a depth scorer dating back to his days in the USHL and produced a solid rookie season last year in the AHL, registering 18 goals and 23 assists in 72 games. Ford was held scoreless in his last two NHL games but is white hot in the AHL, tallying seven markers in his last nine games.
Both players appear likely to spend the NHL break on the Jets AHL roster as Winnipeg doesn’t play again until February 22nd against the St. Louis Blues.