The Calder Cup champion Chicago Wolves announced Monday they have signed forwards Joseph LaBate and Josh Melnick to Standard Player Contracts (SPC).LaBate, 29, has produced 52 goals, 59 assists and 592 penalty minutes in eight AHL seasons with Utica, Belleville and Milwaukee. The Eagan, Minnesota, native also earned 13 NHL games with the Vancouver Canucks during the 2016-17 season.
WINNIPEG Ville Heinola and Morgan Barron each scored a goal and added two assists to lead the Manitoba Moose to a 7-3 rout of the Milwaukee Admirals to force a fifth and deciding game in their second-round AHL playoff series.