Twitter Winner, Chicken Dinner!

If you missed the fun that the Manitoba Moose are having in the AHL, the Moose have won six games in a row and goaltender Mikhail Berdin, pictured to the left, has been a big part of the action. Not only has Berdin been a wall in the net for Manitoba, he's even shown that he won't put up with players intruding on his work space. In other words, the "Birdman" has given the AHL all the evidence they need for a weekly award they hand out. All Berdin had to do was wait for the AHL to call to make it official as the team prepared for their road games against Belleville later this week.

First, let's get the scuffle out of the way before we get to what Berdin does best. It seems that San Antonio's Jordan Nolan was a tad more aggressive than he should have been around the Moose netminder, and Mikhail Berdin did not take that lightly.

Mikhail Berdin can stop the puck, move the puck and he's not afraid to stick up for himself. The Berd Man started mixing it up with Jordan Nolan, before his teammates came to his aid once Nolan started giving it back to him. #MBMoose #NHLJets pic.twitter.com/XugkaS3xvS

— Jacob Stoller (@JLStoller) November 17, 2019

His post-game comments about Nolan invading his space only makes me like Berdin more. Who doesn't love a goalie who defends his crease and doesn't care who skated into it?

Via @russ_sportsguy for those who wanted Berdin video of his response to my question about his tussle with Jordan Nolan. pic.twitter.com/WPVSNYDm9D

— Dave Minuk (@ICdave) November 19, 2019

Anyway, Berdin was named the CCM/AHL Player of the Week for his outstanding netminding in helping the Moose win their last six games. As you can see in the tweet below, the Birdman was on fire when it came to stopping pucks - 148 saves on 153 shots during the week leading to a 1.24 goals-against average and a .967 save percentage! When you're as hot as Berdin is, it's going to lead to some fun around the franchise, and the Moose social media team had some fun thanks to the Birdman's performances!

#TheBirdman is CCM/AHL Player of the Week.

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Everyone: No...
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Everyone: Please... just no...
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— Manitoba Moose (@ManitobaMoose) November 18, 2019

That is OUTSTANDING! Whoever came up with this bit deserves some serious kudos. If you're a fan of Family Guy, you know this scene for how ridiculous it is, but for the Moose to use it to promote Mikhail Berdin's work last week is pure genius!

The Manitoba Moose won Twitter this week. There's nothing else that will even come close to this level of social media badass-edness.

Until next time, keep your sticks on the ice!