Manitoba Moose defenseman Tyrel Bauer suspended two games for elbowing

The AHL Player Safety Committee suspended Manitoba Moose defenseman Tyrel Bauer for two games as a consequence of an elbowing incident in the Feb. 22 game against the Iowa Wild, the league announced in a PR datelined SPRINGFIELD, Mass. on Feb. 24. "The American Hockey League's Player Safety Committee today announced that Manitoba Moose defenseman Tyrel Bauer has been suspended for two (2) games as a consequence of an elbowing incident in a game vs. Iowa on Feb. 22," the league release reads.

The suspension will remove Bauer from two scheduled road dates, with the PR listing the missed games explicitly: "Bauer will miss Manitoba's games Wednesday (Feb. 25) at Grand Rapids and Saturday (Feb. 28) at Milwaukee." That pair of absences comes in the middle of a road swing and forces the Moose to reshuffle defensive minutes for back-to-back matchups in the Central Division.

The announcement on Feb. 24 was carried verbatim across league and media channels, appearing on theAHL and reprinted by outlets using the AHL PR language. TheAHL site posted the same line and the identical missed-game listing, while OurSports Central reproduced the full PR and included the SPRINGFIELD, Mass. dateline, indicating a single league distribution drove the coverage across Jets Aggregator, TheHockeyNews, and social posts that summarized the committee action.

TheHockeyNews coverage added a visual note that frames Bauer's style: a photo caption on THN showed Bauer, wearing No. 77, engaged in a preseason fight with Edmonton’s Josh Brown at Rogers Place. That image and caption underline the physical profile the Player Safety Committee addressed with the two-game suspension, though the PR itself did not identify the player on the receiving end of the elbow or cite injury details.

The AHL’s disciplinary note sits alongside other league action this season on theAHL site, where an adjacent entry reports Manitoba Moose forward Mark Liwiski was suspended three games for an unrelated incident. The proximity of the two notices suggests the league is actively policing dangerous plays at the AHL level, a trend that affects team preparations and player availability as clubs navigate roster depth and travel schedules.

No quotes from Bauer, Manitoba Moose coaching staff, or the Winnipeg Jets organization were included in the PR distribution, and the release did not indicate a fine or an appeal. With Bauer unavailable Feb. 25 in Grand Rapids and Feb. 28 in Milwaukee, the immediate impact is clear: Manitoba will be shorthanded on the right side of its defense corps for two Central Division road games, and the suspension reinforces the AHL's present willingness to issue multi-game penalties for elbowing incidents.