Dominic Moore
Dominic Moore | |||
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![]() Moore with theNew York Rangersin 2014 | |||
Born |
Thornhill, Ontario,Canada | August 3, 1980||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
Weight | 188 lb (85 kg; 13 st 6 lb) | ||
Position | Centre | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
New York Rangers Pittsburgh Penguins Minnesota Wild Toronto Maple Leafs Buffalo Sabres Florida Panthers Montreal Canadiens Tampa Bay Lightning San Jose Sharks Boston Bruins ZSC Lions | ||
NHL draft |
95th overall,2000 New York Rangers | ||
Playing career | 2003–2019 |
Dominic Moore(born August 3, 1980) is aCanadianformer professionalice hockeycentre. He last played for theZSC Lionsof theNational League(NL), and played nearly 900National Hockey League(NHL) games. Initially drafted in the third round, 95th overall, by theNew York Rangersin the2000 NHL Entry Draft,Moore also played in the NHL for thePittsburgh Penguins,Minnesota Wild,Toronto Maple Leafs,Buffalo Sabres,Florida Panthers,Montreal Canadiens,Tampa Bay Lightning,San Jose SharksandBoston Bruins.He is currently a game and studio analyst for theNHL on ESPN/NHL on ABC.
Early life
[edit]Moore attended both St. Michael Catholic Elementary School and St. Anthony's Catholic Elementary School inThornhill,Ontario.[citation needed]As a youth, he played in the 1994Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournamentwith aminor ice hockeyteam fromDon Mills.[1]He then attended high school atSt. Michael's College SchoolinToronto,[2]followed byHarvard University.[3]
Playing career
[edit]Amateur
[edit]Before his professional career, Moore played for theThornhill RattlersandAurora Tigersof theOJHL.He then joined theHarvard Crimsonin theNCAA'sECAC Hockeyconference, as did his two brothers,MarkandSteve.In the 1999–2000 season, Dominic joined both older brothers on the Crimson ice hockey team, marking the first brother trio in school history to play at the same time. Moore is currently ranked 11th in all-time scoring at Harvard, also ranking tenth on the school's all-time goal-scoring list. At the2000 NHL Entry Draft,he was selected in the third round, 95th overall, by theNew York Rangers.Continuing his collegiate career, he played for the NCAA First All-American Team (East) in 2002–03.[citation needed]
Professional
[edit]New York Rangers
[edit]Moore began his professional career in the2003–04 season,split between theNew York Rangersand their minor league affiliate, theHartford Wolf Packof theAmerican Hockey League(AHL). He made his NHL debut on November 1, 2003, against theMontreal Canadiens,where he tallied three assists in a 5–1 victory. He became the second player to score three points in his NHL debut with the Rangers, joiningGeorge Allen,who did so in 1938. Moore spent the majority of the season with the Wolf Pack. During the2004–05 NHL lock-out,Moore remained with the Wolf Pack, finishing third on the team in scoring for the year.[4]
Moore rejoined the Rangers at the start of the2005–06 season,where he was placed on a defensive-minded line withJed OrtmeyerandRyan Hollweg.Through minor line-changes throughout the year, Moore continued his solid defensive play and continued to improve.[citation needed]
Pittsburgh Penguins, Minnesota Wild
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On July 19, 2006, the Rangers traded Moore to thePittsburgh Penguinsin a three-team trade. During his tenure with the team, he recorded 15 points in 59 games.[citation needed]
On February 27, 2007, the Penguins traded Moore to theMinnesota Wildfor a2007third-round draft pick. Moore finished the season with 17 points in 69 games.[citation needed]
Toronto Maple Leafs, Buffalo Sabres
[edit]On January 11, 2008, theToronto Maple Leafsclaimed Moore off of waivers from the Wild. His debut with the Maple Leafs came on January 12, 2008, against theSan Jose Sharks.He was assigned to centre Toronto's top scoring line alongside left wingerJason Blake.On March 4, 2009, Moore was traded by Toronto to theBuffalo Sabresin exchange for a second-round draft pick.[5]At the end of the2008–09 season,he finished with career-highs in goals (13), assists (32) and points (45) in what remains his highest-scoring season to date.[6]
Florida Panthers, Montreal Canadiens
[edit]On October 4, 2009, Moore signed a one-year, $1.1 million contract with theFlorida Panthers.[7]Halfway through the season, on February 11, 2010, he was traded to the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for a second-round draft pick in2011.[8]In the2010 Stanley Cup playoffs,Moore scored the series-winning goal as the eighth-seeded Canadiens eliminated thePresidents' Trophy-winningWashington Capitals,[9]and scored again in game 7 against the Penguins,[10]though Montreal later lost theEastern Conference Finalsto thePhiladelphia Flyers.[citation needed]
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Tampa Bay Lightning, departure from hockey
[edit]Becoming a free agent following the season, Moore signed with theTampa Bay Lightningon a two-year, $2.2 million contract.[11]For the second-straight year, Moore reached theEastern Conference Finals,though his team again was defeated, this time to the eventualStanley Cupchampions, theBoston Bruins.[citation needed]
On February 10, 2012, during the2011–12 season,Moore was fined $2,500 for an interference infraction that injured the New York Rangers'Ruslan Fedotenko.On February 16, Moore was traded to theSan Jose Sharks,along with a seventh-round draft pick, in exchange for a second-round pick. With the trade, it marked Moore's ninth NHL club and the seventh time in his career he has been traded.[12]
Moore played just the first three games of the Sharks in the2012 playoffsafter learning his wife, Katie, had been diagnosed withliver cancer.He sat out the2012–13 seasonto tend to Katie, who died in January 2013.[13]
Return to the Rangers
[edit]He returned to hockey in the 2013 off-season by signing a one-year contract with the Rangers, the team that first drafted him in 2000.[14]
Moore would be a crucial piece of the Rangers' deep2014 playoffrun, and his perseverance in returning after a tragic loss earned him theBill Masterton Memorial Trophy.[15]Reaching the Eastern Conference Finals for the third time in his career, Moore finally reached theStanley Cup Finalsafter scoring the only goal of Game 6 against the Montreal Canadiens, sending the Rangers to their first Final in 20 years.[16]TheFinals,however, would be won in five games by theLos Angeles Kings.[citation needed]
On July 1, 2014, Moore re-signed with the Rangers on a two-year, $3 million contract.[citation needed]
Boston Bruins
[edit]After a successful three-year tenure with the Rangers, Moore as a free agent opted to join his 10th NHL club, in agreeing to a one-year contract with theBoston Bruinson August 30, 2016.[17]In his lone season with the club, Moore recorded 25 points in 82 games.[citation needed]
Return to the Maple Leafs
[edit]On July 1, 2017, Moore, as a free agent, signed a one-year, $1 million contract to return for a second stint with the Maple Leafs.[18]Early in the season, Moore battled withEric Fehrfor fourth-line centre role in Toronto, effectively winning the spot after the Maple Leafs waived Fehr in late October.[19][20]
ZSC Lions
[edit]As a free agent from the NHL, Moore opted to continue his career abroad, joining Swiss club theZSC Lionsof theNational Leaguefor the remainder of the season on a one-year contract on January 7, 2019.[21]
Personal life
[edit]Moore married Katie Urbanic on July 3, 2010, inNewport,Rhode Island.[22]They bought a house inCambridge,Massachusetts,in which Katie was very involved in planning and designing.[22]She died on January 7, 2013, after a nine-month battle with liver cancer. Moore created a foundation in her name, The Katie Moore Foundation, to help those with rare forms of cancer.[15]Moore took an 18-month leave to care for Urbanic.
Since 2012, Dominic has hostedSmashfest,[23]a charity ping-pong tournament benefiting The Katie Moore Foundation and The Steve Moore Foundation.
A year after his wife's death, Dominic started dating Tennessee native Mary Hirst,[24]a fellow Harvard graduate he met through mutual friends. They got engaged four months later and got married in July 2015.[25]
Dominic has two older brothers:MarkandSteve Moore.Both Mark and Steve also played collegiate hockey for theHarvard Crimson,and Steve was also an NHL player who spent three years in theColorado Avalancheorganization after four years at Harvard.[26]
Career statistics
[edit]Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1996–97 | Thornhill Rattlers | MetJHL | 29 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
1997–98 | Aurora Tigers | OPJHL | 51 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1998–99 | Aurora Tigers | OPJHL | 51 | 34 | 53 | 87 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1999–2000 | Harvard University | ECAC | 30 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2000–01 | Harvard University | ECAC | 32 | 15 | 28 | 43 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2001–02 | Harvard University | ECAC | 32 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2002–03 | Harvard University | ECAC | 34 | 24 | 27 | 51 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2003–04 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 70 | 14 | 25 | 39 | 60 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | ||
2003–04 | New York Rangers | NHL | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2004–05 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 78 | 19 | 30 | 49 | 78 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
2005–06 | New York Rangers | NHL | 82 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
2006–07 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 59 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2006–07 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2007–08 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 30 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2007–08 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 38 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2008–09 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 63 | 12 | 29 | 41 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2008–09 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 18 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2009–10 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 48 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2009–10 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 21 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | ||
2010–11 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 77 | 18 | 14 | 32 | 52 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 18 | ||
2011–12 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 56 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 23 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
2013–14 | New York Rangers | NHL | 73 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 24 | ||
2014–15 | New York Rangers | NHL | 82 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 28 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | ||
2015–16 | New York Rangers | NHL | 80 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
2016–17 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 82 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 44 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
2017–18 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 50 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2018–19 | ZSC Lions | NL | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 897 | 106 | 176 | 282 | 487 | 101 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 77 |
Awards and honours
[edit]Award | Year | |
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College | ||
All-ECAC HockeyRookie Team | 1999–00 | [citation needed] |
Ivy League Rookie of the Year | 1999–00 | [citation needed] |
All-Ivy League Second Team | 1999–00 | [citation needed] |
George Pearcy Award (Harvard Rookie of the Year) | 1999–00 | [citation needed] |
All-ECAC HockeySecond Team | 2000–01 | [citation needed] |
All-Ivy League First Team | 2000–01 | [citation needed] |
All-Ivy League Second Team | 2001–02 | [citation needed] |
All-ECAC HockeyFirst Team | 2002–03 | [citation needed] |
AHCAEast First-Team All-American | 2002–03 | [citation needed] |
ECAC HockeyAll-Tournament Team | 2003 | [27] |
John Tudor Cup - Harvard's MVP | 2002–03 | [citation needed] |
ECAC All-Decade Team | 2000–09 | [citation needed] |
NHL | ||
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy | 2013–14 | [15] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA"(PDF).Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament.2018. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 2019-03-06.Retrieved2019-02-10.
- ^"St. Michael's College School Blue Banner"(PDF).2019.Archived(PDF)from the original on 2020-08-15.
- ^"NHL veteran Dominic Moore opens up about his wife, their life and her death".Retrieved2021-02-02.
- ^"Hartford Wolf Pack 2004-05 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com".www.hockeydb.com.Retrieved2021-02-02.
- ^"Burke busy reshaping Leafs".nhl.com. 2009-03-04.Retrieved2009-03-06.
- ^"Dominic Moore Stats".Hockey-Reference.com.Retrieved2021-02-02.
- ^"Panthers, center Dominic Moore agree to contract".sunsentinel.com. 2009-10-04. Archived fromthe originalon 2009-10-07.Retrieved2009-10-04.
- ^"Panthers deal C Dominic Moore to Canadiens for 2nd-round draft pick".The Hockey News.Retrieved2016-08-30.
- ^Joe DeLessio."Dominic Moore Is a Playoff Hero - The Sports Section".New York Magazine.Nymag.com.Retrieved2016-08-30.
- ^"Canadiens pull off upset of Penguins".Enterprisenews.com.Retrieved2016-08-30.
- ^"Lightning Sign Free Agent Center Dominic Moore".NHL.com.RetrievedJuly 25,2018.
- ^"Sharks acquire Moore from Lightning for 2nd round pick".The Sports Network.2012-02-16.Retrieved2012-02-16.
- ^Canada."NHL veteran Dominic Moore opens up about his wife, their life and her death".The Globe and Mail.Retrieved2014-05-30.
- ^Kreda, Allan (28 April 2014)."Veteran Rangers Center Provides Big Lift (Published 2014)".The New York Times.Archivedfrom the original on 2014-11-02.
- ^abc"Rangers Moore awarded Bill Masterton Trophy".National Hockey League.2014-06-26.Retrieved2014-06-26.
- ^Dominic Moore's goal helps Rangers beat Canadiens 1-0, advance to Stanley Cup Final
- ^"Bruins sign Dominic Moore to one-year deal".Boston Bruins.2016-08-30.Retrieved2016-08-30.
- ^"Maple Leafs sign free agent defenseman Ron Hainsey, center Dominic Moore".The Star.2017-07-01.Retrieved2017-07-01.
- ^"Leaf Dominic Moore's sour mood about sitting could change this week".Toronto Sun.January 18, 2018.RetrievedFebruary 21,2018.
- ^"Leafs place forward Eric Fehr on waivers".Sportsnet.October 23, 2017.RetrievedFebruary 21,2018.
- ^"Former Maple Leafs center Dom Moore signs with Swiss club".Sportsnet.ca.January 7, 2019.RetrievedJanuary 7,2019.
- ^ab"E:60: Dominic Moore: Coming Home - ESPN Video - ESPN".Espn.go.com. 2014-05-15. Archived fromthe originalon 2014-05-30.Retrieved2014-05-30.
- ^"Smashfest".www.nhlpa.com.Retrieved2020-04-03.
- ^"Dominic Moore's New Wife!".FabWags. August 23, 2014.
- ^Fleming, Kirsten (2015-10-07)."How the Rangers found their work-life balance | New York Post".Nypost.com.Retrieved2016-08-30.
- ^"Steve Moore (ice hockey)",Wikipedia,2020-02-26,retrieved2020-04-03
- ^"All-Tournament Honors"(PDF).ECAC Hockey.Retrieved2014-05-12.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics fromNHL.com,orEliteprospects.com,orHockey-Reference.com,orThe Internet Hockey Database
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- Boston Bruins players
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