Dominic Moore

Dominic Moore
Moore with theNew York Rangersin 2014
Born	(1980-08-03)August 3, 1980 Thornhill, Ontario,Canada
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 theUtah Hockey Club.

Early life

Moore attended both St. Michael Catholic Elementary School and St. Anthony's Catholic Elementary School inThornhill,Ontario.As a youth, he played in the 1994Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournamentwith aminor ice hockeyteam fromDon Mills.He then attended high school atSt. Michael's College SchoolinToronto,followed byHarvard University.

Playing career

Amateur

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.

Professional

New York Rangers

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.

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.

Pittsburgh Penguins, Minnesota Wild

Moore with thePittsburgh Penguinsduring the2006–07season.

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.

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.

Toronto Maple Leafs, Buffalo Sabres

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.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.

Florida Panthers, Montreal Canadiens

On October 4, 2009, Moore signed a one-year, $1.1 million contract with theFlorida Panthers.Halfway through the season, on February 11, 2010, he was traded to the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for a second-round draft pick in2011.In the2010 Stanley Cup playoffs,Moore scored the series-winning goal as the eighth-seeded Canadiens eliminated thePresidents' Trophy-winningWashington Capitals,and scored again in game 7 against the Penguins,though Montreal later lost theEastern Conference Finalsto thePhiladelphia Flyers.

Moore with theTampa Bay Lightningduring the2011Eastern Conference Finals.

Tampa Bay Lightning, departure from hockey

Becoming a free agent following the season, Moore signed with theTampa Bay Lightningon a two-year, $2.2 million contract.For the second-straight year, Moore reached theEastern Conference Finals,though his team again was defeated, this time to the eventualStanley Cupchampions, theBoston Bruins.

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.

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.

Return to the Rangers

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.

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.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.TheFinals,however, would be won in five games by theLos Angeles Kings.

On July 1, 2014, Moore re-signed with the Rangers on a two-year, $3 million contract.

Boston Bruins

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.In his lone season with the club, Moore recorded 25 points in 82 games.

Return to the Maple Leafs

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.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.

ZSC Lions

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.

Personal life

Moore married Katie Urbanic on July 3, 2010, inNewport,Rhode Island.They bought a house inCambridge,Massachusetts,in which Katie was very involved in planning and designing.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.Moore took an 18-month leave to care for Urbanic.

Since 2012, Dominic has hostedSmashfest,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,a fellow Harvard graduate he met through mutual friends. They got engaged four months later and got married in July 2015.

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.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
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

Award	Year
College
All-ECAC HockeyRookie Team	1999–00
Ivy League Rookie of the Year	1999–00
All-Ivy League Second Team	1999–00
George Pearcy Award (Harvard Rookie of the Year)	1999–00
All-ECAC HockeySecond Team	2000–01
All-Ivy League First Team	2000–01
All-Ivy League Second Team	2001–02
All-ECAC HockeyFirst Team	2002–03
AHCAEast First-Team All-American	2002–03
ECAC HockeyAll-Tournament Team	2003
John Tudor Cup - Harvard's MVP	2002–03
ECAC All-Decade Team	2000–09
NHL
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy	2013–14

See also

• Notable families in the NHL

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics fromNHL,orEliteprospects,orHockey-Reference,orThe Internet Hockey Database