- Dominic Moore
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Dominic Moore 
Born August 3, 1980
Thornhill, ON, CanadaHeight 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Weight 188 lb (85 kg; 13 st 6 lb) Position Centre Shoots Left NHL team
Former teamsTampa Bay Lightning
New York Rangers
Pittsburgh Penguins
Minnesota Wild
Toronto Maple Leafs
Buffalo Sabres
Florida Panthers
Montreal CanadiensNHL Draft 95th overall, 2000
New York RangersPlaying career 2003–present Dominic Michael Moore (born August 3, 1980) is an Canadian professional ice hockey centre who currently plays for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League. Moore attended both St. Michael Catholic Elementary School and St. Anthony's Catholic Elementary School in Thornhill, Ontario; St. Michael's College School in Toronto, Ontario, as well as Harvard University; as did his older brothers Steve and Mark.
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Playing career
Prior to his professional career, Moore played for the Harvard Crimson in the ECAC, as did his two brothers, Mark and Steve. In 1999–2000, Dominic joined both older brothers on the Harvard Crimson ice hockey team, marking the first-ever brother trio in school history to play at the same time. Moore is currently ranked eleventh in all-time scoring at Harvard; he is tenth on the school's all-time goal-scoring list
Moore began his professional career in the 2003–04 NHL season, in which he split time between the New York Rangers and their minor league affiliate, the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League (AHL). Moore was a standout at Rancho Bernardo High School for football and hockey. Moore made his NHL debut on November 1, 2003, against the Montreal Canadiens, where he tallied three assists in a 5–1 victory. He became the second Ranger ever to score three points in his NHL debut with the Rangers, joining George Allen, who did so in 1938. Moore spent the majority of the season with the Wolf Pack
Moore with the Pittsburgh Penguins.
During the NHL lockout, Moore remained with the Wolf Pack; he finished third on the team in scoring for the year.
Moore rejoined the Rangers at the start of the 2005–06 NHL season, where he was placed on a defensive-minded line with Jed Ortmeyer and Ryan Hollweg. Through minor line-changes throughout the year, Moore has continued his solid defensive play and continued to improve.
On July 19, 2006, the Rangers traded Moore to the Pittsburgh Penguins in a 3 team trade.
On February 27, 2007, the Penguins traded Moore to the Minnesota Wild for a 2007 third round draft pick.
On January 11, 2008, the Toronto Maple Leafs claimed Moore off waivers from the Minnesota Wild. He made his debut with the Maple Leafs on January 12, 2008 against the San Jose Sharks. The 2008-09 season brought a new role for Moore as he was assigned to center Toronto's top scoring line with left winger Jason Blake. On March 4, 2009, Moore was traded by the Leafs to the Buffalo Sabres for a second round pick.[1] In the 63 games before being traded, he had already reached career highs in goals, assists and points.
On October 4, 2009, Moore signed a 1 year, $1.1 million deal with the Florida Panthers.[2]
On February 11, 2010, Moore was traded to the Montreal Canadiens for a 2nd round draft pick in 2011.
On July 30, 2010, the Tampa Bay Lightning signed Moore to a 2 year deal worth a reported $2.2 million.
Awards
- ECAC Rookie of the Week (twice) (1999–00)
- ECAC All-Rookie 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-Ivy League First Team (2000–01)
- Second Team All-ECAC Team (2000–01)
- Honorable Mention All-ECAC Team (2001–02)
- All-Ivy League Second Team (2001–02)
- John Tudor Cup - Harvard's MVP (2002–03)
- ECAC All-Tournament Team (2002–03)
- All-Ivy League Selection (2002–03)
- First Team NCAA All-American (2002–03)
- ECAC All-Decade Team (2000–2009)
Career statistics
Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1999–00 Harvard University NCAA 30 12 12 24 28 — — — — — 2000–01 Harvard University NCAA 32 15 28 43 40 — — — — — 2001–02 Harvard University NCAA 32 13 16 29 37 — — — — — 2002–03 Harvard University NCAA 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 28 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 NHL totals 451 63 97 160 295 41 7 9 16 26 See also
- Notable families in the NHL
- Buffalo Sabres
References
- ^ "Burke busy reshaping Leafs". nhl.com. 2009-03-04. http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=412346. Retrieved 2009-03-06.
- ^ "Panthers, center Dominic Moore agree to contract". sunsentinel.com. 2009-10-04. http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/sfl-panthers-sign-moore-100409,0,26626.story. Retrieved 2009-10-04.
External links
Categories:- 1980 births
- American ice hockey centres
- Buffalo Sabres players
- Florida Panthers players
- Hartford Wolf Pack players
- Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey players
- Ice hockey people from Ontario
- Living people
- Minnesota Wild players
- Montreal Canadiens players
- New York Rangers draft picks
- New York Rangers players
- People from Thornhill, Ontario
- Pittsburgh Penguins players
- Tampa Bay Lightning players
- Toronto Maple Leafs players
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