Dominic Moore

Dominic Moore
Born	August 3, 1980 (1980-08-03) Thornhill, ON, Canada
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	188 lb (85 kg; 13 st 6 lb)
Position	Centre
Shoots	Left
NHL team Former teams	San Jose Sharks New York Rangers Pittsburgh Penguins Minnesota Wild Toronto Maple Leafs Buffalo Sabres Florida Panthers Montreal Canadiens Tampa Bay Lightning
NHL Draft	95th overall, 2000 New York Rangers
Playing career	2003–present

Dominic Michael Moore (born August 3, 1980) is an Canadian professional ice hockey centre who currently plays for the San Jose Sharks 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.

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. 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.

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.

On February 10, 2012, Moore was fined $2,500 for an interference infraction that injured New York Ranger Ruslan Fedotenko.

On February 16, Moore was traded to the San Jose Sharks along with a 7th round pick for a 2nd round pick. With the trade, it marks Moore's ninth NHL club and the seventh time in his career he has been traded.

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		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		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				507	67	112	179	343		41	7	9	16	26

See also

• Notable families in the NHL

External links

• Dominic Moore's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database