Mike Moore (ice hockey)
Michael Moore ( born December 12, 1984 in Calgary, Alberta ) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player on the position of the defender standing since July 2013 with the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League contract.
Career
Moore began his career for Hockey Season 2003/ 04, as it took the Surrey Eagles of the second-rate Canadian Junior Football League British Columbia Hockey League contract. In his first season, the trained defenders recorded 27 points scorer in 56 season games that he played for his team, but also collected 148 penalty minutes. For the following season, Moore decided to leave his home country of Canada and to begin at the prestigious Princeton University study. At the same time he played for the hockey team of the University in the ECAC Hockey Conference of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. After a good rookie season in which he in only 25 games ten points were successfully followed a weaker year than the defender reached only four points in 30 games. In the seasons 2006 / 07 and 2007 /08, Moore's performance on the offensive but increased again. After the Canadians had set up in the game of 2006/ 07 with 14 points, a new personal best in the ECAC, he improved in his last year again. Moore reached 24 points scorer, was also chosen because of its benefits both the ECAC First All -Star Team as the NCAA East First All-American Team and had - with a goal and an assist in a 4-1 playoff victory over Harvard University - significant share the first time winning the ECAC Championship title at Princeton University since 1998.
After completion of the college game time ungedraftete FreeAgent was taken on April 8, 2008 by the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League contract. The put him in the remainder of the current game year in three games in the American Hockey League with their farm team, the Worcester Sharks, a. The defender was no points in these encounters and received 16 penalty minutes. Before the start of season 2008/ 09 the Canadians first participated in the training camp of the San Jose Sharks. However, due to the great competition, he received no place in the NHL squad and was ordered back to Worcester in the AHL. There, Moore formed with his former teammate from Princeton, Brett Westgarth, a solid defensive playing defender duo. His achievements eventually led to the fact that he was appointed for the first time in the NHL squad San Jose on January 27, 2009.
In July 2012, Moore signed a Zweiwegvertrag for one year at the Nashville Predators. In July 2013 he has been endowed by the Boston Bruins to a one-year contract.
Awards and achievements
- 2008 ECAC championship with Princeton University
- 2008 ECAC First All -Star Team
- 2008 ECAC Defensive Defenseman of the Year
- 2008 NCAA East First All-American Team
Career Stats
( Key to Career statistics: Sp or GP = Games Played, T or G = goals scored, V or A = achieved assists; Pts or Pts = scored points scorer, SM or PIM = received penalty minutes, / - = Plus / Minus balance sheet; PP = scored majority gates; SH = scored shorthanded goals, GW = achieved victory gates; Play-downs/Relegation 1 )