Brad Moran (ice hockey)

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Position Centre
Shoots Left
Height
Weight		 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
190 lb (86 kg/13 st 8 lb)
NHL Team (P)
Cur. team
F. teams		 Vancouver Canucks
Skellefteå AIK (Elitserien)
Columbus Blue Jackets
Nationality Flag of Canada Canada
Born March 20, 1979 (1979-03-20) (age 29),
Abbotsford, BC, CAN
NHL Draft 191st overall, 1998
Buffalo Sabres
Pro career 2002 – present

Brad Moran (born March 20, 1979 in Abbotsford, British Columbia) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who currently plays for the Skellefteå AIK of the Elitserien.

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[edit] Playing career

A graduate of the Western Hockey League's Calgary Hitmen, Moran, who was originally drafted in the 7th round, 191st overall by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft, spent five seasons with the Hitmen before signing as a free agent with the Columbus Blue Jackets in the summer of 2000.

He recorded 532 regular season and playoff points over his five year WHL career, earning WHL Player of the Year honours and capturing the Bob Clarke Trophy as the league's top scorer in 1999–2000 while being named to the WHL Eastern Conference First All-Star Team.

Moran spent the majority of his first four seasons of professional hockey with the Blue Jackets AHL affiliate in Syracuse while seeing limited action the parent club in Columbus.

In June 2006, he signed with the Vancouver Canucks as a free agent.

Brad Moran has his number retired with the Calgary Hitmen with his #20 hanging in the rafters of the Pengrowth Saddledome.

[edit] Awards

[edit] Records

[edit] Calgary Hitmen

  • Calgary Hitmen franchise record for assists in a season (72)
  • Calgary Hitmen franchise record for career games played (357)
  • Calgary Hitmen franchise record for career points (450)
  • Calgary Hitmen franchise record for career goals (204)
  • Calgary Hitmen franchise record for career assists (246)

[edit] Syracuse Crunch

  • Syracuse Crunch franchise record for career games played (334)
  • Syracuse Crunch franchise record for career points (241)
  • Syracuse Crunch franchise record for career assists (143)
  • Syracuse Crunch franchise record for career powerplay goals (38)
  • Syracuse Crunch franchise record for career shorthanded goals (9)

[edit] Career statistics

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1995–96 Calgary Hitmen WHL 70 13 31 44 28 -- -- -- -- --
1996–97 Calgary Hitmen WHL 72 30 36 66 61 -- -- -- -- --
1997–98 Calgary Hitmen WHL 72 53 49 102 64 18 10 8 18 20
1998–99 Calgary Hitmen WHL 71 60 58 118 96 21 17 25 42 26
1999–00 Calgary Hitmen WHL 72 48 72 120 84 13 7 15 22 18
2000–01 Syracuse Crunch AHL 71 11 19 30 30 5 3 4 7 2
2001–02 Syracuse Crunch AHL 64 25 24 49 51 10 5 8 13 2
2001–02 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 3 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- --
2002–03 Syracuse Crunch AHL 47 12 19 31 22 -- -- -- -- --
2003–04 Syracuse Crunch AHL 72 24 35 59 44 7 5 3 8 2
2003–04 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 2 1 1 2 2 -- -- -- -- --
2004–05 Syracuse Crunch AHL 80 26 46 72 70 7 5 3 8 2
2005–06 EHC Visp Swi-B 2 3 2 5 2 -- -- -- -- --
2005–06 SC Langnau Tigers Swi-A 18 4 4 8 18 6 4 6 10 10
2006–07 Manitoba Moose AHL 69 25 47 72 52 13 5 6 11 12
2006–07 Vancouver Canucks NHL 3 0 1 1 2
2007–08 Skellefteå Aik ELT 0 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- --

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Awards
Preceded by
Brent Belecki		 Winner of the WHL airBC Trophy
1999		 Succeeded by
Dan Blackburn
Preceded by
Pavel Brendl		 Winner of the WHL Bob Clarke Trophy
2000		 Succeeded by
Justin Mapletoft
Preceded by
Cody Rudkowsky		 Winner of the WHL Four Broncos Memorial Trophy
2000		 Succeeded by
Justin Mapletoft