Travis Moen

Travis Moen
Born April 6, 1982
Swift Current, SK, CAN
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shoots Left
NHL team
Former teams
Dallas Stars
Chicago Blackhawks
Anaheim Ducks
San Jose Sharks
Montreal Canadiens
NHL Draft 155th overall, 2000
Calgary Flames
Playing career 2002present

Travis Shawn Moen (born April 6, 1982) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League (NHL). Although he was born in Swift Current, Saskatchewan, he grew up in Stewart Valley, Saskatchewan. He was originally drafted in the fifth round of the 2000 NHL Entry Draft by the Calgary Flames; however, he never played for the club.

Playing career

Junior

Travis Moen played for the Kelowna Rockets in the Western Hockey League (WHL) for five years, from 1998 to 2003. Moen played in 181 games for the Rockets, scoring a total of 27 goals, 31 assists and 58 points with 399 penalty minutes.

Professional

Moen as a member of the Anaheim Ducks

Moen was drafted in the fifth round, 155th overall in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft by the Calgary Flames, but was never signed to a contract by the Flames and remained in the WHL. As a free agent, Moen was signed by the Chicago Blackhawks on October 21, 2002. The Blackhawks assigned him to play for their then-American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Norfolk Admirals, for the 2002–03 season.

Moen managed to make the Blackhawks in 2003–04 and played all 82 games that season. The year after, he played for the Admirals due to the 2004–05 NHL lockout.

Before the 2005–06 season, Moen was traded to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in exchange for Mikael Holmqvist on July 30, 2005. Moen played 39 games for the Mighty Ducks that season, and appeared in his first Stanley Cup playoff game, also scoring his first playoff goal in a game against the Colorado Avalanche on May 5, 2006. Moen was a healthy scratch on and off during the playoffs until the Mighty Ducks were eliminated by the Edmonton Oilers.

In the 2006–07 season, Moen played on the Ducks' third line with Frank J. Selke Trophy candidate Samuel Påhlsson and Rob Niedermayer, the only line that Head Coach Randy Carlyle did not change throughout the course of the season. Moen also scored his first multigoal game of his career in a game against the Oilers, where he scored two goals.

The Ducks qualified for the 2007 playoffs, and in the Western Conference Semi-finals, Moen scored the game-winning goal in overtime in Game 4 against the Vancouver Canucks to give Anaheim a 3–1 series lead. Moen then scored another game-winning goal in Game 1 of the 2007 Stanley Cup Final against the Ottawa Senators, and also scored the Cup-winning goal in Game 5 to win his first Stanley Cup. The goal was actually an own goal, but since he was the last Duck to touch the puck, he was credited with the goal.

Moen was traded to the San Jose Sharks on March 4, 2009, along with Kent Huskins in exchange for Nick Bonino, Timo Pielmeier and a fourth-round draft pick in 2011.[1]

On July 10, 2009, Moen signed a three-year contract worth $1.5 million per season as a free agent with the Montreal Canadiens.[2] He scored his first goal in the first game of the season with the Canadiens in his debut against the Toronto Maple Leafs in a 4–3 win. He later scored his second goal in the second game against the Buffalo Sabres.

On June 29, 2012, Moen signed a four-year, $7.2 million contract extension with the Canadiens, averaging $1.8 million a year.[3]

On November 11, 2014, Moen was traded to the Dallas Stars in exchange for defenceman Sergei Gonchar.[4]

Personal life

During the off-season whilst with the Anaheim Ducks, Moen worked on his family's 3,500-acre (14 km2) farm in his hometown of Stewart Valley, Saskatchewan.[5]

Moen made an appearance as himself, along with the Stanley Cup, in the episode "Bed and Brake Fast" of the Canadian TV show Corner Gas.

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1998–99 Kelowna Rockets WHL 4 0 0 0 0
1999–00 Kelowna Rockets WHL 66 9 6 15 96 5 1 1 2 2
2000–01 Kelowna Rockets WHL 40 8 8 16 106
2001–02 Kelowna Rockets WHL 71 10 17 27 197 13 1 0 1 28
2002–03 Norfolk Admirals AHL 42 1 2 3 62 9 0 0 0 20
2003–04 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 82 4 2 6 142
2004–05 Norfolk Admirals AHL 79 8 12 20 187 6 0 1 1 6
2005–06 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 39 4 1 5 72 9 1 0 1 10
2006–07 Anaheim Ducks NHL 82 11 10 21 101 21 7 5 12 22
2007–08 Anaheim Ducks NHL 77 3 5 8 81 6 1 1 2 2
2008–09 Anaheim Ducks NHL 63 4 7 11 77
2008–09 San Jose Sharks NHL 19 3 2 5 14 6 0 0 0 2
2009–10 Montreal Canadiens NHL 81 8 11 19 57 19 2 1 3 4
2010–11 Montreal Canadiens NHL 79 6 10 16 96 7 0 1 1 2
2011–12 Montreal Canadiens NHL 48 9 7 16 41
2012–13 Montreal Canadiens NHL 45 2 4 6 32 5 0 0 0 17
2013–14 Montreal Canadiens NHL 65 2 10 12 49 4 0 0 0 0
2014–15 Montreal Canadiens NHL 10 0 0 0 4
2014–15 Dallas Stars NHL 34 3 6 9 14
NHL totals 724 59 75 134 780 77 11 8 19 59

Awards and achievements

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