Brad Moran (born March 20, 1979) is a
Canadian
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former professional
ice hockey
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, his last team being the
Nottingham Panthers
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The Nottingham Panthers have won four ...
of the
Elite Ice Hockey League
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(EIHL).
Playing career
A graduate of the
Western Hockey League
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(WHL)'s
Calgary Hitmen
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, Moran, who was originally drafted in the 7th round, 191st overall by the
Buffalo Sabres
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in the
1998 NHL Entry Draft, spent five seasons with the Hitmen before signing as a free agent with the
Columbus Blue Jackets
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in the summer of 2000.
As a prolific scorer with the Hitmen, 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. He later had his number retired with the Calgary Hitmen with his #20 hanging in the rafters of the
Scotiabank Saddledome.
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
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as a free agent. After two seasons primarily leading the Canucks' AHL affiliate, the
Manitoba Moose
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, Moran signed for Swedish team
Skelleftea AIK prior to the
2008–09 season, becoming the highest paid player on the team.
On July 7, 2010, it was announced that Moran had returned to North America, signing as a free agent with the
Edmonton Oilers
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to a one-year contract.
On April 25, 2011, Moran signed a two-year contract with
Vaxjo Lakers of the
Elitserien (SEL).
On January 29, 2013 Moran signed a contract for the remainder of the
2012–13
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season with
SaiPa
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of the Finnish
SM-liiga
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.
On April 17, 2013 he signed a contract with
EHC Black Wings Linz
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History
The EHC Black Wings Linz was founded in 1992. After several years in the Austrian minor ...
of the Austrian
Erste Bank Eishockey Liga
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for the
2013–14 season. After scoring at a point per game pace with 51 points in 50 games with the Black Wings, Moran was re-signed to a one-year contract to remain in Linz.
Having left the Black Wings after two seasons, Moran continued his career abroad, in agreeing to a one-year contract with
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club, the Nottingham Panthers of the EIHL on August 14, 2015. Moran announced his retirement after two seasons with the Panthers, the second as club captain, in April 2017.
In November, 2018, Moran was named Head Coach of the Calgary Canucks
Records
Calgary Hitmen
*
Calgary Hitmen
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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)
Syracuse Crunch
*Syracuse Crunch franchise record for career powerplay goals (38)
Career statistics
Awards
*1999 —
CHL Third All-Star Team
*
1999
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—
WHL East First All-Star Team
*1999 — WHL
airBC Trophy
Each year, the Western Hockey League awards a trophy to the Most Valuable Player in the Playoffs.
Winners
See also
*Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy - Memorial Cup MVP
*Wayne Gretzky 99 Award - Ontario Hockey League Playoff MVP
*Guy Lafleur Troph ...
*2000 — CHL Second All-Star Team
*
2000
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— WHL
Bob Clarke Trophy
*2000 — WHL East First All-Star Team
*2000 — WHL
Four Broncos Memorial Trophy The Four Broncos Memorial Trophy is awarded each year to the Western Hockey League's Player of the Year.
The trophy is named in honour of four members of the Swift Current Broncos who were killed on December 30, 1986 in the Swift Current Broncos b ...
References
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1979 births
Living people
EHC Black Wings Linz players
EHC Visp players
Buffalo Sabres draft picks
Calgary Hitmen players
Canadian ice hockey centres
Columbus Blue Jackets players
Ice hockey people from British Columbia
Manitoba Moose players
Nottingham Panthers players
Oklahoma City Barons players
SaiPa players
SCL Tigers players
Sportspeople from Abbotsford, British Columbia
Skellefteå AIK players
Syracuse Crunch players
Vancouver Canucks players
Växjö Lakers players
Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in England
Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Austria
Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Sweden