Dave Moylan (born August 13, 1967) is a

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retired professional

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. He was drafted by the

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in the fourth round (77th overall) of the

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. Moylan was selected first overall by the Sudbury Wolves in the 1984

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(OHL) Priority Selection and played major junior hockey in the OHL from 1984 to 1987 for the Sudbury Wolves and

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. He won a silver medal with Team Canada at the 1986 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. During the 1989–90 season, while playing with

Jokerit Helsingin Jokerit (English: Jokers or Jesters) are a professional ice hockey team based in Helsinki, Finland. The team won six league championships as a member of the Finnish SM-liiga (1973, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, and 2002). Jokerit plays its h ...

in the

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, Moylan led the league with 107 penalty minutes.Hockey Awards & Achievements - SM-liiga Most Penalized Player
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* Living people 1967 births Amarillo Rattlers players Brantford Smoke players Buffalo Sabres draft picks Canadian ice hockey defencemen Flint Spirits players Jokerit players Kalamazoo Wings (ECHL) players Kitchener Rangers players New Haven Nighthawks players Phoenix Roadrunners (IHL) players Rochester Americans players Sudbury Wolves players Sportspeople from Tillsonburg Ice hockey people from Ontario Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Finland {{Canada-icehockey-defenceman-1960s-stub