Ethan Byron Moreau (born September 22, 1975) is a

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former professional

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player. Moreau was selected in the first round of the

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, 14th overall, by the

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of the

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(NHL). He also played with the

Edmonton Oilers The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton. The Oilers compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference. They play their home games at Rogers Place, which ...

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and the

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of the NHL. He recently served as an assistant coach for

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. Currently, Moreau is the Director of Hockey at

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in Wilcox, Saskatchewan.

Playing career

Minor

Moreau played his minor hockey with the Huntsville Blues of the OMHA, before playing Jr.B. hockey for the Orillia Terriers in the 1990—91 season.

Junior

Pre-OHL, Moreau played OHA-B junior hockey in Orillia, Ontario, for the Orillia Terriers, where he won the coveted Steve Philips Memorial Award for Most Improved Player (1990—91 season). When Moreau was selected by the Blackhawks, he had just completed his third year in the OHL, playing for

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. In addition to good physical presence and skating, Moreau had shown a remarkable scoring touch in his draft year. The Blackhawks allowed Moreau to play another year in junior (for

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), before bringing him to their IHL team in

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. Moreau also saw spot duty in the NHL, playing 8 games.

NHL

The following season ( 1996–97) was Moreau's first full year in the NHL, and he went on to play parts of four seasons with Chicago. On March 20, 1999, Moreau was dealt in a blockbuster trade to the

along with

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, Daniel Cleary and

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in exchange for

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, Dean McAmmond and Jonas Elofsson. In 2003-04, he scored a career-high 20 goals and was one of the team's best players in a failed late run for the playoffs. The following NHL season was cancelled due to the lockout, so Moreau played with EC VSV Villach of the

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Moreau was part of the Edmonton Oilers team that made a run to the

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Finals in

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, in which the Oilers lost in game 7 of the finals to the

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. Moreau had 2 goals and 1 assist in the playoffs. On October 6, 2006, Moreau wa
signed by the Oilers to a 4-year contract extension
staving off the unrestricted

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and keeping the winger with the team through the 2010–2011 season. On October 2, 2007, Moreau was named captain of the Oilers, replacing the recently departed Jason Smith. However, he fractured his

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a day later, (blocking a shot by

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) during an exhibition game, which would result in missing 38 games. He returned during the mid-season, only to be injured again with a broken left leg, on February 25. Moreau had struggled with injuries during the 2006–07 and 2007–08 seasons and managed to play only 32 games, between these two seasons. Moreau was also the last remaining asset that the Oilers retained, as a result of the

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trade — taking all subsequent trades into account. He was also one of the longest-serving Oiler players in recent history, having been a member of the team from March 20, 1999, until June 30, 2010. On January 18, 2009, Moreau scored his first career hat-trick in a 6-3 victory over the

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. During a game against the Minnesota Wild, in Edmonton, on February 28, 2009, Moreau suffered an eye injury.

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of the Wild caught Moreau with a high stick, sending him sprawling to the ice. Doctors at the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Edmonton concluded that he suffered a scratched cornea and bleeding behind the eye. On June 18, 2009, Ethan Moreau was awarded the

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for best exemplifying leadership qualities on and off the ice and by also making significant humanitarian contributions to the Oilers Community Foundation. On June 30, 2010, Moreau was claimed off waivers by the

. The Oilers were intending to buy out the final year of his contract had he gone unclaimed. On August 20, 2011, he signed a one-year contract with the

for $600,000.

Retirement

On June 20, 2012, following the Kings' Stanley Cup Championship, Moreau joined the

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' scouting staff as professional scout for the Western Conference.

Career statistics

Coaching

In 2016, he joined as the

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team as assistant coach of

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