Gregory Moore (born March 26, 1984) is an American professional

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coach and former player. He is the current head coach of the

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of the

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. He previously played in the

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(NHL) for the

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and

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and for the

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of the German

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(DEL). In 2018, he was named the head coach of the

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in the

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(USHL), a Tier I junior league. In 2019, he was named head coach of the

Playing career

Moore was drafted in the 5th round, 143rd overall in the

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by the

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. He played his college hockey at the

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. On March 6, 2004, he was acquired by the Rangers, along with

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and

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, in exchange for

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and a seventh round choice in the

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. In the 2007–08 season, Moore made his NHL debut with the Rangers in a 2–1 victory against the

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on November 21, 2007. On July 6, 2009, Moore signed a one-year contract with the

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. Moore was then assigned to affiliate, the

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, in the AHL for the beginning of the 2009–10 season. On March 1, 2010, Moore was traded by the Islanders to the Columbus Blue Jackets for

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. Initially reassigned to the Blue Jackets AHL affiliate, the

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, Moore was later recalled to finish the season with Columbus and made his debut in a 3–2 defeat to the

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on April 3, 2010. On July 9, 2010, Moore signed as a free agent to a one-year contract with the Philadelphia Flyers. On February 28, 2011, Moore was traded by Philadelphia along with Lewiston Maineiacs player and Flyer prospect, Michael Chaput in returning to Columbus for

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. On July 18, 2011, German professional ice hockey team

from

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, Bavaria, announced that Moore signed a one-year contract. In his solitary season in 2011–12 with Augsburg, Moore provided 20 goals in 52 games, helping the team to the Qualifying playoff round. Upon the expiration of his contract with the Panthers, Moore signed a one-year contract with fellow DEL competitor Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg on April 3, 2012. In February 2013 the contract was extended for another year. Before the 2014–15 season, he signed a contract in the Czech 1st Liga with the

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before returning to Augsburger Panther in Germany.

Coaching career

Chicago Steel

On June 6, 2018, Moore was hired as the head coach of the

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and led them to the Clark Cup Finals in his first year, before starting off the 2019-20 season with a 15-4-1 record.

Toronto Marlies

On December 1, 2019, Moore was hired by the Toronto Maple Leafs organization to coach the

. He replaced

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, who was promoted to serve as the Leafs head coach.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards and honors

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Moore, Greg 1984 births Adirondack Phantoms players American ice hockey coaches American men's ice hockey right wingers Augsburger Panther players Bridgeport Sound Tigers players Calgary Flames draft picks Columbus Blue Jackets players Hartford Wolf Pack players Ice hockey people from Maine Living people Maine Black Bears men's ice hockey players New York Rangers players People from Lisbon, Maine Piráti Chomutov players Springfield Falcons players Syracuse Crunch players Grizzlys Wolfsburg players Toronto Marlies coaches AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans