Player Spotlight: Mike Moore!
August 4, 2008
As part of a new Player Spotlight series, sharksahl.com is giving fans a chance to read (and see!) more about their favorite Worcester Sharks! This week, we continue with more young blood, defenseman Mike Moore!
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This Week: Mike Moore
Meet Mike Moore:
Number: 8
Position: Defense
Date of Birth (Age): December 12, 1984 (23)
Hometown: Calgary, ALB
Height: 6’1”
Weight: 200 Lb.
Drafted: Undrafted
Season Highlight: Had 11 penalty minutes in professional debut on Apr. 11, but followed that with a spirited fight (first of career) against Brad Mills the following night.
Did you know?: Moore was a mechanical and aerospace engineering major at Princeton.
2007-08 in a Nutshell: Moore was the last rookie to sign with the Sharks, seeing action in the final weekend of the season (three games). In a short sample, he showed he could compete in the AHL, not backing down when a chance to drop the gloves arose. He should team up with Frazer McLaren, David MacDonald, and others to form an exhilarating group of young players in 2008-09.
Career Statistics:
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Complete Bio:
2007-08 with Worcester: Final Stats – 3 games played, 0 points (0 goals, 0 assists), 16 penalty minutes, E rating … Had first professional fight (Mills) in the first period on 4/12 vs. Lowell … Made his professional debut on 4/11 at Portland, picking up 11 penalty minutes in the process … Signed to an ATO on 4/10.
2007-08 Moore, who recently completed his senior season, served as the team captain of Princeton’s first ECAC Championship winning team in 10 years. He also helped lead the Tigers to the Ivy League Championship and an NCAA Tournament appearance. He was the 2008 ECAC Hockey Defensive Defenseman of the Year and led Princeton defensemen in goals (seven), assists (17) and points (24) in 34 games. The six-foot-one, 200-pound native of Calgary, Alberta, finished his Princeton career with 52 points (14 goals, 38 assists) and 154 penalty minutes in 121 games.
2006-07 - skated in 32 games ... scored four goals and added 10 assists for 14 points ... was an honorable mention All-Ivy selection ... led Princeton defensemen in scoring ... was a team-high +9 on the season ... was one of 13 Tigers named to the ECAC All-Academic Team ... had assists early in the season against Bentley and St. Lawrence ... assisted on Cam MacIntyre’s goal in a win at Harvard ... scored power-play goals in back-to-back games against Union and Alabama-Huntsville ... had an assist in a win over Rensselaer ... assisted on Brett Wilson’s goal in a 4-2 win at Quinnipiac ... set up Grant Goeckner-Zoeller’s overtime goal against Brown ... had two assists at Yale ... scored the game-winning goal and added two assists in a win over Clarkson ... added a power-play goal in a win in the regular season finale against St. Lawrence.
2005-06 - saw action in 30 games ... notched four assists ... assisted on Kyle Hagel’s goal in Princeton’s season-opening win at Notre Dame ... set up Grant Goeckner-Zoeller’s game-winning goal in a shutout of Dartmouth ... had an assist at Robert Morris ... set up Patrick Neundorfer’s goal in a win at Yale ... named to the ECACHL All-Academic team.
2004-05 - appeared in 25 games ... scored three goals and added seven assists for 10 points to lead all Tiger freshmen in scoring ... received Hobey Baker Trophy as the team’s top freshman ... made his college debut against St. Cloud State ... notched his first career point, an assist, in a home loss to Union ... had a power-play goal and an assist in a win over Yale ... scored in a loss at Merrimack ... tallied an assist in a win over American International ... set up a power-play goal in a win over Bentley ... assisted on Keith Shattenkirk’s first goal in a win over Dartmouth ... scored in a loss to Vermont ... had two assists, including one on Neil Stevenson-Moore’s game-winner, in a win at Rensselaer.
Before Princeton: Attended Western Canada High School ... played junior hockey for the South Surrey Eagles of the British Columbia Hockey League ... posted six goals and 23 assists in 52 games.
Personal: full name is Michael Kenneth Moore ... birthday is Dec. 12, 1984 ... son of Kenneth and Marion Moore ... father attended the South Alberta Institute of Technology and is an engineer ... mother attended Olds College and is an administrative assistant ... has two younger brothers, Kristopher and Tyler ... majoring in mechanical and aerospace engineering.
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