Ian Moran

This article is about the American ice hockey player. For the Australian cricketer, see Ian Moran (cricketer).

Ian Moran
Moran with the Lowell Devils during the 2007-08 season
Born	(1972-08-24) August 24, 1972 (age 51) Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position	Defense
Shot	Right
Played for	Pittsburgh Penguins Boston Bruins Anaheim Ducks
National team	United States
NHL Draft	107th overall, 1990 Pittsburgh Penguins
Playing career	1993–2008

Ian Patrick Moran (born August 24, 1972) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman. Throughout his 15-year professional career, Moran played for the Pittsburgh Penguins, Boston Bruins and Anaheim Ducks in the National Hockey League (NHL). ^[1] He retired in 2008 after suffering a knee injury. Since 2017 he has served as the head scout and Director of Neutral Zone New England.

Moran was the head coach of the Evansville Thunderbolts in the Southern Professional Hockey League during the 2018–19 season. ^{[2] [3]}

Early life

Moran was born in Cleveland, Ohio, on August 24, 1972, to parents Michael and Anita.^{[ citation needed ]} He is the oldest of three children, having younger sisters Mary Pierce and Meghann.^{[ citation needed ]} He found an interest in hockey at age 4 and began playing.^{[ citation needed ]} As a youth, he played in the 1986 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from New Haven, Connecticut. ^[4]

After moving frequently as a kid, his family eventually settled in Acton, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston.^{[ citation needed ]} He attended high school at the Belmont Hill School.^{[ citation needed ]} After graduating high school, Moran went to Boston College with a full ice hockey scholarship.^{[ citation needed ]}

Playing career

Moran started his professional career with the Pittsburgh Penguins when he was drafted in the 6th round (107th overall) in the 1990 NHL Draft. He made his debut for the Penguins during their playoff run in the 1993–94 NHL season. In 433 career regular season games with the Penguins, Moran tallied 19 goals, 44 assists, and 281 penalty minutes in 433 games. On March 11, 2003, Moran was traded to the Boston Bruins for a fourth round selection in 2003, which became Paul Bissonnette. Moran found out about the trade while playing hopscotch in his driveway with his daughter and ended up writing the phone number to the Bruins' general manager on his driveway in chalk. ^[5]

During the 2004–05 NHL lockout, Moran had spells in the Sweden's HockeyAllsvenskan for Bofors IK and the United Kingdom's Elite Ice Hockey League for the Nottingham Panthers, however he was sidelined most of the year with a knee injury. Eventually, Moran signed with the Anaheim Ducks on August 15, 2006. Moran only played one game with the Ducks as he split the season with the American Hockey League with the Portland Pirates and then in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga for Eisbären Berlin in Germany.

After departing from Germany, Moran signed as an unrestricted free agent with the New Jersey Devils on July 24, 2007. Moran played for the Devils’ minor league affiliate Lowell Devils and suffered another knee injury, and was never called up to play at the NHL level again. By season's end, Moran became a free agent and ended his professional career.

Personal life

He resides in Duxbury, Massachusetts, with his wife Britta, and their four children; Mattigan (born 2000), Weston (born 2002), Luke (born 2004), and Leighton (born 2007).^{[ citation needed ]} He currently owns and runs his own hockey skills business IM Hockey Skills out of Dedham, Massachusetts, as well as, since 2017, being the head New England scout for and director of Neutral Zone Ice (neutralzone.net). ^{[ citation needed ]}

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1987–88	Belmont Hill School	USHS		25	3	13	16	15		—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	Belmont Hill School	USHS		23	7	25	32	8		—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	Belmont Hill School	USHS		23	10	36	46	10		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	Belmont Hill School	USHS		23	7	44	51	12		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	Boston College	HE		30	2	16	18	44		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	Boston College	HE		31	8	12	20	32		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	United States National Team	Intl		50	8	15	23	69		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Cleveland Lumberjacks	IHL		33	5	13	18	39		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Cleveland Lumberjacks	IHL		64	7	31	38	94		4	0	1	1	2
1994–95	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		—	—	—	—	—		8	0	0	0	0
1995–96	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		51	1	1	2	47		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		36	4	5	9	22		5	1	2	3	4
1996–97	Cleveland Lumberjacks	IHL		36	6	23	29	26		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		37	1	6	7	19		6	0	0	0	2
1998–99	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		62	4	5	9	37		13	0	2	2	8
1999–2000	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		73	4	8	12	28		11	0	1	1	2
2000–01	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		40	3	4	7	28		18	0	1	1	4
2001–02	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		64	2	8	10	54		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		70	0	7	7	46		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Boston Bruins	NHL		8	0	1	1	2		5	0	1	1	4
2003–04	Boston Bruins	NHL		35	1	4	5	28		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Bofors IK	Allsv		7	0	4	4	22		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Nottingham Panthers	EIHL		9	0	4	4	8		7	0	1	1	2
2005–06	Boston Bruins	NHL		12	1	1	2	10		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Anaheim Ducks	NHL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Portland Pirates	AHL		18	1	4	5	10		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Eisbären Berlin	DEL		9	1	4	5	8		3	0	0	0	2
2007–08	Lowell Devils	AHL		12	1	1	2	15		—	—	—	—	—
IHL totals				133	18	67	85	159		4	0	1	1	2
NHL totals				489	21	50	71	321		66	1	7	8	24

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1991	United States	WJC	4th		6	0	2	2	2
1993	United States	WC	6th		6	0	0	0	0
Junior totals					6	0	2	2	2
Senior totals					6	0	0	0	0

Awards and honors

Award	Year
College
HE All-Rookie Team	1992
HE Rookie of the Year	1992

References

1. Indrisano, Ron (18 November 2003). "Forward thinking by Bruins' Moran He appreciates help for defense". The Boston Globe . Retrieved 5 February 2013.
2. "Thunderbolts name Ian Moran as head coach, Adam Stio as general manager". TheSPHL.com. August 10, 2018.
3. "Evansville ThunderBolts to Begin Nationwide Search for New Head Coach". OurSports Central. May 1, 2019.
4. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
5. "Ian Moran, Penguins Defenseman". Pittsburgh Sports Daily Bulletin. October 11, 2011. Retrieved June 16, 2013.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com , or  Eliteprospects.com , or  Hockey-Reference.com , or  The Internet Hockey Database

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Jeff Levy	Hockey East Rookie of the Year 1991–92 Shared With Craig Darby	Succeeded by Paul Kariya