Steve Moses

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Steve Moses
Born (1989-08-09) August 9, 1989 (age 35)
Leominster, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb)
Position Winger
Shoots Right
ELH team
Former teams
BK Mladá Boleslav
Jokerit
SKA Saint Petersburg
SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers
HC Ambrì-Piotta
HPK
HC Kometa Brno
National teamFlag of the United States.svg  United States
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2012present

Steve Christopher Moses (born August 9, 1989) is an American professional ice hockey forward currently under contract with Czech club, BK Mladá Boleslav of the Czech Extraliga. Quickness, scoring ability and shooting are considered to be the strongest sides of his gameplay, though his small size is considered a disadvantage in one-on-one situations.

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Playing career

Amateur

From 2005 to 2008, Moses played junior hockey with Boston Junior Bruins in Eastern Junior Hockey League (EJHL) and Empire Junior Hockey League (EmJHL). In the EJHL, Moses tallied a total of 96 points in 97 games.

In 2006, Moses was drafted in the 12th round, 209th overall, by the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL)'s Lewiston Maineiacs to play major junior hockey in the Canadian Hockey League (CHL). Instead, however, Moses opted to enroll at the University of New Hampshire and play for the Wildcats ice hockey team, where he ultimately played from 2008 to 2012.

In the 2010–11 season, Moses and New Hampshire won the Hockey East regular season championship title. The former was the Wildcats' third-highest scorer during the regular season, scoring 14 goals. For his performances, Moses was also selected to Hockey East's All-Academic Team. [1]

In his final season at New Hampshire, in 2011–12, Moses was the team's highest goal-scorer, with 22. He was also the joint-third-highest scorer in the Hockey East, sharing his position with Barry Almeida of Boston College. Being the alternate captain of the Wildcats, Moses was the highest point-scorer on the team, with 35 points (22 goals and 13 assists), along with teammate Nick Sorkin (nine goals and 26 assists). After the season, Moses was awarded with Wildcats' Roger A. Leclerc Trophy (MVP of the team). [2]

Professional

In March 2012, undrafted in any NHL Entry Draft, Moses had an amateur try-out with American Hockey League (AHL) team Connecticut Whale, playing eight regular season and one playoff game, scoring two goals. [3]

On May 14, 2012, while unable to gain any NHL interest, Moses signalled the start of a European career upon signing with Finnish club Jokerit on a one-year deal. [4] In his debut season in 2012–13, he enjoyed a successful year, contributing 22 goals and 38 points in 55 games. He recorded a hat-trick in a 4–0 victory against the Espoo Blues on December 19, 2012. Moses was subsequently signed to a two-year extension with Jokerit. [5]

In his last season with Jokerit he led the team in their debut season in the Kontinental Hockey League in 2014-15 with 57 points in 60 games. With teammates Petr Koukal and Linus Omark Moses formed one of the most efficient lines in KHL that season, the so-called "LOKOMO line". In regular season Moses set the league's new goal scoring record with 36 goals. [6] After the season Moses opted to end his tenure with Jokerit. [7]

On April 9, 2015, Moses subsequently signed as a free agent to a one-year, $1 million contract with the NHL's Nashville Predators for the 2015–16 season. [8] On September 30, 2015 the Predators reassigned Moses to affiliate the, Milwaukee Admirals of the AHL. [9] With the expectations to push for an NHL recall, Moses was unable to produce offensively with the Admirals, posting 2 goals in 16 games. On November 19, 2015, as a signal his NHL chances with the Predators were limited, Moses KHL's rights were traded by Jokerit to defending champions, SKA Saint Petersburg. [10] On December 3, Moses was placed on unconditional waivers by the Predators for the purpose of a mutual termination. [11] Upon his release from the Predators he was signed two days later for the remainder of the season in a hasty return to the KHL with SKA Saint Petersburg. [12]

Moses played parts of two seasons with SKA, before returning to North America for the 2017–18 season in signing a one-year AHL contract with the Rochester Americans on July 20, 2017. [13] As of December 22, 2017, Moses was suspended indefinitely due to breech of contract. He recorded 7 goals and 16 points in 29 games with the club. [14] On December 25, 2017, it was announced that Moses had agreed to a three-year contract in a return to the KHL with former club Jokerit. [15]

At the conclusion of his contract with Jokerit, Moses ended his second tenure with the club, moving to the Swiss National League in signing a two-year contract with SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers on March 27, 2020. [16] In 2023 he signed for czech hockey giant HC Kometa Brno playing in Tipsport Extraliga

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2005–06 Boston Jr. Bruins EmJHL 81717714846
2005–06Boston Jr. BruinsEJHL70220
2006–07Boston Jr. BruinsEmJHL59415394144
2006–07Boston Jr. BruinsEJHL452621472642354
2007–08Boston Jr. BruinsEJHL451136472241340
2008–09 University of New Hampshire HE 3358136
2009–10 University of New HampshireHE396182420
2010–11 University of New HampshireHE3914122623
2011–12 University of New HampshireHE3722133516
2011–12 Connecticut Whale AHL 8202210000
2012–13 Jokerit SM-l 552216382420000
2013–14 JokeritLiiga421211231410004
2014–15 Jokerit KHL 6036215720105276
2015–16 Milwaukee Admirals AHL162576
2015–16 SKA Saint Petersburg KHL21106160132464
2016–17 SKA Saint PetersburgKHL2437108
2017–18 Rochester Americans AHL2979164
2017–18 JokeritKHL1341541133625
2018–19 JokeritKHL591525402040000
2019–20 JokeritKHL43710172020114
2020–21 SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers NL 4212172918113476
2021–22 SC Rapperswil-Jona LakersNL3000010000
2021–22 HC Ambrì-Piotta LoanNL83140
2022–23 HPK Liiga5513173020
2023–24 HC Kometa Brno ELH 522013331463032
Liiga totals1524744915830004
KHL totals2207570145724010102039
NL totals5315183318123476
ELH totals522013331463032
Medal record
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Ice hockey
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Czech Republic

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2015 United States WC Bronze medal icon.svg71120
Senior totals71120

Awards and honors

AwardYear
College
HE All-Academic Team 2011
KHL
All-Star Game 2015
First All-Star Team2015
Best Sniper 2015
Gagarin Cup (SKA Saint Petersburg) 2017 [17]

References

  1. "85 student-athletes honored on league all-academic team". hockeyeastonline.com. June 15, 2011. Retrieved June 15, 2011.
  2. "Annual Team Awards of the Wildcats". New Hampshire Wildcats. April 1, 2012. Archived from the original on February 5, 2015. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
  3. "Whale sign forward Steve Moses to ATO". soxanddawgs.com. March 23, 2012. Retrieved March 23, 2012.
  4. "Steve Moses uusin hankinta ensi kaudelle". Jokerit. May 14, 2012. Retrieved May 14, 2012.
  5. "Jokerit defeat Blues". YouTube . December 19, 2012. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
  6. "Steve Moses sets new KHL goal scoring record". sportsnet.ca. February 18, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  7. "Moses leaves Jokerit" (in Finnish). Jokerit. March 25, 2015. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
  8. "Nashville Predators sign forward Steve Moses". Nashville Predators . April 9, 2015. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
  9. McLaren, Ian (September 30, 2015). "Predators assign Steve Moses, 2 others to AHL". The Score. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
  10. "SKA have received the rights to Steve Moses" (in Russian). SKA Saint Petersburg. November 19, 2015. Retrieved November 19, 2015.
  11. "Predators place Steve Moses on unconditional waivers". Sportsnet.ca. December 3, 2015. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
  12. "Moses signs contract for remainder of season with SKA". rsport.ru (in Russian). December 5, 2015. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
  13. "Amerks agree to terms with Stevie Moses". Rochester Americans. July 20, 2017. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
  14. "AMERKS SUSPEND FORWARD STEVE MOSES". Rochester Americans. December 22, 2017. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
  15. "Jokerit welcomes Steve Moses home". Jokerit. December 25, 2017. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
  16. "SCRJ sign three players" (in German). SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers. March 27, 2020. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  17. "Metallurg Magnitogorsk 3 SKA St. Petersburg 5". Kontinental Hockey League . April 16, 2017. Retrieved April 16, 2017.