Travis Moen

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Travis Moen
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Moen with the Montreal Canadiens in 2009
Born (1982-04-06) April 6, 1982 (age 41)
Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shot Left
Played for Chicago Blackhawks
Anaheim Ducks
San Jose Sharks
Montreal Canadiens
Dallas Stars
NHL Draft 155th overall, 2000
Calgary Flames
Playing career 20022016

Travis Shawn Moen (born April 6, 1982) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who most recently played under contract for the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League (NHL). Although he was born in Swift Current, Saskatchewan, he grew up in Stewart Valley, Saskatchewan. He was originally drafted in the fifth round of the 2000 NHL Entry Draft by the Calgary Flames; however, he never played for the club.

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Playing career

Junior

Travis Moen played for the Kelowna Rockets in the Western Hockey League (WHL) for five years, from 1998 to 2003. Moen played in 181 games for the Rockets, scoring a total of 27 goals, 31 assists and 58 points with 399 penalty minutes.

Professional

Moen as a member of the Anaheim Ducks Moen-turn.jpg
Moen as a member of the Anaheim Ducks

Moen was drafted in the fifth round, 155th overall in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft by the Calgary Flames, but was never signed to a contract by the Flames and remained in the WHL. As a free agent, Moen was signed by the Chicago Blackhawks on October 21, 2002. The Blackhawks assigned him to play for their then-American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Norfolk Admirals, for the 2002–03 season.

Moen managed to make the Blackhawks in 2003–04 and played all 82 games that season. The year after, he played for the Admirals due to the 2004–05 NHL lockout.

Before the 2005–06 season, Moen was traded to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in exchange for Mikael Holmqvist on July 30, 2005. Moen played 39 games for the Mighty Ducks that season, and appeared in his first Stanley Cup playoff game, also scoring his first playoff goal in a game against the Colorado Avalanche on May 5, 2006. Moen was a healthy scratch on and off during the playoffs until the Mighty Ducks were eliminated by the Edmonton Oilers.

In the 2006–07 season, Moen played on the Ducks' third line with Frank J. Selke Trophy candidate Samuel Påhlsson and Rob Niedermayer, the only line that Head Coach Randy Carlyle did not change throughout the course of the season. Moen also scored his first multigoal game of his career in a game against the Oilers, where he scored two goals.

The Ducks qualified for the 2007 playoffs, and in the Western Conference Semi-finals, Moen scored the game-winning goal in overtime in Game 4 against the Vancouver Canucks to give Anaheim a 3–1 series lead. Moen then scored another game-winning goal in Game 1 of the 2007 Stanley Cup Finals against the Ottawa Senators. He was also credited with the Cup-winning goal in Game 5 to win his first Stanley Cup. The goal was actually an own goal by the Senators' Chris Phillips. However, since Moen was the last Duck to touch the puck, he was credited with the goal. [1]

Moen was traded to the San Jose Sharks on March 4, 2009, along with Kent Huskins in exchange for Nick Bonino, Timo Pielmeier and a fourth-round draft pick in 2011. [2]

On July 10, 2009, Moen signed a three-year contract worth $1.5 million per season as a free agent with the Montreal Canadiens. [3] He scored his first goal in the first game of the season with the Canadiens in his debut against the Toronto Maple Leafs in a 4–3 win. He later scored his second goal in the second game against the Buffalo Sabres.

On June 29, 2012, Moen signed a four-year, $7.2 million contract extension with the Canadiens, averaging $1.8 million a year. [4]

On November 11, 2014, Moen was traded to the Dallas Stars in exchange for defenceman Sergei Gonchar. [5] On April 3, 2015, Moen was awarded his first career penalty shot and scored, beating St. Louis Blues goaltender Brian Elliott . On November 29, 2016, Moen announced his retirement. [6]

Personal life

During the off-season whilst with the Anaheim Ducks, Moen worked on his family's 3,500-acre (14 km2) farm in his hometown of Stewart Valley, Saskatchewan. [7]

Moen made an appearance as himself, along with the Stanley Cup, in the episode "Bed and Brake Fast" of the Canadian TV show Corner Gas .

Career statistics

   Regular season   Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1998–99Swift Current Legionnaires AAA SMHL 4418224068
1998–99 Kelowna Rockets WHL 40000
1999–2000 Kelowna RocketsWHL6696159651122
2000–01 Kelowna RocketsWHL408816106
2001–02 Kelowna RocketsWHL711017271971310128
2002–03 Norfolk Admirals AHL 4212362900020
2003–04 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 82426142
2004–05 Norfolk AdmiralsAHL798122018760116
2005–06 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL3941572910110
2006–07 Anaheim DucksNHL8211102110121751222
2007–08 Anaheim DucksNHL773588161122
2008–09 Anaheim DucksNHL63471177
2008–09 San Jose Sharks NHL193251460002
2009–10 Montreal Canadiens NHL818111957192134
2010–11 Montreal CanadiensNHL79610169670112
2011–12 Montreal CanadiensNHL48971641
2012–13 Montreal CanadiensNHL4524632500017
2013–14 Montreal CanadiensNHL65210124940000
2014–15 Montreal CanadiensNHL100004
2014–15 Dallas Stars NHL3436914
2015–16 Dallas StarsNHL230222160002
NHL totals7475977136801831181961

Awards and honours

AwardYear
NHL
Stanley Cup champion 2007

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