Ian Moran
Ian Moran | |
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| Born | August 24, 1972 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Ice hockey player (retired), coach, scout |
| Years active | 1993–2008 (player) |
| Known for | NHL defenseman for Pittsburgh Penguins, Boston Bruins, Anaheim Ducks; head coach of Evansville Thunderbolts |
Ian Patrick Moran (born August 24, 1972) is a retired American professional ice hockey defenseman. Throughout his 15 seasons in the NHL, Moran represented the Pittsburgh Penguins, Boston Bruins, and Anaheim Ducks. His playing career concluded in 2008 following a knee injury. Since 2017, he has held the positions of head scout and Director at Neutral Zone New England.
In the 2018–19 season, Moran took on the role of head coach for the Evansville Thunderbolts, a team competing in the Southern Professional Hockey League.
Early life
Moran was born in Cleveland, Ohio, as the oldest among three siblings. He started playing hockey when he was four years old and participated in the 1986 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor hockey team based in New Haven, Connecticut.
After relocating several times during his childhood, his family eventually settled in Acton, Massachusetts. Moran attended Belmont Hill School before receiving a full athletic scholarship to play hockey at Boston College.
Playing career
Selected 107th overall in the 1990 NHL Draft by the Pittsburgh Penguins, Moran launched his professional career with the team. His NHL debut occurred during the playoffs of the 1993–94 NHL season. Over 433 regular-season games with Pittsburgh, he amassed 19 goals, 44 assists, and accumulated 281 penalty minutes. On March 11, 2003, Moran was traded to the Boston Bruins in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2003 draft, which was later used to select Paul Bissonnette. He discovered the trade while spending time with his daughter and humorously recorded the Bruins' general manager's phone number on his driveway using chalk.
During the 2004–05 NHL lockout, Moran briefly joined Sweden's Bofors IK competing in the HockeyAllsvenskan league and also played for the UK's Nottingham Panthers in the Elite Ice Hockey League, although a knee injury curtailed his playing time. On August 15, 2006, he signed with the Anaheim Ducks, but appeared in just one NHL game that season. Most of his playing time was with the Portland Pirates of the AHL and Germany's Eisbären Berlin of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.
In July 2007, Moran inked a deal as an unrestricted free agent with the New Jersey Devils. He spent that season with their AHL affiliate, the Lowell Devils, but another knee injury prevented him from returning to NHL action. After completing that year as a free agent, Moran decided to retire from professional hockey.
Personal life
Residing in Duxbury, Massachusetts, Moran lives with his wife Britta and their four children: Mattigan (born 2000), Weston (born 2002), Luke (born 2004), and Leighton (born 2007). He operates IM Hockey Skills located in Dedham, Massachusetts, which specializes in player development. Since 2017, he has also served as head scout and director for Neutral Zone Ice (neutralzone.net).
Regular season and playoffs
... [Statistics continue as in original] ...| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 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 | Tournament | Placement | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | United States | WJC | 4th place | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1993 | United States | WC | 6th place | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Junior career totals | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Senior career totals | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Awards and honors
| Award | Year | |
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| College | ||
| HE All-Rookie Team | 1992 | |
| HE Rookie of the Year | 1992 | |