Bill Moe
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| Born |
October 2, 1916 Danvers, MA, USA |
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| Died | July 13, 1996 (aged 79) | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
NHL New York Rangers AHL Philadelphia Ramblers Hershey Bears |
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| Playing career | 1939–1953 | ||
William Carl Moe (October 2, 1916 – July 13, 1996) was a professional ice hockey defenseman who played five seasons for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He also spent ten seasons in the Eastern Amateur Hockey League, the Pacific Coast Hockey League, and the American Hockey League. During his NHL career he was one of only three Americans in the league. In his only NHL playoff game he fractured two vertebrae after throwing a check. He was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 1974.
Moe began his career playing for the Atlantic City Sea Gulls in the Eastern Amateur Hockey League (EAHL). After playing 34 games for the Gulls he was traded to the Baltimore Orioles in January 1940, for Ed Powers. He finished the season with 6 goals and 11 points between the two clubs. Moe played one more season with the Orioles, matching his goal production and increasing his points to 12. He then moved on to play with the Philadelphia Ramblers in the American Hockey League (AHL).
Moe "excelled" in the AHL and posted 24 points in his lone season in Philadelphia. Following season's end Moe changed teams again this time joining the AHL's Hershey Bears. Moe's production dipped in his first year with Hershey, but in his second he finished with his AHL career high 31 points. In the off-season he was named to the AHL First All-Star Team, and his rights were traded to the National Hockey League's New York Rangers. Moe made his NHL debut on November 26, 1944 against the Boston Bruins. He played 35 games for the Rangers in the 1944-45 season while also playing 12 games for the Bears. When Moe entered the NHL he became one of only three Americans playing in the league, Frank Brimsek and John Mariucci were the other two.
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