Ian Moran
| Ian Moran | |||
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| Born |
August 24, 1972 Cleveland, OH, USA |
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| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Boston Bruins Pittsburgh Penguins Anaheim Ducks |
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| National team |
 United States
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| NHL Draft | 107th overall, 1990 Pittsburgh Penguins |
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| Playing career | 1993–2008 | ||
Ian Patrick Moran (born August 24, 1972) is an American retired professional ice hockey defenseman. He is 44 years old and has played for NHL teams including the Boston Bruins, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Anaheim Ducks.
Moran grew up in Acton, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston. He attended high school at the Belmont Hill School. He then went to Boston College with a full ice hockey scholarship.
Ian Moran started his career with the Pittsburgh Penguins when he was drafted in the 6th round (107th overall) in the 1990 NHL Draft. In 433 career regular season games with the Pens, 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 fourth round selection in 2003, which turned out to be Paul Bissonnette. Moran finished his career with stops in Sweden and England and was sidelined most of the year with a knee injury, before eventually signing with the Anaheim Ducks on August 15, 2006. After a short stint in Germany, Moran signed as an UFA 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 on July 1, 2008. Moran has a tie with current Penguins defensemen Hal Gill. Moran and Gill are great friends both having grown up in Acton, Mass., and Gill is the godfather to Moran’s fourth child, Leighton. Moran is unofficially retired from hockey, and has done some radio and media work.
He was drafted 107th overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft and made his debut for the Penguins during their playoff run in the 1993-94 NHL season. He stayed as a Penguin until 2003 where he was traded to the Boston Bruins. 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. During the 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.
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