Steve Moore (ice hockey)
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September 22, 1978 Windsor, Ontario, Canada |
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| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for | Colorado Avalanche | ||
| NHL Draft | 53rd overall, 1998 Colorado Avalanche |
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| Playing career | 2001–2004 | ||
Steven Francis Moore (born September 22, 1978) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey center who played in parts of three National Hockey League (NHL) seasons with the Colorado Avalanche.
Moore is widely known for receiving a career-ending injury as a result of an on-ice attack from behind by then-Vancouver Canucks forward Todd Bertuzzi in 2004. Moore's reaction to the attack has led him to be considered a key figure in the curbing of gratuitous violence in the NHL, and professional sport in general. Moore has been recognized by various members of the media for exhibiting class in the aftermath of the Bertuzzi attack.
He was drafted by the Colorado Avalanche in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft in the second round, the 53rd pick overall. Moore played in 69 games for the Avalanche from 2001 to 2004, scoring five goals and seven assists, all of which were scored in the latter season, before being seriously injured by Todd Bertuzzi who at the time played for the Vancouver Canucks (see below). At the time of the incident, the Avalanche were 1st overall in the NHL standings, and Moore was playing on the Avalanche's top line, on Right Wing, with linemates Joe Sakic (Center), and Paul Kariya (Left Wing).
On February 16, 2004, during a Vancouver-Colorado game, Moore injured Canucks team captain Markus Näslund with a hit while Näslund was reaching for a puck through centre ice. Moore contacted Näslund's head in the play. No penalty was called in connection with the hit, but Näslund suffered a concussion and a bone chip in his elbow as a result, and missed three games. After reviewing tapes of the hit, the NHL ruled that the hit was legal and did not fine or suspend Moore. Canucks head coach Marc Crawford and general manager Brian Burke publicly criticized the non-call by the referees on the incident. Crawford was particularly irate because Näslund was the top scorer in the league at the time and he believed was entitled to special protection from the referees. There is an unwritten code among players that the league's superstars are not to be targeted and the Vancouver players indicated that they would get even with Moore for violating this "rule", with left winger Brad May stating that he would put a bounty on Moore's head.
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