Dominic Moore: A Salute To You, Maple Leafs Player

The year, 2000, the round, three, the pick, 95th.

That was when Dominic Moore was drafted 95th overall in 2000 by the New York Rangers. Now, three teams later, two waiver wires later, and eight years later Dominic Moore is a member of the Toronto Maple Leafs, the team that he cheered for ever since that August day in 1980, when he was born.

It all started in the Metropolitan Toronto Junior Hockey League with the Thornhill Islanders, in '96-97. There he scored four goals and six assists in 29 games, over one season.

It was then on to the Ontario Provincial Junior Hockey League, where he played for Aurora. Over two season in Aurora ('97-98 - '98-99), he appeared in 102 games, scoring 44 goals, 68 assists, and 112 points. It was in his second season where he played the best though, scoring 85 points, in 51 games.

After that, he went on to play for Harvard (Crimsons) in the Eastern College Athletic Conference. There he played four seasons, with his best being in his last year ('02-03), when he scored a total of 51 points (24 goals, 27 assists).

Then it was on to the NHL. After being drafted in 2000, it wasn't until the '03-04 season when he made his debut, with the New York Rangers. In his debut season, he played just five games, scoring three assists.

He did go to the minors (Hartford Wolf Pack) that year though. In the minors he scored 14 goals, and 25 assists. During the lockout, Moore played for the Wolf Pack. Appearing in 78 games, he scored 19 goals, and 31 assists.

He then got a permanent spot on the Rangers' roster.

During the '05-'06 season, he played in all 82 games. It was nine goals and nine assists for Moore, in his rookie campaign.

He was then traded to Pittsburgh, where he scored six goals, and another nine assists in 59 games.

After his only season in Pittsburgh, he was claimed off waivers from Minnesota, where he played 10 games in '06-07, scoring two goals. In his second year with Minnesota (again, not a full one), he scored one goal and two assists in 30 games. After those 30 games, Toronto claimed him off waivers.

Moore has played best in Toronto so far, scoring nine goals, and 27 assists, in just 66 games with the Leafs.

Ever since coming to Toronto, I have been a huge Dominic Moore fan, and supporter. I will be looking for Moore to continue a not so bad career, in Toronto.

I would just like to thank mapleleafs.com for the stats, and teams that Moore has played for in his career.