Wild Acquire Dominic Moore From Pittsburgh
Tuesday, Feb. 27th, 2007
SAINT PAUL/MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - Minnesota Wild President and General Manager Doug Risebrough today announced the National Hockey League (NHL) club has acquired center Dominic Moore from the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for a third round pick in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft.
Moore, 26 (8/3/80), collected 15 points (6-9=15), 46 penalty minutes (PIM) and won 350 of 678 face-offs taken (.516) in 59 games with Pittsburgh this season. The 6-foot, 195-pound forward notched 18 points (9-9=18) and 28 PIM appearing in all 82 games with the New York Rangers as a rookie in 2005-06. He recorded three assists in his NHL debut with New York on Nov. 1, 2003 at Montreal. Moore played four years at Harvard University tallying 147 points (64-83=147) and 135 PIM in 128 contests finishing his collegiate career 11th on Harvard's all-time scoring list.
The Rangers selected the Thornhill, Ontario-native in the third round (95th overall) of the 2000 NHL Entry Draft. Moore was traded by the Rangers to the Nashville Predators for Adam Hall, then traded by Nashville to the Penguins along with Libor Pivko for a 2007 third round draft pick on July 19, 2006.
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