Ethan Moreau

Ethan Byron Moreau (born September 22, 1975) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Moreau was selected in the first round of the 1994 NHL Entry Draft, 14th overall, by the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He also played with the Edmonton Oilers, Columbus Blue Jackets and the Los Angeles Kings of the NHL. He currently serves as an assistant coach for Niagara University.
==Playing career==
===Minor===
Moreau played his minor hockey with the Huntsville Blues of the OMHA, before playing Jr.B. hockey for the Orillia Terriers in the 1990—91 season.
===Junior===
Pre-OHL, Moreau played OHA-B junior hockey in Orillia, Ontario, for the Orillia Terriers, where he won the coveted Steve Philips Memorial Award for Most Improved Player (1990—91 season).http://couchichingterriers.pointstreaksites.com/view/couchichingterriers/awards-1/annual-team-awards When Moreau was selected by the Blackhawks, he had just completed his third year in the OHL, playing for Niagara Falls. In addition to good physical presence and skating, Moreau had shown a remarkable scoring touch in his draft year. The Blackhawks allowed Moreau to play another year in junior (for Sudbury), before bringing him to their IHL team in Indianapolis. Moreau also saw spot duty in the NHL, playing 8 games.
===NHL===
The following season (1996–97) was Moreau's first full year in the NHL, and he went on to play parts of four seasons with Chicago.
On March 20, 1999, Moreau was dealt in a blockbuster trade to the Edmonton Oilers along with Chad Kilger, Daniel Cleary and Christian Laflamme in exchange for Boris Mironov, Dean McAmmond and Jonas Elofsson.
In 2003-04, he scored a career-high 20 goals and was one of the team's best players in a failed late run for the playoffs. The following NHL season was cancelled due to the lockout, so Moreau played with EC VSV Villach of the Austrian Hockey League.
Moreau was part of the Edmonton Oilers team that made a run to the Stanley Cup Finals in 2006, in which the Oilers lost in game 7 of the finals to the Carolina Hurricanes. Moreau had 2 goals and 1 assist in the playoffs.
On October 6, 2006, Moreau was signed by the Oilers to a 4-year contract extension, staving off the unrestricted free agency and keeping the winger with the team through the 2010–2011 season.
On October 2, 2007, Moreau was named captain of the Oilers, replacing the recently departed Jason Smith. However, he fractured his tibia a day later, (blocking a shot by Adrian Aucoin) during an exhibition game, which would result in missing 38 games. He returned during the mid-season, only to be injured again with a broken left leg, on February 25. Moreau had struggled with injuries during the 2006–07 and 2007–08 seasons and managed to play only 32 games, between these two seasons.
Moreau was also the last remaining asset that the Oilers retained, as a result of the Wayne Gretzky trade — taking all subsequent trades into account.http://oilfans.com/tradeTracker.php?firstname=Wayne&lastname=Gretzky&type=out
He was also one of the longest-serving Oiler players in recent history, having been a member of the team from March 20, 1999, until June 30, 2010.
On January 18, 2009, Moreau scored his first career hat-trick in a 6-3 victory over the Phoenix Coyotes.
During a game against the Minnesota Wild, in Edmonton, on February 28, 2009, Moreau suffered an eye injury. Antti Miettinen of the Wild caught Moreau with a high stick, sending him sprawling to the ice. Doctors at the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Edmonton concluded that he suffered a scratched cornea and bleeding behind the eye.
On June 18, 2009, Ethan Moreau was awarded the King Clancy Memorial Trophy for best exemplifying leadership qualities on and off the ice and by also making significant humanitarian contributions to the Oilers Community Foundation.
On June 30, 2010, Moreau was claimed off waivers by the Columbus Blue Jackets. The Oilers were intending to buy out the final year of his contract had he gone unclaimed.
On August 20, 2011, he signed a one-year contract with the Los Angeles Kings for $600,000.
===Retirement===
On June 20, 2012, following the Kings' Stanley Cup Championship, Moreau joined the Montreal Canadiens' scouting staff as professional scout for the Western Conference.
== Career statistics ==
  	  	  	 	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	 	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
1991–92 	Niagara Falls Thunder	OHL 	 	62 	30 	25 	55 	39 	 	17 	4 	6 	10 	4
1992–93 	Niagara Falls Thunder	OHL 	 	65 	32 	41 	73 	69 	 	4 	0 	3 	3 	4
1993–94 	Niagara Falls Thunder	OHL 	 	59 	44 	54 	98 	100 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1994–95 	Niagara Falls Thunder	OHL 	 	39 	25 	41 	66 	69 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1994–95 	Sudbury Wolves 	OHL 	 	23 	13 	17 	30 	22 	 	18 	6 	12 	18 	26
1995–96 	Indianapolis Ice 	IHL 	 	71 	21 	20 	41 	126 	 	5 	4 	0 	4 	8
1995–96 	Chicago Blackhawks 	NHL 	 	8 	0 	1 	1 	4 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1996–97 	Chicago Blackhawks 	NHL 	 	82 	15 	16 	31 	123 	 	6 	1 	0 	1 	9
1997–98 	Chicago Blackhawks 	NHL 	 	54 	9 	9 	18 	73 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	Chicago Blackhawks 	NHL 	 	66 	9 	6 	15 	84 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	Edmonton Oilers 	NHL 	 	14 	1 	5 	6 	8 	 	4 	0 	3 	3 	6
1999–00 	Edmonton Oilers 	NHL 	 	73 	17 	10 	27 	62 	 	5 	0 	1 	1 	0
2000–01 	Edmonton Oilers 	NHL 	 	68 	9 	10 	19 	90 	 	4 	0 	0 	0 	2
2001–02 	Edmonton Oilers 	NHL 	 	80 	11 	5 	16 	81 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Edmonton Oilers 	NHL 	 	78 	14 	17 	31 	112 	 	6 	0 	1 	1 	16
2003–04 	Edmonton Oilers 	NHL 	 	81 	20 	12 	32 	96 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	EC VSV Villach 	Aust 	 	16 	10 	6 	16 	73 	 	3 	4 	0 	4 	0
2005–06 	Edmonton Oilers 	NHL 	 	74 	11 	16 	27 	87 	 	21 	2 	1 	3 	19
2006–07 	Edmonton Oilers 	NHL 	 	7 	1 	0 	1 	12 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Edmonton Oilers 	NHL 	 	25 	5 	4 	9 	39 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Edmonton Oilers 	NHL 	 	77 	14 	12 	26 	133 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	Edmonton Oilers 	NHL 	 	76 	9 	9 	18 	62 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2010–11 	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL 	 	37 	1 	5 	6 	24 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2011–12 	Los Angeles Kings 	NHL 	 	28 	1 	3 	4 	20 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals	 	928 	147 	140 	287 	1110 	 	46 	3 	6 	9 	52
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Coaching==
In 2016, he joined as the Niagara Purple Eagles men's ice hockey team as assistant coach of Dave Burkholder.
==References==
==External links==
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Category:Born in 1975
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:Chicago Blackhawks draft picks
Category:Chicago Blackhawks players
Category:Columbus Blue Jackets players
Category:Villacher SV players
Category:Edmonton Oilers players
Category:King Clancy Memorial Trophy winners
Category:Los Angeles Kings players
Category:National Hockey League first round draft picks
Category:Niagara Falls Thunder alumni
Category:Sudbury Wolves alumni
Category:Niagara Purple Eagles alumni
Category:Retired in 2012