Andy Moog

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CanadaCanada  Andy Moog Ice hockey player
Date of birth February 18, 1960
place of birth Penticton , British Columbia , Canada
size 168 cm
Weight 77 kg
position goalkeeper
number # 35
Catch hand Left
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 1980 , 7th lap, 132nd position
Edmonton Oilers
Career stations
1976-1977 Kamloops Braves
1977-1988 Penticton Vees
1978-1980 Billings Bighorns
1980-1982 Wichita wind
1982-1987 Edmonton Oilers
1987-1993 Boston Bruins
1993-1997 Dallas Stars
1997-1998 Montréal Canadiens

Donald Andrew Moog (born February 18, 1960 in Penticton , British Columbia ) is a former Canadian ice hockey goalkeeper who played for the Edmonton Oilers , Boston Bruins , Dallas Stars and Montréal Canadiens in the National Hockey League from 1980 to 1998 .

Career

Edmonton Oilers

Andy Moog began his career in 1978 in the Canadian Junior League WHL with the Billings Bighorns . After his second season he was selected by the Edmonton Oilers in the sixth round of the 1980 NHL Entry Draft at position 132. He then moved to the Central Hockey League to the Wichita Wind , a farm team of the Oilers. He was also allowed to play his first games in the NHL . In the 1981/82 season it was similar and he continued to play mainly in the CHL and got a few missions in the NHL.

In the 1982/83 season he prevailed as number one with the Oilers and moved with the team to the Stanley Cup finals, where they lost to the New York Islanders , which could get their fourth title in a row. As in the previous season, he formed a goalkeeper team with Grant Fuhr in 1983/84 , with Fuhr receiving slightly more missions than Moog. In the playoffs , the coach relied on Grant Fuhr, who was injured in the final series. Andy Moog stood in for him and was able to help the team win the first Stanley Cup.

In the following years, however, the picture was largely the same. Fuhr was number one, Moog still got around 40 appearances in the season and showed good performances, but in the playoffs they relied entirely on Grant Fuhr. Nevertheless, he played in the NHL Allstar Game in 1985 and 1986 , but there, too, he had to share the position of goalkeeper with Fuhr.

The Edmonton Oilers were able to win the Stanley Cup with the two goalkeepers in 1985 and 1987. But in the 1987/88 Fuhr received then also in the regular season as a regular goalkeeper, and Moog completed no game for the Oilers. During that time he played several games for the Canadian national team and finally took part in the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary , where Team Canada finished fourth.

Boston Bruins

Shortly after his return he was transferred to the Boston Bruins , for which Boston goalkeeper Bill Ranford came to Edmonton. Moog played six more times in the regular season and also came to some appearances during the playoffs when the Bruins made it to the Stanley Cup final. There they met the Edmonton Oilers, of all places, but had no chance.

In the next three years he formed the goalkeeper team of the Bruins with Réjean Lemelin , with Moog being slightly preferred. Together they won the William M. Jennings Trophy in 1990 , as they had conceded the fewest goals in the NHL. In the same year the Bruins played again very successfully in the playoffs. One of the highlights was a first-round game against the Hartford Whalers . Lemelin was in goal at the start of the game and after 40 minutes the Bruins were 2-5 behind. At the beginning of the last period they replaced Lemelin and Moog went into the goal. Andy Moog kept his box clean for the rest of the game while his teammates rolled the game over to a 6-5. The Bruins fought their way from round to round to the Stanley Cup final, where again the Edmonton Oilers waited in goal with Boston's former goalkeeper Bill Ranford. And again it was the Oilers who were allowed to take the cup home with them.

In 1991 and 1992 the Bruins made it to the finals of the Eastern Conference again, and Moog was re-elected to the Allstar Game in 1991, but in 1993 they were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs.

Dallas and Montréal

In the summer of 1993, Andy Moog was transferred to the Minnesota North Stars , who moved to Dallas only a few weeks later and renamed themselves Dallas Stars . For four years he was the regular goalkeeper of the stars and was able to move into the playoffs with them three times. In 1997 Andy Moog received his fourth NHL Allstar Game calling. In the summer of 1997, the stars signed a start goalkeeper with Ed Belfour and did not renew their contract with Moog.

He then signed a contract with the Montréal Canadiens . With Jocelyn Thibault he took turns there in goal, but got the role of the goalkeeper in the playoffs. Andy Moog ended his career after a year. In his last regular season game, he shone again when he managed a shutout against the Ottawa Senators .

After retirement

In the following years he worked as an advisor to the Atlanta Thrashers and the Vancouver Canucks on goalkeeping issues. He has been the goalkeeping coach of his former team Dallas Stars since 2002 and was appointed goalkeeper advisor to the Canadian team at the 2002 and 2006 Winter Olympics . He is now also responsible for the development of the Dallas Stars' players in all positions.

During his playing days, Andy Moog was vice-president of the players at the NHLPA players' union .

NHL statistics

Seasons Games Victory cut Conceded goal Shutouts
Regular season 18th 713 0.522 3.13 28
Playoffs 16 132 0.515 3.04 4th

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personal data
SURNAME Moog, Andy
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Moog, Donald Andrew (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey goalkeeper
DATE OF BIRTH February 18, 1960
PLACE OF BIRTH Penticton , British Columbia