After fourteen years and 747 career games, veteran forward Travis Moen has announced that he will retire from professional hockey. The 34-year old from Stewart Valley, Saskatchewan hadn’t found a job this season after spending the last two seasons playing sporadically with the Dallas Stars. 
Moen is perhaps best known for his shutdown play alongside Sami Pahlsson and Rob Niedermayer en route to the 2007 Stanley Cup with the Anaheim Ducks. Their play helped the Ducks run roughshod over the rest of the league in those playoffs, losing only five games total. Moen actually was credited with the Cup-winning goal, though it was put into the net by Chris Phillips in one of the biggest NHL bloopers of all time.
The winger would then spend time with the San Jose Sharks before playing for the Montreal Canadiens for parts of six seasons. Though his offensive game never hit that 2006-07 high again, he remained an effective penalty killer and bottom-six checking forward for much of his time there.
Across the 747 games, Moen scored 59 goals and 136 points. He played in a whopping 83 playoff games, adding 19 points and 61 penalty minutes. Always playing with an edge, and willing to drop the mitts at a moment’s notice, it wouldn’t be surprising to see him move into a coaching role one day, as many checking forwards have before.
Farewell to the man who delivered the best blind, no look KO in hockey history. Shea Webber is happy today.
The team was not known as The Mighty Ducks when they won the cup.
You’re right, of course. For some reason in my head they changed the name the year after the cup, but it was the year prior. Fixed!
Moen was solid if unspectacular. My favourite moment from him was in the Eastern semi finals, Montreal vs Pittsburgh, can’t remember exactly which game it was but he came streaking down the left wing, one on one with Sergei Gonchar and out of literally nowhere he got this extra burst of speed and flew right around Gonchar, drove the net and picked the top corner on Fleury. Never seen him do it before or after but man it was a sight to see.
I think it was even short handed, if I remember the one you’re thinking of. The guy had some really great moments throughout his career.
Was also game 7 if I remember right, I remember it was in Pittsburgh and Montreal was the underdog that series (that was the Halak playoff run where they took out Pittsburgh and Washington).
Knowing Travis personally and a die hard Habs fan it was truly a great day when he was traded to Montreal. I too remember “the run” against Washington and Pittsburgh that year. I especially remember the play where he scored from the left wing rush. beautiful. Goes to show that ALL players in that league has skill. Anyway good luck to Trav in the future. A solid guy with a pretty solid career in the bigs. Thanks for the tickets for the three games in Montreal a few years back. Never forget that. Ultimately Trav is a small town boy back in the small town and loving it. Coaching? Good challenge to look forward to.