Steve Moria
Born (1961-02-03) February 3, 1961
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 174 lb (79 kg; 12 st 6 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for New Haven Nighthawks
Fife Flyers
Cardiff Devils
Nottingham Panthers
Blackburn Hawks
Swindon Wildcats
Basingstoke Bison
London Racers
Milton Keynes Lightning
Slough Jets
National team  Great Britain
Playing career 19852012

Steve Moria (born February 3, 1961) is a British-Canadian (dual nationality) professional ice hockey player.[1] He was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.[2] Moria has won the IHJUK Player of the Year Trophy three times: in 199495, 200708 and 200809.

Moria began his professional career playing for the New Haven Nighthawks in the American Hockey League's 198586 season; he was the last Nighthawk active in professional ice hockey. He moved to the United Kingdom to play for the Fife Flyers in the British Premier Division's 198687 season. Moria's most notable affiliation is with the Welsh ice hockey team the Cardiff Devils; he spent 11 intermittent seasons playing for this team.[2]

Internationally, Moria played for the Great British ice hockey team for five years (from the 199495 season through to the 19992000 season). Moria captained Team GB's World Championship qualification team during the 199899 season.[3]

Following four seasons as player-coach with the Slough Jets, Moria was named player-coach with the Basingstoke Bison.[2][4][5] Moria finally announced his retirement on May 11, 2012 at the age of 51.

Awards and honours

Award Year
AHCA West Second-Team All-American 1984–85 [6]

Moria was named as a British All-Star player for the British Premier Division's 198687 season. He recorded the most points during the British Premier Division's 198788 play-offs with the Fife Flyers.[2] He recorded the most points during the British Premier Division's 198990 season with the Cardiff Devils.[2] Moria joined the British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame in 2016.[7]

References

  1. "Unofficial English Premier League Website". Retrieved March 18, 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Eurohockey.net". Retrieved March 18, 2010.
  3. "azhockey.com". Retrieved March 19, 2010.
  4. "Maidenhead Advertiser". Retrieved March 18, 2010.
  5. "Wales Online". May 24, 2009. Retrieved March 18, 2010.
  6. "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  7. "Hall of Fame". Ice Hockey UK. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
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