Paddy Moran

Patrick Joseph Alexander "Paddy" Moran (March 11, 1877 – January 14, 1966) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. A goaltender, Moran played all but one of his 16 seasons for the Quebec Hockey Club, from 1901 to 1917; in the 1909–10 season, Moran played for the All-Montreal HC and the Haileybury Comets. Moran was noted for protecting the area in front of his net by aggressively using his stick, and expectorating at opposing players while chewing tobacco. He won two Stanley Cups with Quebec in 1912 and 1913. Moran was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1958.

Early life Moran began playing ice hockey at the age of 15, with a local Quebec team. At age 17, Moran changed schools as his school was one of the few in Quebec City not to have an ice hockey team. At the age of 19, Moran helped his new club, the Crescents, win the Intermediate Championship.

Playing career The Quebec Bulldogs team after their second consecutive Stanley Cup victory; Moran is seated third from the left, next to Joe Malone, and between the O'Brien Cup and the bulldog.

Moran began his playing career with the Quebec Hockey Club in the Canadian Amateur Hockey League (CAHL). Over four seasons, Moran appeared in 30 games, winning 19 of them. For the 1905–06 season, the Quebec Hockey Club joined the Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association (ECAHA). Over the next four years, Moran appeared in 38 games, but won only 11 of them, while his lowest goals-against average in a season during that span was 6.79. In the Stanley Cup challenge against the Moncton Victorias of the Maritime Professional Hockey League (MPHL), Quebec won the first game 9–3, and the second game 8–0. Moran finished with a 1.50 goals-against average, while Jack McDonald and Joe Malone combined for 14 out of the 17 Quebec goals as Quebec won the Stanley Cup. Quebec repeated as champions, winning the three-game series 2–0. In the first game, Quebec won 14–3, as Malone scored nine goals, while in the second one, Quebec emerged with a slimmer margin of victory, winning 6–2. In Moran's era, goaltenders were not allowed to drop down to the ice to make saves, so his style suited him well. Moran's stick work was described as attempts to "slash [other players'] heads off with lightning strokes of his blade". Moran often wore oversized sweaters, claiming that they kept him warm in the cold arenas; however, he kept it unbuttoned, and often used it to catch shots.

Post-retirement Moran retired after the 1916–17 season, at the age of 39. Later in his life, Moran became an avid follower of the Quebec Aces. He was inducted into the Quebec Hockey Hall of Fame. In 1958, Moran was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. He died on January 14, 1966.

Statistics Regular season Season Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA 1901–02 Quebec Hockey Club CAHL 8 4 4 0 480 34 0 4.25 1902–03 Quebec Hockey Club CAHL 7 3 4 0 420 46 0 6.57 1903–04 Quebec Hockey Club CAHL 6 5 1 0 360 37 0 6.17 1904–05 Quebec Hockey Club CAHL 9 7 2 0 540 45 0 5.00 1905–06 Quebec Hockey Club ECAHA 10 3 7 0 619 70 0 6.79 1906–07 Quebec Hockey Club ECAHA 6 0 6 0 362 58 0 9.61 1907–08 Quebec Hockey Club ECAHA 10 5 5 0 602 74 0 7.38 1908–09 Quebec Hockey Club ECHA 12 3 9 0 720 106 0 8.83 1909–10 All-Montreal HC CHA 4 2 2 0 240 24 0 6.00 1909–10 Haileybury Comets NHA 11 3 8 0 665 80 0 7.22 1910–11 Quebec Hockey Club NHA 16 4 12 0 983 97 0 5.92 1911–12 Quebec Hockey Club NHA 18 10 8 0 1099 78 0 4.26 1911–12 NHA All-Stars Exh. 3 1 2 0 180 23 0 7.67 1912–13 Quebec Hockey Club NHA 20 16 4 0 1215 75 1 3.70 1913–14 Quebec Hockey Club NHA 20 12 8 0 1225 73 1 3.58 1914–15 Quebec Hockey Club NHA 20 11 9 0 1305 85 0 3.91 1915–16 Quebec Hockey Club NHA 22 10 10 0 1391 82 0 3.54 1916–17 Quebec Hockey Club NHA 7 1 5 0 307 35 0 6.84 CAHL totals 30 19 11 0 1800 162 0 5.40 ECAHA/ECHA totals 38 11 27 0 2303 308 0 8.02 NHA totals 134 67 64 0 8190 605 2 4.43

Stanley Cup Finals

Season Team GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA 1912 Quebec Bulldogs 2 2 0 0 120 3 1 1.50 1913 Quebec Bulldogs 2 2 0 0 120 5 0 2.50 SC totals 4 4 0 0 240 8 1 2.00