Brad Moran
Jersey Number: 40, 41
Player information for Brad Moran
Position
Center
Height
5'11" (180cm)
Born
March 20, 1979
Number
40, 41
Shoots
Left
Weight
182 lbs (83kg)
Birthplace
Abbotsford, British Columbia, CAN
Years in Columbus
2
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Player Career Notes
- Began his NHL career with Columbus, posting 1-1-2 and two penalty minutes in five games over two seasons from 2001-04.
- Made his NHL debut with the Blue Jackets on Jan. 28, 2002 at Dallas.
- Scored his first career NHL goal and assist on Jan. 27, 2004 vs. New Jersey (Martin Brodeur).
- Finished his three-year NHL career with 1-2-3 and four penalty minutes in eight appearances with the Vancouver Canucks and Blue Jackets from 2001-07.
- Added 165-297-462 and 353 PIM in 556 career American Hockey League appearances with the Syracuse Crunch (2000-05), Manitoba Moose (2006-08) and Oklahoma City Barons (2010-11).
- Recorded 70-plus points four times in his AHL career, including 72 points with Syracuse in 2001-02.
- Tallied 72 points in 69 games with Manitoba in 2006-07 and a career-high 77 points with the Moose the following season.
- Spent eight of his last nine seasons in Europe, including stops in Sweden, Finland, Austria and Great Britain and retired after serving as captain for the Nottingham Panthers in Great Brittain (EIHL) in 2016-17.
- Played junior hockey for the Calgary Hitmen in the Western Hockey League and compiled 204-246-450, a plus-99 rating and 333 PIM in 357 career games from 1995-2000.
- Is the Hitmen’s franchise leader in games played, goals, assists and points has his No. 20 retired by the club.
- Notched three-straight 100-point campaigns with Calgary from 1997-2000 and was named to the WHL First All-Star Team in his final two seasons in 1998-99 and 1999-2000. He captured the league’s Player of the Year after leading the WHL with 48-72-120 in 72 games in 1999-2000.
- Joined the Calgary Canucks of the Alberta Junior Hockey League as an assistant coach in 2018 and was promoted to head coach on Nov. 27, 2018. Served as the club’s general manager and head coach from 2019-25.
- Served as an assistant coach of the WHL’s Calgary Hitmen in 2025-26.
CBJ Career Regular Season Stats
| Season | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-2002 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2003-2004 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 4 |
| Totals | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 6 |
Transaction History
- Drafted by Buffalo in the seventh-round, 191st overall, in the 1998 NHL Draft.
- Signed by Columbus as a free agent on June 5, 2000.