Mike Moher
Encyclopedia
Mike Moher is a retired ice hockey
right winger
. He played junior hockey for the Kitchener Rangers
with whom he won the Memorial Cup
in 1982. He also won a gold medal with the Canadian junior team at the 1982 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
. Selected 106th overall by the New Jersey Devils
in the 1982 NHL Entry Draft
, Moher played nine games with the team in 1982–83, recording one assist. He spent the rest of the season with the Wichita Wind
, and played one more season with the Maine Mariners
before retiring in 1984 at the age of 22.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
right winger
Winger (ice hockey)
Winger, in the game of hockey, is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play on the ice is along the outer playing area. They typically work by flanking the centre forward. Originally the name was given to forward players who went up and down the sides of the rink...
. He played junior hockey for the Kitchener Rangers
Kitchener Rangers
The Kitchener Rangers are a major junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League that have called Kitchener, Ontario, Canada their home since 1963. The Rangers are a publicly owned hockey team, governed by a 40-person Board of Directors made up of season ticket subscribers. The Rangers hosted...
with whom he won the Memorial Cup
Memorial Cup
The Memorial Cup is a junior ice hockey club championship trophy awarded annually to the Canadian Hockey League champion. It is awarded following a four-team, round robin tournament between a host team and the champions of the CHL's three member leagues: the Ontario Hockey League , Quebec Major...
in 1982. He also won a gold medal with the Canadian junior team at the 1982 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
1982 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
The 1982 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships was the 6th edition World Junior Ice Hockey Championships and was held from December 22, 1981 until January 2, 1982. The tournament was hosted by the United States in various cities across the state of Minnesota with some games also played in the...
. Selected 106th overall by the New Jersey Devils
New Jersey Devils
The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey, United States. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
in the 1982 NHL Entry Draft
1982 NHL Entry Draft
The 1982 NHL Entry Draft was held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec. The National Hockey League teams selected 252 players eligible for entry into professional ranks, in the reverse order of the 1981–82 NHL season and playoff standings. This is the list of those players...
, Moher played nine games with the team in 1982–83, recording one assist. He spent the rest of the season with the Wichita Wind
Wichita Wind
The Wichita Wind were a minor league ice hockey team based in Wichita, Kansas from 1980 to 1983. They were the feeder team of the Edmonton Oilers and the New Jersey Devils . The Wind played in the Central Hockey League at the Britt Brown Arena in the Kansas Coliseum...
, and played one more season with the Maine Mariners
Maine Mariners
The Maine Mariners were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Portland, Maine, USA at the Cumberland County Civic Center.-History:...
before retiring in 1984 at the age of 22.