David Moss (ice hockey)

American ice hockey player

David Moss (born December 28, 1981) is an American former professional ice hockey winger who last played for the EHC Biel of the NLA. He was a last round selection of the Calgary Flames, taken 220th overall, at the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. Moss has appeared in three outdoor games during his career: The 2001 Cold War while he was a member of the University of Michigan Wolverines, while a member of the United States National Team at the 2010 World Championship and at the 2011 Heritage Classic as a member of the Flames. Moss has been honored by his teams for his sportsmanship and dedication to the community on several occasions.

Moss played a season of junior hockey with the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders of the United States Hockey League in 2000–01, scoring 20 goals and 38 points in 51 games. The Flames selected him in the seventh round of the 2001 NHL Entry Draft, 220th overall. He committed first to play for the University of Michigan Wolverines. In his freshman season of 2001–02, Moss played in the Cold War outdoor game before a then world record crowd of 74,544. Following his 13 point freshman campaign, Moss scored 32 points in 2002–03 and was named the team's recipient of the Alton D. Simms Trophy as the Wolverine's most improved player. He was a two time winner of the Howard Colby Award as Michigan's most sportsmanlike player, in 2002 and 2005. In four full seasons with the Wolverines, Moss scored 93 points in 163 games.

The Flames assigned Moss to their top minor league affiliate, the Omaha Ak Sar Ben Knights of the American Hockey League (AHL), for the 2005–06 season. He led the team's rookies with 21 goals and 48 points. He added goals in his next two games, both against the Vancouver Canucks, to become the first player in Flames history to score in his first three NHL games. Moss endured an injury plagued season in 2007–08. He was unable to play the first two games of the season due to a shoulder injury while also losing time to head injuries and a leg injury that caused him to miss 19 games. He finished the season with only 4 goals in 41 games. Another shoulder injury limited Moss early in the 2009–10 season. He scored only 17 points in 64 games for the Flames during the season. He appeared in six games for Team USA, scoring one goal and two assists, and played in the opening game against the host Germans at Veltins Arena which set a new world attendance record of 77,803 (subsequently broken). Prior to the end of his season, Moss played in his third outdoor game, the 2011 Heritage Classic between the Flames and Montreal Canadiens. On July 1, 2012 Moss signed a two year contract with the Phoenix Coyotes. On September 29, 2015 Moss signed a professional tryout contract with the Milwaukee Admirals of the American Hockey League. In November 2015, he inked a deal with EHC Biel of the Swiss NLA for the remainder of the 2015 16 season. On October 19, 2016 Moss announced he was retiring from professional hockey.

Moss, a native of Livonia, Michigan, attended and played high school hockey at Detroit Catholic Central High School. He earned a degree in sports management from the University of Michigan. His cousins Amanda, Blake and Phil Kessel are also hockey players. Active within the community, Moss donates $100 to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation for each assist scores and is a spokesman for the Reading Give it a shot! program supporting literacy efforts in Calgary schools. The Flames recognized Moss for his charitable efforts in 2009, naming him that season's recipient of the Ralph T. Scurfield Humanitarian Award, an annual team honor given to the player who "best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, determination and leadership on the ice, combined with dedication to community service." Moss married Survivor: Tocantins contestant Erinn Lobdell on July 4, 2014. They currently have four children together.

Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1998–99 Detroit Catholic Central High School HSMI 1999–2000 Detroit Catholic Central High School HSMI 28 18 20 38 20 — — — — — 2000–01 St. Louis Sting NAHL 9 2 2 4 2 — — — — — 2000–01 Cedar Rapids RoughRiders USHL 51 20 18 38 14 4 0 1 1 2 2001–02 University of Michigan CCHA 43 4 9 13 10 — — — — — 2002–03 University of Michigan CCHA 43 14 17 31 37 — — — — — 2003–04 University of Michigan CCHA 38 8 12 20 18 — — — — — 2004–05 University of Michigan CCHA 38 10 20 30 26 — — — — — 2005–06 Omaha Ak–Sar–Ben Knights AHL 63 21 27 48 28 — — — — — 2006–07 Omaha Ak–Sar–Ben Knights AHL 28 9 12 21 22 — — — — — 2006–07 Calgary Flames NHL 41 10 8 18 12 6 0 1 1 0 2007–08 Calgary Flames NHL 41 4 7 11 10 5 1 1 2 4 2008–09 Calgary Flames NHL 81 20 19 39 22 6 3 0 3 0 2009–10 Calgary Flames NHL 64 8 9 17 20 — — — — — 2010–11 Calgary Flames NHL 58 17 13 30 18 — — — — — 2011–12 Calgary Flames NHL 32 2 7 9 12 — — — — — 2012–13 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 45 5 15 20 21 — — — — — 2013–14 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 79 8 14 22 18 — — — — — 2014–15 Arizona Coyotes NHL 60 4 8 12 24 — — — — — 2015–16 EHC Biel NLA 19 6 10 16 10 — — — — — NHL totals 501 78 100 178 157 17 4 2 6 4