named captain of the Oilers, replacing the recently departed Jason Smith. However, he fractured his tibia a day later, (blocking a shot by Adrian Aucoin) during an exhibition game, which would result in missing 38 games. He returned during the mid-season, only to be injured again with a broken left leg, on February 25. Moreau had struggled with injuries during the 2006–07 and 2007–08 seasons and managed to play only 32 games, between these two seasons. Moreau was also the last remaining asset that the Oilers retained, as a result of the Wayne Gretzky trade — taking all subsequent trades into account. He was also one of the longest-serving Oiler players in recent history, having been a member of the team from March 20, 1999, until June 30, 2010. On January 18, 2009, Moreau scored his first career hat-trick in a 6-3 victory over the Phoenix Coyotes. During a game against the Minnesota Wild, in Edmonton, on February 28, 2009, Moreau suffered an eye injury. Antti Miettinen of the Wild caught Moreau with a high stick, sending him sprawling to the ice. Doctors at the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Edmonton concluded that he suffered a scratched cornea and bleeding behind the eye. On June 18, 2009, Ethan Moreau was awarded the King Clancy Memorial Trophy for best exemplifying leadership qualities on and off the ice and by also making significant humanitarian contributions to the Oilers Community Foundation. On June 30, 2010, Moreau was claimed off waivers by the Columbus Blue Jackets. The Oilers were intending to buy out the final year of his contract had he gone unclaimed. On August 20, 2011, he signed a one-year contract with the Los Angeles Kings for $600,000. Retirement On June 20, 2012, following the Kings' Stanley Cup Championship, Moreau joined the Montreal Canadiens' scouting staff as professional scout for the Western Conference. Career statistics Coaching In 2016, he joined as the Niagara Purple Eagles men's ice hockey team as assistant coach of Dave Burkholder. References External links 1975 births Canadian ice hockey left wingers Chicago Blackhawks draft picks Chicago Blackhawks players Columbus Blue Jackets players EC VSV players Edmonton Oilers players Ice hockey people from Ontario King Clancy Memorial Trophy winners Living people Los Angeles Kings players Montreal Canadiens scouts National Hockey League first-round draft picks Niagara Falls Thunder players People from Huntsville, Ontario Sudbury Wolves players Niagara Purple Eagles men's ice hockey