“I want to thank the Steel family for the positive experience through my time in Chicago,” said Moore during an interview with the Steel. “The genuine care and love for working together that the players and staff have demonstrated has been something special to be a part of. I’m very thankful for the players, staff and management and the support they have given to me during my time here. With the strength of the staff and management, I have all the confidence in the world for the continued success of the Steel this season and that the growth and development of the players will continue.”

With Moore at the helm, Chicago reached the 2019 Clark Cup Final while setting the team record for victories by a rookie coach with 37 wins and 78 points during the regular season. Moore also guided the Steel to first place in the Eastern Conference this season with a 15–4–1–0 record.

“We’re going to miss Greg and everything he brought to our organization, but we couldn’t be more thrilled for him to earn this opportunity,” said Steel General Manager Ryan Hardy. “There are so many synergies between our program here and their program in Toronto. The Marlies are getting an incredible coach and special person to lead their team in the next chapter.”

Brock Sheahan has spent the last season and a half as the team’s Associate Head Coach and will make the transition to the bench boss effective immediately. Sheahan had mostly been in charge of developing the team’s defenseman.

“Brock has been integral in the growth of every facet of our program and I could not be more excited for him and his family that he will be the man to lead us into the next chapter of Chicago Steel hockey,” said Hardy.

Sheahan will make his coaching debut this Friday as Chicago take on the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders at the Fox Valley Ice Arena at 7:05 p.m.

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“Greg Moore has done a remarkable job transforming a new staff and young team in a very short period of time,” said General Manager Ryan Hardy. “His knowledge of the game, creating mind, attention to detail and work ethic are as good as I’ve seen at every level.”

The 35-year-old Lisbon, Maine, native was brought to Chicago after two decades of experience with the USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program.

As a player, Moore won championships at several different levels. As a coach, he returned in helping Team USA in the USHL and helped guide USA to the gold medal at the 2017 IIHF U18 World Championships in Slovakia.

“The players in our program have benefited immensely from his knowledge and his demeanor,” Hardy said. “Greg will coach in the NHL some day; it’s just a matter of how fast he wants to get there.”

Moore played his collegiate career at the University of Maine, culminating in a 28-goal senior campaign. His play helped Maine to two NCAA Frozen Fours, including a National Championship in 2004. The Calgary Flames selected Moore in the fifth round of the 2003 NHL Draft.

After three seasons with the Hartford Wolf Pack in the AHL, Moore was traded to the New York Rangers, along with Jamie McLennan and Blair Betts, in exchange for Chris Simon and a seventh round pick in the 2004 draft.

The Rangers called up Moore in the 2007–08 season, playing six games at the NHL level at right wing. Moore would spend two more seasons in the AHL, after signing with the New York Islanders and a trade to Columbus, before cracking the NHL lineup again with the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Moore also spent time in the Philadelphia Flyers, Augsburger Panther and the Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg on the Deutsche Eishockey Liga, a German professional ice hockey league.

Behind the bench this weekend, Moore’s Steel take on the Central Illinois Flying Aces on Friday at home before concluding the regular season at the Muskegon Lumberjacks. Both contests will play a major role in the playoff picture, as Chicago wants the first-round bye in the Clark Cup Playoffs, earned for finishing either first or second in the conference.

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Steel forward Robert Mastrosimone will participate on Team East for the event, which starts January 7 before the game the following day. The Boston University commit currently leads the Steel in goals (11) while maintaining a point-per-game pace through seventeen games.

Click 2019 USHL/NHL Top Prospects Game Roster for all USHL players participating in the event.

The Steel return to the ice December 28 against the Central Illinois Flying Aces in Bloomington. The next home game is the following night, December 29, as Team USA U-17 will be at Fox Valley Ice Arena for a 7:05 p.m. puck drop. The first 500 fans will receive a Jurassic Rusty Bobblehead Doll. Fans will also have the opportunity to “Skate with the Steel” after the game.

#WeAreSteel Head Coach @MooreHkyIQ named an Assistant Coach for Team East at the @USHL/@NHL Top Prospects Game in January.
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— Chicago Steel (@ChicagoSteel) December 20, 2018

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