Brendan Morrison

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Brendan Morrison
Date of birth 15th August 1975
place of birth Pitt Meadows , British Columbia , Canada
size 180 cm
Weight 84 kg
position center
Shot hand Left
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 1993 , 2nd round, 39th position
New Jersey Devils
Career stations
1992-1993 Penticton Panthers
1993-1997 University of Michigan
1997-1998 Albany River Rats
1998-2000 New Jersey Devils
2000-2008 Vancouver Canucks
2004-2005 Linköpings HC
2008-2009 Anaheim Ducks
2009 Dallas Stars
2009-2010 Washington Capitals
2010–2012 Calgary Flames
2012 Chicago Blackhawks

Brendan Morrison (born August 15, 1975 in Pitt Meadows , British Columbia ) is a former Canadian ice hockey player who played 995 games for the New Jersey Devils , Vancouver Canucks , Anaheim Ducks , Dallas Stars , Washington Capitals , Calgary Flames and Chicago Blackhawks in the National Hockey League on the position of the center has denied. Morrison, who received the Hobey Baker Memorial Award while in college , celebrated his greatest career success wearing the jersey of the Canadian national team by winning the gold medal at the 2004 World Cup .

Career

Brendan Morrison was selected in the second round of the 1993 NHL Entry Draft by the New Jersey Devils as the 39th player overall. From 1993 to 1997, he had some successful seasons for the University of Michigan college team , the Michigan Wolverines. In 1997 he was honored with the Hobey Baker Memorial Award , given to the most successful player in the National Collegiate Athletic Association .

His professional career began in the 1997/98 season, in which he played for the Albany River Rats in the American Hockey League . During this season in Albany he also played eleven games for the New Jersey Devils in the NHL. In the 1998/99 season Morrison worked out a regular place in the squad of the Devils, where he played until 2000, when he was transferred to the Vancouver Canucks together with Denis Pederson in exchange for Alexander Mogilny . After the 2007/08 season , Morrison declined an offer to extend the contract from the Canucks and moved to the Anaheim Ducks as a free agent after eight years in Vancouver . During the lockout of the 2004/05 NHL season , he played one season for Linköpings HC in the Elitserien , the Swedish professional league.

The Canadian played for the Anaheim Ducks in 62 games during the 2008/09 season before he was signed by the Dallas Stars via the waiver . There the center forward ended the season. He then spent a season with the Washington Capitals , followed by an engagement with the Calgary Flames beginning the 2010/11 season . On January 27, 2012, the Calgary Flames transferred him to the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for defenseman Brian Connelly . After the 2011/12 game year , Morrison ended his active career shortly before his 37th birthday.

Morrison's most successful professional seasons were the 2001/02 season (23 goals and 44 assists for 67 points) and 2002/03 (25 goals and 46 assists for 71 points) within 82 games, each of the Canucks' third most scorer points after his two storm partners Todd Bertuzzi and Markus Näslund .

International

Morrison was three times in the dress of the Canadian national ice hockey team , at the World Championships in 2000 , 2004 and 2005 , with 2004 for gold and 2005 for silver.

Achievements and Awards

  • 1993 BCJHL Interior Division Rookie of the Year
  • 1994 CCHA Rookie of the Year
  • 1995 CCHA First All-Star Team
  • 1995 NCAA West First All-American Team
  • 1996 CCHA First All-Star Team
  • 1996 NCAA West First All-American Team
  • 1996 CCHA Player of the Year
  • 1996 NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team

International

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1990/91 Ridge Meadows Knights BCAHA 77 126 127 253 88 - - - - -
1991/92 Ridge Meadows Lightning BCAHA 55 56 111 167 56 - - - - -
1992/93 Penticton Panthers BCJHL 56 35 59 94 45 - - - - -
1993/94 University of Michigan CCHA 38 20th 28 48 24
1994/95 University of Michigan CCHA 39 23 53 76 42
1995/96 University of Michigan CCHA 35 28 44 72 41
1996/97 University of Michigan CCHA 43 31 57 88 52
1997/98 Albany River Rats AHL 72 35 49 84 44 8th 3 4th 7th 19th
1997/98 New Jersey Devils NHL 11 5 4th 9 0 3 0 1 1 0
1998/99 New Jersey Devils NHL 76 13 33 46 18th 7th 0 2 2 0
1999/00 SK Horácká Slavia Třebíč 1st League 2 0 0 0 0 - - - - -
1999/00 HC Pardubice Extra league 6th 5 2 7th 2 - - - - -
1999/00 New Jersey Devils NHL 44 5 21st 26th 8th - - - - -
1999/00 Vancouver Canucks NHL 12 2 7th 9 10 - - - - -
2000/01 Vancouver Canucks NHL 82 16 38 54 42 4th 1 2 3 0
2001/02 Vancouver Canucks NHL 82 23 44 67 26th 6th 0 2 2 6th
2002/03 Vancouver Canucks NHL 82 25th 46 71 36 14th 4th 7th 11 18th
2003/04 Vancouver Canucks NHL 82 22nd 38 60 50 7th 2 3 5 8th
2004/05 Linköpings HC Elitserien 45 16 28 44 50 6th 0 2 2 10
2005/06 Vancouver Canucks NHL 82 19th 37 56 84 - - - - -
2006/07 Vancouver Canucks NHL 82 20th 31 51 60 12 1 3 4th 6th
2007/08 Vancouver Canucks NHL 39 9 16 25th 18th - - - - -
2008/09 Anaheim Ducks NHL 62 10 12 22nd 16 - - - - -
2008/09 Dallas Stars NHL 19th 6th 3 9 16 - - - - -
2009/10 Washington Capitals NHL 74 12 30th 42 40 5 0 1 1 2
2010/11 Calgary Flames NHL 66 9 34 43 16 - - - - -
2011/12 Calgary Flames NHL 28 4th 7th 11 6th - - - - -
2011/12 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 11 0 0 0 6th 3 1 0 1 0
NCAA overall 155 102 182 284 159
NHL overall 934 200 401 601 452 61 9 21st 30th 40

International

Represented Canada to:

year team event result Sp T V Pt SM
2000 Canada WM 4th Place 7th 1 3 4th 2
2004 Canada WM 1st place, gold 9 1 6th 7th 6th
2005 Canada WM 2nd place, silver 9 4th 0 4th 10
Men overall 25th 6th 9 15th 18th

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

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personal data
SURNAME Morrison, Brendan
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH 15th August 1975
PLACE OF BIRTH Pitt Meadows , British Columbia