Derek Morris

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Derek Morris
Date of birth August 24, 1978
place of birth Edmonton , Alberta , Canada
size 183 cm
Weight 95 kg
position defender
number # 53
Shot hand Right
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 1996 , 1st lap, 13th position
Calgary Flames
Career stations
1995-1997 Regina Pats
1997-2002 Calgary Flames
2002-2004 Colorado Avalanche
2004-2009 Phoenix Coyotes
2009 New York Rangers
2009-2010 Boston Bruins
2010-2014 Phoenix Coyotes

Derek Terrence Morris (born August 24, 1978 in Edmonton , Alberta ) is a retired Canadian ice hockey player who played 1144 games for the Calgary Flames , Colorado Avalanche , Phoenix Coyotes , New York Rangers and Boston between 1995 and 2014 Bruins has played in the National Hockey League on the position of defender . Morris celebrated his greatest career success in the jersey of the Canadian national team by winning the gold medal at the 2004 World Cup .

Career

Morris played in his junior days in the Canadian Junior League Western Hockey League for the Regina Pats . He remained loyal to them for two seasons and reached the play-offs every year .

Morris in the jersey of the Phoenix Coyotes

After Morris was selected in the first round of the 1996 NHL Entry Draft in 13th place by the Calgary Flames , they brought him to their farm team in the American Hockey League for the first time at the end of the 1996/97 season . At the Saint John Flames , the defender did well. From the 1997/98 season he was a permanent member of the Calgary Flames squad. In March 2002, a puck deflected by him from the shot of the opposing center Espen Knutsen led to the death of 13-year-old Brittanie Cecil .

Overall, the defender remained until the end of the 2001/02 season with the team from the Olympic city of 1988, before he was transferred to the Colorado Avalanche in October 2002 together with Dean McAmmond and Jeff Shantz . In return, Chris Drury and Stéphane Yelle moved to Calgary. In his first year, Morris completed his best playing time in terms of points in the NHL. Nevertheless, he left the team from Denver in the course of the 2003/04 game year when he moved with Keith Ballard to the Phoenix Coyotes , who gave up Finnish defender Ossi Väänänen , striker Chris Gratton and a draft option to Colorado.

The Canadians remained five years with the Coyotes, only interrupted by lockout - 2004/05 season in which he completely paused. In March 2009, a few months before his contract expired, the franchise transferred him from Arizona to the New York Rangers , who sent Nigel Dawes , Dmitri Kalinin and Petr Průcha to Phoenix for it. After signing a contract with the Boston Bruins in the summer of 2009 , the Coyotes brought him back to Arizona in a transfer deal in March 2010.

International

On the international stage, Morris represented his home country three times. After failing to win a medal with Canada at the 1999 and 2001 World Championships, he contributed five assists when he won the 2004 World Cup .

Achievements and Awards

Career statistics

Regular season Play-offs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1995/96 Regina Pats WHL 67 8th 44 52 70 11 1 7th 8th 26th
1996/97 Regina Pats WHL 67 18th 57 75 180 5 0 3 3 9
1996/97 Saint John Flames AHL 7th 0 3 3 7th 5 0 3 3 7th
1997/98 Calgary Flames NHL 82 9 20th 29 88 - - - - -
1998/99 Calgary Flames NHL 71 7th 27 34 73 - - - - -
1999/00 Calgary Flames NHL 78 9 29 38 80 - - - - -
2000/01 Calgary Flames NHL 51 5 23 28 56 - - - - -
2000/01 Saint John Flames AHL 3 1 2 3 2 - - - - -
2001/02 Calgary Flames NHL 61 4th 30th 34 88 - - - - -
2002/03 Colorado Avalanche NHL 75 11 37 48 68 7th 0 3 3 6th
2003/04 Colorado Avalanche NHL 69 6th 22nd 28 47 - - - - -
2003/04 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 14th 0 4th 4th 2 - - - - -
2004/05 Phoenix Coyotes NHL not played because of lockout
2005/06 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 53 6th 21st 27 54 - - - - -
2006/07 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 82 6th 19th 25th 115 - - - - -
2007/08 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 82 8th 17th 25th 83 - - - - -
2008/09 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 57 5 7th 12 24 - - - - -
2008/09 New York Rangers NHL 18th 0 8th 8th 16 7th 0 2 2 0
2009/10 Boston Bruins NHL 58 3 22nd 25th 26th - - - - -
2009/10 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 18th 1 3 4th 11 7th 1 3 4th 11
2010/11 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 77 5 11 16 58 - - - - -
2011/12 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 59 2 9 11 38 16 2 4th 6th 24
2012/13 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 39 0 11 11 36 - - - - -
2013/14 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 63 5 12 17th 41 - - - - -
WHL overall 134 26th 101 127 250 16 1 10 11 35
AHL total 10 1 5 6th 9 5 0 3 3 7th
NHL overall 1107 92 332 424 1004 37 3 12 15th 41

International

Represented Canada to:

year team event result Sp T V Pt SM
1999 Canada WM 4th Place 10 0 4th 4th 6th
2001 Canada WM 5th place 7th 1 1 2 8th
2004 Canada WM 1st place, gold 9 0 5 5 35
Men overall 26th 1 10 11 49

( 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 Morris, Derek
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Morris, Derek Terrence (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH August 24, 1978
PLACE OF BIRTH Edmonton , Alberta