George Morrison (ice hockey player)
Date of birth | December 24, 1948 |
place of birth | Toronto , Ontario , Canada |
date of death | November 12, 2008 |
Place of death | Schenectady , New York , USA |
size | 183 cm |
Weight | 79 kg |
position | Left wing |
Shot hand | Left |
Career stations | |
1968-1970 | University of Denver |
1970-1972 | St. Louis Blues |
1972-1975 | Minnesota Fighting Saints |
1975-1977 | Calgary cowboys |
George Harold Morrison (born December 24, 1948 in Toronto , Ontario , † November 12, 2008 in Schenectady , New York ) was a Canadian ice hockey player who played for the St. Louis Blues in the National Hockey League and the Minnesota Fighting Saints and Calgary Cowboys played in the World Hockey Association .
Career
George Morrison first played from 1968 to 1970 for the ice hockey team of the University of Denver in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association , in which the winger completed two successful seasons. During this time, he won the 1969 Division I ice hockey championship of the National Collegiate Athletic Association with the university team and was honored several times with appointments to the league's all-star selection. Nevertheless, the striker was never considered in an NHL amateur draft and in late September 1970 signed a contract with the St. Louis Blues from the National Hockey League as a free agent .
Already in his rookie season, the left shooter established himself in the Blues squad, when Morrison played in 73 games of the regular season and scored 25 points. In the following season, both the Canadians' playing time and their hit rate were reduced. At the WHA General Player Draft in February 1972, he was selected by the Minnesota Fighting Saints . About a month later, the St. Louis Blues gave his NHL rights together with a second-round vote for the NHL Amateur Draft 1972 to the Buffalo Sabers to sign defender Chris Evans . However, since Morrison refused to play on the Sabers farm team - with the Rochester Americans in the American Hockey League - they suspended him until the end of the season. For the 1972/73 season , the striker decided to join the Minnesota Fighting Saints in the World Hockey Association .
In the course of the following season, which the left-shooter finished with the best points yield of his career, Morrison managed the fastest hat trick in WHA history. On April 3, 1974, he scored in the game against the Vancouver Blazers in the second period three hits for the Fighting Saints within 43 seconds. With his last goal in this encounter, Morrison screwed his goal account to 40 goals in the regular season and took seventh place in the league-wide scorers list. After spending another one in St. Paul , the Fighting Saints transferred the Canadian, along with Don Tannahill , the rights to Joe Micheletti and Wally Olds in exchange for John McKenzie and an amount of money within the World Hockey Association to the Calgary in September 1975 Cowboys . After two solid seasons in the jersey of the Cowboys, Morrison finally ended his active career.
Achievements and Awards
- 1969 WCHA First All-Star Team
- 1969 WCHA Sophomore of the Year
- 1969 NCAA West First All-American Team
- 1969 NCAA Division I Championship with the University of Denver
- 1970 WCHA First All-Star Team
- 1970 NCAA West First All-American Team
Career statistics
Regular season | Play-offs | |||||||||||||
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season | team | league | Sp | T | V | Pt | SM | Sp | T | V | Pt | SM | ||
1968-69 | University of Denver | WCHA | 32 | 40 | 18th | 58 | 12 | |||||||
1969-70 | University of Denver | WCHA | 32 | 30th | 27 | 57 | 12 | |||||||
1970-71 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 73 | 15th | 10 | 25th | 6th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1971-72 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 42 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 7th | - | - | - | - | - | ||
1972-73 | Minnesota Fighting Saints | WHA | 70 | 16 | 24 | 40 | 20th | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
1973-74 | Minnesota Fighting Saints | WHA | 73 | 40 | 38 | 78 | 37 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 12 | ||
1974-75 | Minnesota Fighting Saints | WHA | 76 | 31 | 29 | 60 | 30th | 12 | 5 | 9 | 14th | 0 | ||
1975-76 | Calgary cowboys | WHA | 79 | 25th | 32 | 57 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||
1976-77 | Calgary cowboys | WHA | 63 | 11 | 19th | 30th | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
WCHA overall | 64 | 70 | 45 | 115 | 24 | |||||||||
NHL overall | 115 | 17th | 21st | 38 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
WHA total | 361 | 123 | 142 | 265 | 110 | 39 | 14th | 17th | 31 | 14th |
( 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 )
Web links
- George Morrison at hockeydb.com (English)
- George Morrison at legendsofhockey.net (English)
- George Morrison in the database of hockey-reference.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Scott Surgent: The World Hockey Association Factbook. 2010, p. 89, ISBN 978-0-9644774-8-3
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Morrison, George |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Morrison, George Harold |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian ice hockey player |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 24, 1948 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Toronto , Ontario |
DATE OF DEATH | November 12, 2008 |
Place of death | Schenectady , New York |