Ken Morrow

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United StatesUnited States  Ken Morrow Ice hockey player
Date of birth 17th October 1956
place of birth Flint , Michigan , USA
size 193 cm
Weight 93 kg
position defender
Shot hand Left
Draft
NHL Amateur Draft 1976 , 4th round, 68th position
New York Islanders
WHA Amateur Draft 1976 , 8th lap, 86th position
New England Whalers
Career stations
1975-1979 Bowling Green State University
1979-1980 Team USA
1980-1989 New York Islanders

Kenneth Arlington "Ken" Morrow (born October 17, 1956 in Flint , Michigan ) is a former American ice hockey player (defender) who played for the New York Islanders in the National Hockey League from 1980 to 1989 .

Career

As a junior, he played for Bowling Green State University with Mike Liut . In the 1976 NHL Amateur Draft , the New York Islanders selected him in the fourth round as 68th. In the same year that secured New England Whalers in the WHA Amateur Draft in 1976 , the rights to the WHA in the eighth round at the 86th spot.

During his time at university, he played for the US national ice hockey team at the 1978 Ice Hockey World Championship . After another year at Bowling Green State University , he joined the US national team and spent the 1979/80 season preparing for the Winter Olympics . At the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid , he was part of the " Miracle on Ice " when the US team surprisingly won the gold medal.

Immediately after the Olympics, he moved to the New York Islanders and immediately made his breakthrough in the NHL. With him in defense, Dave Lewis became dispensable, who became the key to a swap deal where the Islanders brought Butch Goring from the Los Angeles Kings . With Morrow and Goring in the squad, the Islanders won the first Stanley Cup in the club's history at the end of the 1979/80 season . Morrow was one of the few players who could become Olympic and Stanley Cup winners in one year.

Morrow stayed with the Islanders and won four consecutive Stanley Cups. As a defender, he wasn't a big scorer, but many of his points came in important game situations. Including an overtime goal in the playoffs of the 1983/84 season .

After ten years in the Islanders' jersey, knee complaints forced him to end his career. Among other things, he worked for the Kansas City Blades in the IHL as an assistant coach before returning to the Islanders as an assistant coach and scout .

In 1995 he was honored with induction into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame .

NHL statistics

Seasons Games Gates Assists Points Penalty minutes
Regular season 10 550 17th 88 105 309
Playoffs 9 127 11 22nd 33 97

Sporting successes

Personal awards

  • CCHA First All-Star Team: 1976, 1978 and 1979
  • CCHA Second All-Star Team: 1977
  • CCHA Player of the Year: 1979
  • NCAA West First All-American Team: 1978
  • Lester Patrick Trophy : 1996

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personal data
SURNAME Morrow, Ken
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Morrow, Kenneth Arlington
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH 17th October 1956
PLACE OF BIRTH Flint (Michigan) , Michigan