Gary Morrison

Summary

Gary Lee Morrison (born November 8, 1955) is an American retired professional ice hockey player. He played 43 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Philadelphia Flyers over parts of three seasons from 1980 to 1982.

Gary Morrison
Born (1955-11-08) November 8, 1955 (age 68)
Farmington, Michigan, United States
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Right
Played for Philadelphia Flyers
NHL Draft 90th overall, 1975
Philadelphia Flyers
WHA Draft 107th overall, 1975
Phoenix Roadrunners
Playing career 1977–1982

Personal life edit

Morrison met his wife Liza Pederson at the University of Michigan in 1973. They were both competing as athletes for the University of Michigan; Pederson as a swimmer and Morrison as a hockey player. After marrying in 1982 they had three children together.[1]

Career statistics edit

Regular season and playoffs edit

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1973–74 University of Michigan WCHA 15 7 0 7 25
1974–75 University of Michigan WCHA 34 8 6 14 31
1975–76 University of Michigan WCHA 25 5 5 10 27
1976–77 University of Michigan WCHA 38 6 5 11 25
1977–78 Milwaukee Admirals IHL 76 21 21 42 203 4 0 3 3 7
1978–79 Maine Mariners AHL 62 14 15 29 73 10 0 8 8 35
1979–80 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 3 0 2 2 0 5 0 1 1 2
1979–80 Maine Mariners AHL 75 29 23 52 151 2 1 0 1 4
1980–81 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 33 1 13 14 68
1980–81 Maine Mariners AHL 34 9 6 15 53 17 4 5 9 80
1981–82 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 7 0 0 0 2
1981–82 Maine Mariners AHL 46 13 10 23 52 3 1 0 1 4
NHL totals 43 1 15 16 70 5 0 1 1 2

References edit

  1. ^ Riley, Lori (March 20, 2005). "SHE WAS BORN TO PLAY". Hartford Courant. Retrieved February 7, 2019.

External links edit

  • Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database