Summary
George Harold Morrison (December 24, 1948 – November 12, 2008) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played 115 games in the National Hockey League with the St. Louis Blues from 1970 to 1972 and 361 games in the World Hockey Association with the Minnesota Fighting Saints and Calgary Cowboys from 1972 to 1977.
| George Morrison | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Morrison as a member of the St. Louis Blues, 1970 | |||
| Born |
December 24, 1948 Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Died |
November 12, 2008 (aged 59) Schenectady, New York, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Calgary Cowboys Minnesota Fighting Saints St. Louis Blues | ||
| Playing career | 1970–1977 | ||
Early life edit
Morrison was born in Toronto, Ontario. As a youth, Morrison played in the 1961 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Scarboro Lions.[1] He played with the Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey team and was inducted into the Denver University Athletic Hall of Fame in 2012.
Career edit
Morrison played for the St. Louis Blues, Minnesota Fighting Saints and Calgary Cowboys. In the last game of the 1973–74 WHA season, he set a WHA record for the fastest hat trick in league history, scoring three goals within 43 seconds. He later scored his fourth goal of the game allowing him to reach the 40 goal milestone for the season.
Personal life edit
He died in Schenectady, New York, in 2008 at the age of 59 from brain cancer.[2]
Career statistics edit
Regular season and playoffs edit
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1968–69 | University of Denver | WCHA | 32 | 40 | 18 | 58 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969–70 | University of Denver | WCHA | 32 | 30 | 27 | 57 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 73 | 15 | 10 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1971–72 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 42 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Minnesota Fighting Saints | WHA | 70 | 16 | 24 | 40 | 20 | 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 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 1975–76 | Calgary Cowboys | WHA | 79 | 25 | 32 | 57 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1976–77 | Calgary Cowboys | WHA | 63 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| WHA totals | 361 | 123 | 142 | 265 | 110 | 38 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 14 | ||||
| NHL totals | 115 | 17 | 21 | 38 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Awards and honours edit
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| All-WCHA First Team | 1968–69 | [3] |
| AHCA West All-American | 1968–69 | [4] |
| All-WCHA First Team | 1969–70 | [3] |
| AHCA West All-American | 1969–70 | [4] |
References edit
- ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-01-01.
- ^ "George Morrison".
- ^ a b "All-WCHA Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved 2014-04-13.
- ^ a b "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
External links edit
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database