Mark Morrison (ice hockey, born 1963)

Mark Morrison (born March 11, 1963) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 10 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the New York Rangers. Morrison is currently the head coach of the Manitoba Moose of the American Hockey League (AHL). Mark is the brother of Doug Morrison who also played in the NHL. Their sister married fellow Canadian hockey player Garth Butcher.

Mark Morrison
Born (1963-03-11) March 11, 1963 (age 61)
Delta, British Columbia, Canada
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 160 lb (73 kg; 11 st 6 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Right
Played for Fife Flyers
HC Devils Milano
New York Rangers
National team  Canada
NHL draft 51st overall, 1981
New York Rangers
Playing career 1981–2005

Playing career

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Morrison was a member of the Tulsa Oilers Central Hockey League (CHL) team that suspended operations on February 16, 1984, playing only road games for the final six weeks of the 1983-84 season. Despite this adversity, the team went on to win the league's championship.[1]

In 1993, Morrison moved to Scotland to play with the Fife Flyers of the British Hockey League (BHL). He took over as Flyers coach midway through the 1995-96 season, winning various Player and Coach of the Year awards over the next 10 years.

Coaching

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Morrison joined the Victoria Salmon Kings of the ECHL as an assistant coach in 2006, where he was eventually named the replacement for Tony MacAulay midway into the 2006-07 ECHL season. He assumed the titles of head coach and general manager at the start of the 2007-08 season and continued to hold that title until the Salmon Kings officially folded on May 7, 2011, when Morrison was effectively relieved of his duties and all of his players were considered to be unrestricted free agents.

On July 20, 2011, Morrison was announced as the assistant coach of the future St. John's IceCaps of the American Hockey League (AHL), the AHL affiliate of the Winnipeg Jets.[2] He continued serving as an assistant coach when the franchise relocated back to Winnipeg as the Manitoba Moose in 2015.

Morrison was named an assistant coach with the Anaheim Ducks of the NHL on June 28, 2017.[3][4]

After four seasons in Anaheim, he was re-hired by the Jets to be the head coach of the Manitoba Moose prior to the 2021–22 season.[5]

Career statistics

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1979–80 Victoria Cougars WHL 72 25 33 58 26 16 3 5 8 20
1980–81 Victoria Cougars WHL 58 31 61 92 66 15 6 13 19 9
1981–82 Victoria Cougars WHL 56 48 66 114 83 4 0 0 0 12
1981–82 New York Rangers NHL 9 1 1 2 0
1982–83 Victoria Cougars WHL 58 55 75 130 54 12 10 17 27 8
1983–84 Tulsa Oilers CHL 11 4 4 8 2
1983–84 New York Rangers NHL 1 0 0 0 0
1984–85 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 20 5 4 9 0
1984–85 Nova Scotia Oilers AHL 11 0 1 1 4
1985–86 HC Merano Italy 36 59 88 147 30
1986–87 HC Fribourg-Gottéron NLA 23 18 19 37 32
1987–88 EHC Olten NLB 24 15 9 24 20
1988–89 HC Merano Italy 41 38 76 114 25
1989–90 HC Milano Saima Italy 36 39 42 81 30
1990–91 HC Milano Saima Italy 33 29 41 70 18
1991–92 HC Merano Italy2 26 44 44 88 45
1992–93 HC Merano Italy2 32 58 34 92 38
1993–94 Fife Flyers BHL 44 78 77 155 73 7 11 9 20 4
1994–95 Fife Flyers BHL 36 52 63 115 24 2 2 4 6 2
1995–96 Fife Flyers BHL 31 34 36 70 64 1 1 0 1 2
1996–97 Fife Flyers NPIHL 35 68 58 126 60 12 11 22 33 22
1997–98 Fife Flyers BNL 40 49 54 103 74 9 7 11 18 2
1998–99 Fife Flyers BNL 22 13 17 30 24
1999–00 Fife Flyers BNL 33 14 26 40 18 11 5 5 10 18
2000–01 Fife Flyers BNL 34 14 28 42 24 6 4 5 9 2
2001–02 Fife Flyers BNL 42 23 24 47 32 8 2 2 4 6
2002–03 Fife Flyers BNL 34 6 15 21 61 6 2 3 5 6
2003–04 Fife Flyers BNL 34 13 19 32 30 12 5 3 8 10
2004–05 Fife Flyers BNL 33 13 15 28 30 11 2 5 7 14
NHL totals 10 1 1 2 0
AHL totals 31 5 5 10 4
BNL totals 272 145 198 343 293 63 27 34 61 58

Awards

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Player

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Coach

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References

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  1. ^ "The Tulsa Oilers were true road warriors - the Hockey News". Archived from the original on 2016-03-22. Retrieved 2010-04-01.
  2. ^ "Mark Morrison named Assistant Coach of Winnipeg's AHL Affiliate". Winnipeg Jets. July 20, 2011. Retrieved July 20, 2011.
  3. ^ "Ducks Name Steve Konowalchuk and Mark Morrison Assistant Coaches". NHL.com. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
  4. ^ "Mark Morrison Bio". Anaheim Ducks. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
  5. ^ "Mark Morrison Hired as Moose Head Coach". OurSports Central. July 19, 2021.
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