Mark Morrison (ice hockey, born 1963)
Mark Morrison | |||
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Born |
Delta, BC, CAN | March 11, 1963||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
Weight | 160 lb (73 kg; 11 st 6 lb) | ||
Position | Centre | ||
Shot | Right | ||
Played for |
Fife Flyers (BHL, BNL) HC Merano (Serie A2) HC Devils Milano (Serie A) New Haven Nighthawks (AHL) New York Rangers (NHL) Nova Scotia Oilers (AHL) Tulsa Oilers (CHL) Victoria Cougars (WHL) | ||
NHL draft |
51st overall, 1981 New York Rangers | ||
Playing career | 1981–2005 |
Mark Morrison (born March 11, 1963) is a professional ice hockey player who played 10 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the New York Rangers. Morrison is currently an assistant coach with the Manitoba Moose of the American Hockey League (AHL).[1]
Playing career
He was member of the Tulsa Oilers Central Hockey League (CHL) team that suspended operations on February 16, 1984, playing only road games for final six weeks of 1983-84 season. Despite this adversity, the team went on to win the league's championship.[2]
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
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 then-unnamed American Hockey League (AHL) team in St. John’s, Newfoundland, the St. John's IceCaps (now the Manitoba Moose), the AHL affiliate of the Winnipeg Jets.[3]
Awards
Player
- 1980-81: George Parsons Trophy (Sportsmanship), Memorial Cup (Canadian Hockey League)
- 1983-84: Adams Cup winner, Tulsa Oilers, (Central Hockey League)
Coach
- 1996-97: Coach Of The Year, Northern Premier League, Fife Flyers
- 1999-00: Coach Of The Year, British National League, Fife Flyers
- 2003-04: Coach Of The Year, British National League, Fife Flyers
References
- ^ "Mark Morrison - Assistant Coach, Manitoba Moose". Winnipeg Jets. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
- ^ http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/14497-The-Tulsa-Oilers-were-true-road-warriors.html
- ^ "Mark Morrison named Assistant Coach of Winnipeg's AHL Affiliate". Winnipeg Jets. July 20, 2011. Retrieved July 20, 2011.
External links
- 1963 births
- Canadian ice hockey forwards
- Fife Flyers players
- Ice hockey people from British Columbia
- Living people
- Manitoba Moose coaches
- New Haven Nighthawks players
- New York Rangers draft picks
- New York Rangers players
- People from Delta, British Columbia
- Tulsa Oilers (1964–84) players
- Victoria Cougars (1971–94) players
- Victoria Salmon Kings coaches