Mark Morrison (ice hockey, born 1963)

For other people named Mark Morrison, see Mark Morrison (disambiguation).

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

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.

Playing career

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

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

				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

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

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.

External links

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