Samuel Morin

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Samuel Morin
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Morin with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms in 2018
Born (1995-07-12) July 12, 1995 (age 29)
Lac-Beauport, Quebec, Canada
Height 6 ft 7 in (201 cm)
Weight 227 lb (103 kg; 16 st 3 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Philadelphia Flyers
NHL draft 11th overall, 2013
Philadelphia Flyers
Playing career 2015–2021

Samuel Morin (born July 12, 1995) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played for the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Flyers in the first round, 11th overall, of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft. Prior to his professional career, Morin spent four seasons with Rimouski Océanic in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL), where he helped lead the team to a President's Trophy win in 2015.

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Morin made his professional debut with the Flyers' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, in the following season. Over the course of his six-season professional career, the final four were plagued by knee injuries, limiting him to 28 NHL games and 55 total professional games in that span. In 2022, after missing the entirety of the 2021–22 hockey season due to injury, Morin retired at the age of 26.

Early life

Morin was born on July 12, 1995, in Lac-Beauport, Quebec. [1] His parents, Pascal and Sylvie, were farmers from the Francophone area of Saint-Isidore. Morin began playing minor ice hockey at the age of five, and his parents started a catering business while their son began playing in tournaments. [2] In 2007 and 2008, Morin played in the Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Rive-Sud Est minor hockey team. [3] In the 2010–11 season, Morin played for the Lévis Commandeurs of the Quebec Junior AAA Hockey League. [4] In 36 midget "AAA" hockey games there, he recorded 12 assists and 40 penalty minutes. [5]

Playing career

Junior

In 2011, the Rimouski Océanic of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) selected Morin in the first round, seventh overall, of the QMJHL draft. [4] He played left wing for the 2011–12 season, scoring eight points in 62 games with the Océanic, but quickly made the switch to defenceman. [6] He was rewarded for his outstanding first year play by being selected to the 2011–12 QMJHL All-Rookie Team. [7]

On September 17, 2013, Morin signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Flyers, [8] but was returned to the Océanic to play the 2013–14 season in the QMJHL. [9]

Morin was a member of Canada's gold medal-winning squad at the 2015 World Juniors held in Toronto. [10] That year, he also won the President's Cup with the Océanic as QMJHL champions, [11] but could not advance in the ensuing 2015 Memorial Cup tournament among Canadian Hockey League (CHL) champions.

Professional

In the closing stages of the 2016–17 NHL season, Morin was recalled by the Flyers from the American Hockey League (AHL)'s Lehigh Valley Phantoms and made his NHL debut against the New Jersey Devils on April 4, 2017. [12]

During the 2018 Calder Cup playoffs in the AHL, Morin suffered a season-ending knee injury. [13] When Morin returned to play in 2019, he re-injured the same knee, tearing his ACL for the second time in 19 months. [14] Due to his back-to-back injuries, he played very few games between 2018 and 2020.

On December 31, 2020, the Flyers announced Morin would be trying out for a left wing position for the 2020–21 season, instead of defense. [15] Morin made his debut at forward on January 30, 2021, against the New York Islanders. [16] He had previously stated he was trying to model his game after Islanders' enforcer Matt Martin. [17]

Morin returned to the Phantoms to play defense in February and March 2021. He was recalled to the Flyers for the March 25 game against the New York Rangers, in which he fought Brendan Lemieux and received a $3,017.24 fine for unsportsmanlike conduct. [18] In the following game, on March 27, Morin scored his first and only NHL goal on Rangers' goaltender Igor Shesterkin. [19] His goal was the game-winner to break a four-game losing streak.

On May 3, 2022, Flyers GM Chuck Fletcher announced that Morin’s playing career would be cut short by immense, unrecoverable damage to his knee. Fletcher also said Morin would be offered a job within the organization. [20] Following his retirement, Morin remained with the Flyers in a Player Development role. [21]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2011–12 Rimouski Océanic QMJHL 6208857100118
2012–13 Rimouski OcéanicQMJHL4641216117616716
2013–14 Rimouski OcéanicQMJHL54724311211144830
2014–15 Rimouski OcéanicQMJHL385273268191101128
2015–16 Lehigh Valley Phantoms AHL 7641519118—————
2016–17 Lehigh Valley PhantomsAHL743131612950222
2016–17 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 10000—————
2017–18 Lehigh Valley PhantomsAHL151672630002
2017–18 Philadelphia FlyersNHL20004—————
2018–19 Lehigh Valley PhantomsAHL20005—————
2018–19 Philadelphia FlyersNHL50004—————
2019–20 Philadelphia FlyersNHL10000—————
2019–20 Lehigh Valley PhantomsAHL30002—————
2020–21 Philadelphia FlyersNHL2010137—————
2020–21 Lehigh Valley PhantomsAHL70229—————
NHL totals2910145—————
Medal record
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Ice hockey
IIHF World U18 Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Sochi
IIHF World U20 Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Canada

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2012 Canada Quebec U17 6th50116
2013 Canada WJC18 Gold medal icon.svg70226
2015 Canada WJC Gold medal icon.svg70006
Junior totals1903318

Awards and honours

AwardYear
QMJHL All-Rookie Team 2011–12 [22]
IIHF World U18 Championship Gold Medal 2013 [23]
IIHF World U20 Championships Gold Medal 2015
President's Cup champion 2015 [24]

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References

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  2. ↑ Hall, Jordan (May 9, 2021). "'I was really lucky to have her' — Morin endures thanks to mom's loving drive". NBC Sports Philadelphia . Retrieved May 29, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2019. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
  4. 1 2 "Séance de sélection Midget à Victoriaville". Rimouski Océanic (in French). Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. June 4, 2011. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
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