Mike Morrison

Mike Morrison
Position	Goaltender
Catches	Left
Nickname(s)	MO
Height Weight	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 203 lb (92 kg)
ECHL Team F. Teams	Florida Everblades Phoenix Coyotes Edmonton Oilers Ottawa Senators Bridgeport Sound Tigers HDD Olimpija Ljubljana Modo Hockey
Nationality	American
Born	(1979-07-11)July 11, 1979, Medford, MA, USA
NHL Draft	186th overall, 1998 Edmonton Oilers
Pro Career	2002 – present

Michael Morrison (born July 11, 1979) is an American professional ice hockey player. Morrison last played for Florida Everblades in East Coast Hockey League in 2009-10.

Playing career

Morrison was drafted in the 7th round, 186th overall by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft.

Morrison then played for the University of Maine for 4 years he spent time playing for the ECHL's Columbus Cottonmouths, Greenville Grrrowl and the AHL with the Edmonton Road Runners.

After the NHL lockout, Morrison was given a chance to play in the NHL when goaltenders Ty Conklin and Jussi Markkanen were unable to carry for the Edmonton Oilers. In Morrison's first career NHL start, he stopped 31 shots to put his team on top 5–2 against the home team, the Colorado Avalanche. After that great performance in Denver, he earned more respect from teammates and coaches and received more starts. He had a great run and quietly became the Oilers' starting goaltender. After a few weeks of great play, his magic started wearing down and proved to be hot and cold like his teammates, Conklin and Markkanen. On March 7, 2006, Oilers head coach Craig MacTavish made a controversial decision of replacing Conklin with Morrison before heading into a shootout during a game against the rival Dallas Stars. The Oilers ended up losing that game by a shootout goal by Jussi Jokinen. On March 8, 2006 the Edmonton Oilers had finally gotten their goaltending solution by trading their 1st round pick in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft to the Minnesota Wild for goaltender Dwayne Roloson.

As Edmonton had to unload a goaltender and could not find a trade partner, they had placed Mike Morrison on waivers. He was picked up by the Ottawa Senators to back up Ray Emery.

On July 2, 2006, he was signed as a free agent by the Phoenix Coyotes to back up former Oilers starter Curtis Joseph and work with former Oiler greats, head coach Wayne Gretzky, and goalie coach Grant Fuhr.

After posting a 0–3 record, a 6.14 Goals Against Average and a .790 Save Percentage, Morrison was placed on waivers once again. He was not picked up and was sent to the minors. After struggling at the AHL level, Morrison finished the year in the ECHL.

He is signed to play for HDD Olimpija Ljubljana in EBEL for the 2008-09 season, he came from Bridgeport Sound Tigers of the AHL

On January 7, 2009, Morrison signed with Modo Hockey in the Swedish elite league Elitserien. His tenure there was not successful. Morrison signed a one-year contract with Albany River Rats in the American Hockey League on August 11, 2009.

Career statistics

Regular season

Season	Team	League		GP	W	L	T	MIN	GA	SO	GAA
1997–98	Phillips Exeter Academy	High School		27	15	11	2	1632	64	1	2.35
1998–99	University of Maine	Hockey East		11	3	0	1	347	10	1	1.73
1999–00	University of Maine	Hockey East		12	7	2	1	608	27	1	2.66
2000–01	University of Maine	Hockey East		10	2	3	3	490	16	1	1.96
2001–02	University of Maine	Hockey East		30	20	3	4	1645	60	2	2.19
2002–03	Columbus Cottonmouths	ECHL		38	9	18	6	1948	113	1	3.48
2003–04	Toronto Roadrunners	AHL		27	12	8	2	1309	55	3	2.52
2004–05	Greenville Grrrowl	ECHL		26	13	10	0	1576	72	1	2.74
2004–05	Edmonton Road Runners	AHL		14	2	5	5	728	21	2	1.73
2005–06	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		20	10	4	2	891	42	0	2.83
2005–06	Ottawa Senators	NHL		4	1	0	1	207	12	0	3.48
2006–07	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL		4	0	3	0	127	13	0	6.13
2006–07	San Antonio Rampage	AHL		2	0	1	0	60	11	0	11.01
2006–07	Phoenix RoadRunners	ECHL		27	9	12	3	1423	80	1	3.37
2007–08	Bridgeport Sound Tigers	AHL		43	23	17	1	2445	114	5	2.80
NHL totals				29	11	7	3	1226	67	0	3.27

Playoffs

Season	Team	League		GP	W	L	MIN	GA	SO	GAA
2004–05	Greenville Grrrowl	ECHL		3	1	1	150	9	0	3.60

External links

• Mike Morrison's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• Eurohockey Profile