Doug Morrison (born February 1, 1960) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 23 games in the National Hockey League with the Boston Bruins between 1980 and 1985. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1980 to 1992, was mainly spent in the minor American Hockey League, and later in Europe. Doug is the brother of Mark Morrison, who also played in the NHL. Their sister married fellow Canadian hockey player Garth Butcher.
| Doug Morrison | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
February 2, 1960 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Boston Bruins HC Merano | ||
| NHL draft |
36th overall, 1979 Boston Bruins | ||
| Playing career | 1980–1992 | ||
Morrison scored seven NHL goals--all during the 1980-81 season. His first NHL goal occurred on November 27, 1980, in his team's 3-3 tie with Pittsburgh at Boston Garden. Morrison recorded a hattrick versus the Los Angeles Kings on December 14, 1980, with all three goals consecutively in the third period.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1975–76 | Richmond Sockeyes | PCJHL | 40 | 37 | 47 | 84 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Lethbridge Broncos | WCHL | 70 | 24 | 35 | 59 | 80 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 1977–78 | Lethbridge Broncos | WCHL | 66 | 25 | 45 | 70 | 116 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 1978–79 | Lethbridge Broncos | WHL | 64 | 56 | 67 | 123 | 159 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 35 | 7 | ||
| 1979–80 | Lethbridge Broncos | WHL | 68 | 58 | 59 | 117 | 188 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 15 | ||
| 1979–80 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 18 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 42 | 19 | 30 | 49 | 28 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | ||
| 1981–82 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Erie Blades | AHL | 75 | 23 | 35 | 58 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Maine Mariners | AHL | 61 | 38 | 29 | 67 | 44 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 1983–84 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 72 | 38 | 40 | 78 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 65 | 28 | 25 | 53 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Salt Lake Golden Eagles | IHL | 80 | 27 | 34 | 61 | 30 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 14 | ||
| 1986–87 | Salt Lake Golden Eagles | IHL | 73 | 48 | 39 | 87 | 24 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 26 | ||
| 1987–88 | EC Hedos München | GER-2 | 28 | 64 | 55 | 119 | 71 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 36 | 25 | ||
| 1988–89 | EC Hedos München | GER-2 | 28 | 50 | 42 | 92 | 88 | 18 | 23 | 21 | 44 | 55 | ||
| 1989–90 | HC Merano | ITA | 25 | 25 | 23 | 48 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | EHC Uzwil | NLB | 10 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | EC Bad Tölz | GER-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | EC Peiting | GER-3 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 11 | ||
| AHL totals | 315 | 146 | 159 | 305 | 170 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 6 | ||||
| NHL totals | 23 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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