Mike Morris (ice hockey)
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Mike Morris is a retired American
professional ice hockey
forward
. He was drafted in the first round, twenty-seventh overall, of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft
by the San Jose Sharks
, one of two NHL first round draft choices in history to attend Northeastern University (the other being Jamie Oleksiak
).
Morris was a star player at national prep hockey powerhouse St. Sebastian’s
, Needham, Massachusetts
where he played and won the ISL Championship and the New England Prep school championship. Overlooked because of his size by many of the top college programs, Mike stayed local to play in Hockey East on a full scholarship to Northeastern University in Boston where he played forward.
Finishing second in team scoring in the 2004-05 season to Hobey Baker finalist
Jason Guerriero, Morris suffered a major concussion at year's end and sat out the 2005-06 season (which would have been his senior year). He eventually received a medical red shirt
exception to play in 2006-07. Morris returned as co-captain for that season, in which he played in only 20 games due to ongoing injuries, but nonetheless finished third on the team in points with 18.
Morris spent the 07–08 campaign playing for the Worcester Sharks (AHL) where he played in nine games, scoring two points. He played in another 17 games for Worcester in 08-09 season, scoring eleven points, after which he was released from his contract, and retired from professional hockey.
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Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
forward
Forward (ice hockey)
In ice hockey, a forward is a player position on the ice whose primary responsibility is to score goals. Generally, the forwards try to stay in three different lanes, also known as thirds, of the ice going from goal to goal. It is not mandatory however, to stay in a lane. Staying in a lane aids in...
. He was drafted in the first round, twenty-seventh overall, of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft
2002 NHL Entry Draft
The 2002 NHL Entry Draft was held June 22–23 at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Canada. 291 players were drafted in total: 35 from the OHL; 23 from the QMJHL; 43 from the WHL; 41 from the NCAA; 6 from U.S high schools and 110 from outside North America....
by the San Jose Sharks
San Jose Sharks
The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California, United States. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
, one of two NHL first round draft choices in history to attend Northeastern University (the other being Jamie Oleksiak
Jamie Oleksiak
Jamie Oleksiak is a Canadian-American ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing for the Saginaw Spirit team which competes in Ontario Hockey League....
).
Morris was a star player at national prep hockey powerhouse St. Sebastian’s
Saint Sebastian's School
Saint Sebastian's School, also known colloquially as St. Seb's or Seb's, is an independent, all-boys Catholic secondary school located in Needham, Massachusetts on , in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston. The school instructs young men in grades seven through twelve...
, Needham, Massachusetts
Needham, Massachusetts
Needham is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. A suburb of Boston, its population was 28,886 at the 2010 census.- History :...
where he played and won the ISL Championship and the New England Prep school championship. Overlooked because of his size by many of the top college programs, Mike stayed local to play in Hockey East on a full scholarship to Northeastern University in Boston where he played forward.
Finishing second in team scoring in the 2004-05 season to Hobey Baker finalist
Hobey Baker Award
The Hobey Baker Award is an annual award given to the top National Collegiate Athletic Association men's ice hockey player.It is named for hockey player and World War I veteran Hobey Baker, who played collegiately at Princeton University and learned the game at St...
Jason Guerriero, Morris suffered a major concussion at year's end and sat out the 2005-06 season (which would have been his senior year). He eventually received a medical red shirt
Redshirt (college sports)
Redshirt is a term used in American college athletics that refers to a delay or suspension of an athlete's participation in order to lengthen his or her period of eligibility...
exception to play in 2006-07. Morris returned as co-captain for that season, in which he played in only 20 games due to ongoing injuries, but nonetheless finished third on the team in points with 18.
Morris spent the 07–08 campaign playing for the Worcester Sharks (AHL) where he played in nine games, scoring two points. He played in another 17 games for Worcester in 08-09 season, scoring eleven points, after which he was released from his contract, and retired from professional hockey.