Jon Morris
Born (1966-05-06) May 6, 1966 (age 57)
Lowell, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb)
Position Center
Shot Right
Played for New Jersey Devils
San Jose Sharks
Boston Bruins
HC Gherdëina
Ratingen Lions
National team  United States
Playing career 1981–1994

Jon Morris (born May 6, 1966) is an American retired ice hockey center who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New Jersey Devils, San Jose Sharks, and Boston Bruins between 1988 and 1994. Internationally Morris played for the United States at the 1995 World Championships.

Career

Morris was chosen 86th overall by the New Jersey Devils in the 1984 NHL Draft after posting 81 points in 24 games for Chelmsford High School. He then spent four years at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, where he played for the UMass Lowell River Hawks men's ice hockey team. He was placed on the Hockey East first all-star team in 1987.[1] [2] After playing in four games with the Devils in 1988 and 1989, he returned to the AHL's Utica Devils and played in 20 games with New Jersey the following season.[1] Morris was signed by the San Jose Sharks in March 1993, and the Boston Bruins acquired him in a trade that October. In 103 career NHL games from 1988–89 to 1993–94, he scored 16 goals and had 33 assists.[1]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1981–82 Chelmsford High School HS-MA — — — — — — — — — —
1982–83 Chelmsford High School HS-MA — — — — — — — — — —
1983–84 Chelmsford High School HS-MA 24 31 50 81 — — — — — —
1984–85 University of Massachusetts Lowell HE 42 29 31 60 16 — — — — —
1985–86 University of Massachusetts Lowell HE 39 25 31 56 52 — — — — —
1986–87 University of Massachusetts Lowell HE 35 28 33 61 48 — — — — —
1987–88 University of Massachusetts Lowell HE 37 15 39 54 39 — — — — —
1988–89 New Jersey Devils NHL 4 0 2 2 0 — — — — —
1989–90 New Jersey Devils NHL 20 6 7 13 8 6 1 3 4 23
1989–90 Utica Devils AHL 49 27 37 64 6 — — — — —
1990–91 New Jersey Devils NHL 53 9 19 28 27 5 0 4 4 2
1990–91 Utica Devils AHL 6 4 2 6 5 — — — — —
1991–92 New Jersey Devils NHL 7 1 2 3 6 — — — — —
1991–92 Utica Devils AHL 7 1 4 5 0 — — — — —
1992–93 New Jersey Devils NHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1992–93 San Jose Sharks NHL 13 0 3 3 6 — — — — —
1992–93 Utica Devils AHL 31 16 24 40 28 — — — — —
1992–93 Cincinnati Cyclones IHL 18 7 19 26 24 — — — — —
1993–94 Boston Bruins NHL 4 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1993–94 Kansas City Blades IHL 3 0 3 3 2 — — — — —
1993–94 Providence Bruins AHL 67 22 44 66 20 — — — — —
1994–95 HC Gherdëina ITA 35 28 41 69 36 3 1 3 4 0
1995–96 Ratingen Lions DEL 4 2 4 6 4 — — — — —
AHL totals 160 70 111 181 59 — — — — —
NHL totals 103 16 33 49 47 11 1 7 8 25

International

Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
1995 United States WC 6 3 5 8 4
Senior totals 6 3 5 8 4

Awards and honors

Award Year
All-Hockey East Rookie Team 1984–85 [3]
Hockey East All-Tournament Team 1985 [4]
All-Hockey East First Team 1986–87 [5]
AHCA East Second-Team All-American 1986–87 [6]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Jon Morris". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved 2010-04-21.
  2. ^ Yannis, Alex (1990-04-08). "Pro Hockey; Morris Benefits Form Comforts Of Home". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-04-21.
  3. ^ "Hockey East All-Rookie Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  4. ^ "2013-14 Hockey East Media Guide". Hockey East. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
  5. ^ "Hockey East All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  6. ^ "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.

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