Morris Mott
Born (1946-05-25) May 25, 1946 (age 77)
Creelman, Saskatchewan, Canada
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb)
Position Right wing
Shot Left
Played for Winnipeg Jets
California Golden Seals
National team  Canada
Playing career 1972–1977
Olympic medal record
Men's Ice hockey
Bronze medal – third place 1968 Grenoble Ice hockey

Morris Kenneth Mott (born May 25, 1946) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 199 games in the National Hockey League. He played with the Winnipeg Jets of the World Hockey Association and the California Golden Seals of the NHL. He joined the Canadian national team in 1965, playing with the team until it was dissolved in 1970. After completing his hockey career Mott earned a PhD, and taught sports history at Brandon University.[1]

He is the brother of Darwin Mott, who played one game in the WHA; the two played together for Västra Frölunda IF in Sweden in 1975-76.[2]

Academic career

Besides a BA and an MA degree from the University of Manitoba, he also obtained a PhD degree in Sports history from Queen's University at Kingston in 1982.[3] Mott is a professor emeritus of the department of History at Brandon University in Brandon, Manitoba.[4]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1963–64 Weyburn Red Wings SJHL 62 19 30 49 16 8 0 7 7 0
1964–65 Weyburn Red Wings SJHL 34 21 52 73 12 15 11 21 32 10
1965–66 Canadian National Team Intl — — — — — — — — — —
1966–67 Canadian National Team Intl — — — — — — — — — —
1967–68 Winnipeg Nationals WCSHL 15 13 9 22 14 — — — — —
1967–68 Canadian National Team Intl — — — — — — — — — —
1968–69 Canadian National Team Intl — — — — — — — — — —
1969–70 Canadian National Team Intl — — — — — — — — — —
1970–71 Queen's University CIAU 20 14 30 44 6 — — — — —
1971–72 Queen's University CIAU 20 12 22 34 6 — — — — —
1972–73 Salt Lake Golden Eagles WHL 6 8 5 13 0 — — — — —
1972–73 California Golden Seals NHL 70 6 7 13 8 — — — — —
1973–74 California Golden Seals NHL 77 9 17 26 33 — — — — —
1974–75 Salt Lake Golden Eagles CHL 11 6 2 8 12 11 2 7 9 8
1974–75 California Golden Seals NHL 52 3 8 11 8 — — — — —
1975–76 Västra Frölunda IF SWE 36 16 14 30 62 — — — — —
1976–77 Winnipeg Jets WHA 2 0 1 1 5 — — — — —
1976–77 Transcona Chargers CASH — — — — — — — — — —
1977–78 University of Manitoba CIAU — — — — — — — — — —
WHA totals 2 0 1 1 5 — — — — —
NHL totals 199 18 32 50 49 — — — — —

International

Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
1966 Canada WC 7 3 0 3 0
1967 Canada WC 7 4 1 5 4
1968 Canada OLY 7 5 1 6 2
1969 Canada WC 10 2 2 4 4
Senior totals 31 14 4 18 10

References

  1. ^ MacSkimming, Roy (1996). Cold War: The Amazing Canada-Soviet Hockey Series of 1972. Vancouver: Gretystone Books. pp. 61–62. ISBN 1-55054-582-5.
  2. ^ Kanadensiska bröderna som räddade Frölunda (The Canadian Brothers who saved Frölunda), Göteborgs-Posten, Nov. 26, 2018
  3. ^ PhD dissertation Morris Mott: Manly sports and Manitobans settlement days to World War One - website of the Library of Queen's University at Kingston
  4. ^ "Faculty Listing: Morris K. Mott". Brandon University.

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