Brendan Morrison

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Position	Centre
Shoots	Left
Nickname	Mo B-Mo
Height Weight	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg)
NHL Team F. Teams	Vancouver Canucks New Jersey Devils
Nationality	Canada
Born	August 15, 1975, Pitt Meadows, BC, CAN
NHL Draft	39th overall, 1993 New Jersey Devils
Pro Career	1997 – present

Brendan Morrison (born August 15, 1975 in Pitt Meadows, British Columbia) is a professional ice hockey player in the NHL, playing centre for the Vancouver Canucks.

[edit] Playing career

Brendan Morrison was drafted by the New Jersey Devils in the 2nd round of the 1993 NHL Entry Draft, and was the 39th player selected overall. From 1993 to 1997, he played four seasons for the University of Michigan Wolverines, including winning the NCAA National Championship in 1996. In 1997 he won the Hobey Baker Award, awarded annually to the best NCAA ice hockey player. He also began his professional ice hockey career in 1997, playing mostly for the Albany River Rats of the American Hockey League. He appeared in 11 NHL games for New Jersey during 1997-1998. He eventually landed a full-time spot on the Devils' roster for 1998-1999, where he stayed until 2000 when he was traded to the Vancouver Canucks along with Denis Pederson in exchange for Alexander Mogilny.

Morrison's most productive seasons in the NHL have been the 2001-02 and the 2002-03 seasons, when he scored 67 and 71 points respectively, third most on the Canucks team after linemates Todd Bertuzzi and Markus Naslund.

Morrison has played for Team Canada in the 2000 and 2004 Ice Hockey World Championships, winning the Gold Medal in 2004.

In 2004-05 he represented Linköpings HC of the Swedish Elitserien during the NHL conflict.

On August 5, 2005, Morrison was re-signed by the Canucks for three more years for a total value of over $9 million.

On Sunday, August 14, 2005, Morrison was added to the Team Canada Olympic Orientation Camp roster, for the team that represented Canada at the 2006 Olympics in Turin, Italy. Morrison didn't make the final roster.

[edit] Career NHL Statistics

				Regular Season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1997-1998	New Jersey Devils	NHL		11	5	4	9	0		3	0	1	1	0
1998-1999	New Jersey Devils	NHL		76	13	33	46	18		7	0	2	2	0
1999-2000	New Jersey Devils	NHL		44	5	21	26	8		-	-	-	-	-
1999-2000	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		12	2	7	9	10		-	-	-	-	-
2000-01	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		82	16	38	54	42		4	1	2	3	0
2001-02	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		82	23	44	67	26		6	0	2	2	6
2002-03	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		82	25	46	71	36		14	4	7	11	18
2003-04	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		82	22	38	60	50		7	2	3	5	3
2005-06	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		82	19	37	56	84		-	-	-	-	-
NHL Totals				553	130	268	398	274		41	7	17	24	32

Stats as of April 16, 2006.

[edit] External links

• Morrison stats - from Internet Hockey Database
• NHLPA Bio

Preceded by: Brian Bonin

Winner of the Hobey Baker Award 1997

Succeeded by: Chris Drury