Mike Morris (ice hockey)
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| Position | Forward |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg/12 st 12 lb) |
| NHL Team (P) Cur. team |
San Jose Sharks Worcester Sharks (AHL) |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Born | July 14, 1983 , Braintree, MA, USA |
| NHL Draft | 27th overall, 2002 San Jose Sharks |
| Pro career | 2007 – present |
Mike Morris (born July 14, 1983) is an 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. Mike was a star player at national prep hockey powerhouse St. Sebastian’s, Needham, MA where he played and won the ISL Championship and the New England Prep school championship. In 2002–03, this school produced, (4) NHL draft picks, in one class, the most ever from a single secondary school. 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 to play forward.
Mike sustained 2 major concussions during his tenure at Northeastern and in connection with this eventually developed a PCS (Post Concussion Syndrome) disorder.
He completed his junior year 04–05 at Northeastern University and opted to sit out his senior season 05–06, taking 9 months off, he obtained an approved NCAA medical leave eligibility waiver. He returned as co-captain for the 06–07 season. However, again was plagued by PCS after a brutal check, in a game against Boston College. Again he missed several games.
He played in only 20 games in his senior year yet was always a legitimate offensive threat on the ice. Despite this he wound up 3rd on the team in pts 7–11–18. He spent the 07–08 campaign playing for the Worcester Ice Sharks (AHL) where he played in 9 (1–1–2) games before retiring from pro hockey at the age of only 24, due to the lingering effects of a life time of hockey.
He remains the only first round NHL draft pick ever to attend Northeastern.
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