Jim Morrison (ice hockey)

Jim Morrison
Born	(1931-10-11) October 11, 1931 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Left
Played for	Boston Bruins Toronto Maple Leafs Detroit Red Wings New York Rangers Pittsburgh Penguins
Playing career	1951–1973

James Stewart Hunter Morrison (born October 11, 1931) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman, coach, and scout. He played in the National Hockey League for the Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs, Detroit Red Wings, New York Rangers and Pittsburgh Penguins between 1951 and 1961, and again from 1969 to 1971. He also played in the minor American Hockey League during his career, which lasted from 1951 to 1973. A fast-skating, offensive-minded defenceman, he would score many goals and assists during his career, a rarity for a blueliner.

Morrison also played eight seasons with the Quebec Aces and three seasons with the Baltimore Clippers in the American Hockey League. Morrison won the Eddie Shore Award in 1965–66 as the league's outstanding defenceman.

After his retirement, he briefly coached the Kitchener Rangers before moving behind the bench of the Kingston Canadians (later Kingston Frontenacs) for seven seasons. He later served 18 years as a scout in the Bruins organization before being forced into retirement. Dave Morrison is the son of Jim.

Morrison in 2013

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1949–50	Verdun Maple Leafs	QJHL		36	15	15	30	16		4	3	1	4	0
1950–51	Barrie Flyers	OHA		53	19	42	61	63		12	3	10	13	14
1950–51	Barrie Flyers	M-Cup		—	—	—	—	—		11	5	7	12	20
1951–52	Hershey Bears	AHL		39	8	25	33	18		—	—	—	—	—
1951–52	Boston Bruins	NHL		14	0	2	2	2		—	—	—	—	—
1951–52	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		17	0	1	1	4		2	0	0	0	0
1952–53	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		56	1	8	9	36		—	—	—	—	—
1953–54	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		60	9	11	20	51		5	0	0	0	4
1954–55	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		70	5	12	17	84		4	0	1	1	4
1955–56	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		63	2	17	19	77		5	0	0	0	4
1956–57	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		63	3	17	20	44		—	—	—	—	—
1957–58	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		70	3	21	24	62		—	—	—	—	—
1958–59	Boston Bruins	NHL		70	8	17	25	42		6	0	6	6	16
1959–60	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		70	3	23	26	62		6	0	2	2	0
1960–61	New York Rangers	NHL		19	1	6	7	6		—	—	—	—	—
1960–61	Quebec Aces	AHL		45	9	24	33	61		—	—	—	—	—
1961–62	Quebec Aces	AHL		68	8	28	36	55		—	—	—	—	—
1962–63	Quebec Aces	AHL		51	5	22	27	26		—	—	—	—	—
1963–64	Quebec Aces	AHL		69	11	28	39	42		9	1	0	1	8
1964–65	Quebec Aces	AHL		52	6	21	27	66		4	0	0	0	0
1965–66	Quebec Aces	AHL		71	11	48	59	78		6	2	3	5	8
1966–67	Quebec Aces	AHL		70	5	45	50	37		5	1	4	5	12
1967–68	Quebec Aces	AHL		58	4	35	39	30		15	4	12	16	14
1968–69	Baltimore Clippers	AHL		65	5	32	37	35		4	2	1	3	10
1969–70	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		59	5	15	20	40		8	0	3	3	10
1970–71	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		73	0	10	10	32		—	—	—	—	—
1971–72	Baltimore Clippers	AHL		68	8	22	30	62		18	2	7	9	14
1972–73	Baltimore Clippers	AHL		65	5	11	16	46		—	—	—	—	—
AHL totals				721	85	341	426	556		61	12	27	39	66
NHL totals				704	40	160	200	542		36	0	12	12	38

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database