Jason Morgan (ice hockey)

Jason Morgan (born October 9, 1976 in St. John's, Newfoundland) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player.

Jason Morgan
Born (1976-10-09) October 9, 1976
St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for Los Angeles Kings
Calgary Flames
Nashville Predators
Chicago Blackhawks
Minnesota Wild
NHL Draft 118th overall, 1995
Los Angeles Kings
Playing career 19962013

Playing career

Morgan was drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in the fifth round, 118th overall, in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft. While he spent most of his career in the minors, he played in a total of 44 games for five different NHL teams, including the Los Angeles Kings, Calgary Flames, Nashville Predators, Chicago Blackhawks and Minnesota Wild.[1]

Morgan signed with Swedish Elitserien team Södertälje SK in 2008. In 2009, he returned to America with the Springfield Falcons, but after four games he departed and moved to Austria, signing for EC KAC, based in Klagenfurt. Morgan then spent the 2010-11 season in Norway with Stjernen.

After a stint with ECHL's Stockton Thunder in 2011–12, he signed as a free agent to a one-year contract with the Arizona Sundogs of the CHL on September 7, 2012. He spent two years with the Sundogs and retired at the end of the 2013-14 season.

Over the course of his pro career, Morgan played in 584 AHL games and saw the ice in 121 CHL as well as in 120 ECHL contests.

Coaching career

Following his playing career, Morgan took over coaching duties in Hungary, serving as head coach of the youth teams of Miskolc/Debreceni HK.[2] In January 2016, he was named head coach of DVTK Jegesmedvék, a member of the MOL Liga[3] and guided the team to the title.[4] More recently, he is head coach of the Aalborg Pirates in the top Danish professional league, Metal Ligaen.

Career statistics

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1993–94 Kitchener Rangers OHL 656152116 51010
1994–95 Kitchener Rangers OHL 353151825
1994–95 Kingston Frontenacs OHL 2003314 60220
1995–96 Kingston Frontenacs OHL 6616385450 61230
1996–97 Los Angeles Kings NHL 30000
1996–97 Phoenix Roadrunners IHL 5736929
1996–97 Mississippi Sea Wolves ECHL 63030 31126
1997–98 Los Angeles Kings NHL 111014
1997–98 Springfield Falcons AHL 5813223566 310118
1998–99 Springfield Falcons AHL 466162251 30006
1998–99 Long Beach Ice Dogs IHL 13461018
1999–00 Florida Everblades ECHL 4814253979 522416
1999–00 Cincinnati Cyclones IHL 1513414
2000–01 Florida Everblades ECHL 3715223741 523517
2000–01 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 1120210
2000–01 Springfield Falcons AHL 1614519
2000–01 Saint John Flames AHL 60112
2001–02 Saint John Flames AHL 7617203769
2002–03 Saint John Flames AHL 8013405363
2003–04 Calgary Flames NHL 130222
2003–04 Lowell Lock Monsters AHL 216131916
2003–04 Nashville Predators NHL 60222
2003–04 Norfolk Admirals AHL 19681416 801110
2004–05 Norfolk Admirals AHL 7192029116 62248
2005–06 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 71126
2005–06 Norfolk Admirals AHL 518313958
2006–07 Minnesota Wild NHL 40004
2006–07 Houston Aeros AHL 5712142673
2007–08 Hershey Bears AHL 7419254499 40339
2008–09 Södertälje SK SHL 49381166 101128
2009–10 Springfield Falcons AHL 40000
2009–10 Klagenfurter AC EBEL 2415638 40110
2010–11 Stjernen Hockey Norway 4081523140 52792
2011–12 Stockton Thunder ECHL 29291126 80227
2012–13 Arizona Sundogs CHL 6618284645 40112
2013–14 Arizona Sundogs CHL 5511283974 110118
NHL totals 44 2 5 7 18
AHL totals 584 112 213 325 656 30 3 7 10 53
ECHL totals 120 34 56 90 146 21 5 8 13 46

References

  1. "Jason Morgan Stats and News". NHL.com. Retrieved 2016-04-17.
  2. "From the NHL to Miskolc". icehockey.hu. Archived from the original on 2016-04-17. Retrieved 2016-04-17.
  3. "DVTK Jegesmedvék - Jason Morgan: 39 éves és 44 NHL-meccsen szerepelt". boon.hu. Retrieved 2016-04-17.
  4. "Miskolc defends MOL title". www.iihf.com. Retrieved 2016-04-17.
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