Samuel Morin

Samuel Morin (born July 12, 1995) is a Canadian professional ice hockey left wing currently playing for the Lehigh Valley Phantoms of the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect to the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Flyers in the first round, 11th overall, of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.

Samuel Morin
Morin with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms in 2015
Born (1995-07-12) July 12, 1995
Lac-Beauport, Quebec, Canada
Height 6 ft 7 in (201 cm)
Weight 227 lb (103 kg; 16 st 3 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shoots Left
NHL team (P)
Cur. team		 Philadelphia Flyers
Lehigh Valley Phantoms (AHL)
NHL Draft 11th overall, 2013
Philadelphia Flyers
Playing career 2015–present

Playing career

As a youth, Morin played in the 2007 and 2008 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with the Rive-Sud Est minor ice hockey team.[1]

Morin began his major junior hockey career in 2011 playing with the Rimouski Océanic of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL).[2] He was rewarded for his outstanding first year play by being selected to the 2011–12 QMJHL All-Rookie Team.[3]

On September 17, 2013, Morin signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Flyers,[4] but was returned to the Océanic to play the 2013–14 season in the QMJHL.[5]

Morin was a member of Canada's gold medal winning squad at the 2015 World Juniors held in Toronto.[6] That year, he also won the President's Cup with the Océanic as QMJHL champions,[7] but could not advance in the ensuing 2015 Memorial Cup tournament among Canadian Hockey League (CHL) champions.

In the closing stages of the 2016–17 NHL season, Morin was recalled by the Flyers from the American Hockey League (AHL)'s Lehigh Valley Phantoms and made his NHL debut against the New Jersey Devils on April 4, 2017.[8]

During the 2018 Calder Cup playoffs in the AHL, Morin suffered a season-ending knee injury.[9] When Morin returned to play in 2019, he re-injured the same knee, tearing his ACL for the second time in 19 months.[10] Due to his back-to-back injuries, he played very few games between 2018 and 2020.

On December 31, 2020, the Flyers announced Morin would be trying out for a left wing position for the 2020–21 season, instead of defense.[11] Morin made his debut at forward on January 30, 2021 against the New York Islanders.[12] He had previously stated he was trying to model his game after Islanders' enforcer Matt Martin.[13]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2011–12 Rimouski Océanic QMJHL 62 0 8 8 57 10 0 1 1 8
2012–13 Rimouski Océanic QMJHL 46 4 12 16 117 6 1 6 7 16
2013–14 Rimouski Océanic QMJHL 54 7 24 31 121 11 4 4 8 30
2014–15 Rimouski Océanic QMJHL 38 5 27 32 68 19 1 10 11 28
2015–16 Lehigh Valley Phantoms AHL 76 4 15 19 118 — — — — —
2016–17 Lehigh Valley Phantoms AHL 74 3 13 16 129 5 0 2 2 2
2016–17 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2017–18 Lehigh Valley Phantoms AHL 15 1 6 7 26 3 0 0 0 2
2017–18 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 2 0 0 0 4 — — — — —
2018–19 Lehigh Valley Phantoms AHL 2 0 0 0 5 — — — — —
2018–19 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 5 0 0 0 4 — — — — —
2019–20 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2019–20 Lehigh Valley Phantoms AHL 3 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
NHL totals 9 0 0 0 8 — — — — —
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Ice hockey
IIHF World U18 Championship
2013 Sochi
IIHF World U20 Championship
2015 Canada

International
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2012 Canada Quebec U17 6th 5 0 1 1 6
2013 Canada WJC18 7 0 2 2 6
2015 Canada WJC 7 0 0 0 6
Junior totals 19 0 3 3 18

Awards and honours
Award Year
QMJHL All-Rookie Team 2011–12 [14]
IIHF World U18 Championship Gold Medal 2013 [15]
IIHF World U20 Championships Gold Medal 2015
President's Cup champion 2015 [16]

References
  1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  2. "Samuel Morin: 2013 NHL Draft Player Profile #36". Last Word On Sports. May 16, 2013. Retrieved May 16, 2013.
  3. "Samuel Morin prospect profile". Hockey'sFuture.com. June 23, 2013. Retrieved June 23, 2013.
  4. "Flyers Sign Defenseman Sam Morin". Philadelphia Flyers. September 17, 2013. Retrieved September 17, 2013.
  5. "Morin return to junior club as Flyers trim roster". CSN Philly. September 28, 2013. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved September 28, 2013.
  6. "Prospect Sam Morin captures gold with Canada at World Junior Championships". Philadelphia Flyers. February 1, 2015. Retrieved February 1, 2015.
  7. "Morin excited to start Memorial Cup tournament". Philadelphia Flyers. May 22, 2015. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
  8. Mike G. Morreale (April 4, 2017). "Preview: Flyers at Devils". NHL.com. Retrieved February 15, 2018. Philadelphia Flyers center Mike Vecchione and defenseman Samuel Morin will play their first NHL games.
  9. "Sam Morin to miss remainder of Calder Cup Playoffs". May 16, 2018. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
  10. "Flyers' Samuel Morin suffers second torn ACL". NBC Sports. November 7, 2019. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  11. @NHLFlyers (December 31, 2020). "'We think there is a realistic chance he can positively effect our team in that role.' While speaking to the media on Thursday, Chuck Fletcher has announced that Sam Morin is going to play LW moving forward" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  12. @NHLFlyers (January 30, 2021). "Lineup change: Sam Morin will make his season debut tonight vs. the Isles and will skate with Scott Laughton and Joel Farabee" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  13. Carchidi, Sam (December 31, 2020). "Flyers defenseman Samuel Morin says he is 'fighting for my career' after being shifted to left wing". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  14. "The Golden Puck Awards". Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. May 1, 2012. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
  15. "Canada crowned under-18 hockey champions". The Globe and Mail. August 19, 2013. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
  16. "The Rimouski Oceanic capture de President Cup". QMJHL. May 18, 2015. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Scott Laughton		 Philadelphia Flyers' first round draft pick
2013		 Succeeded by
Travis Sanheim


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