Henry Lewis Morrison (February 11, 1948 – July 15, 2023) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 564 National Hockey League (NHL) games for the Philadelphia Flyers, Atlanta Flames, Washington Capitals, and Pittsburgh Penguins between 1969 and 1978. Morrison played junior with the Flin Flon Bombers of the Western Canada Hockey League, and was selected by the Flyers 8th overall in the 1968 NHL Amateur Draft. He made his professional debut that year with the Flyers' American Hockey League affiliate, the Quebec Aces, and joined Philadelphia for the 1969–70 season. After three seasons with the Flyers Morrison was claimed by the expansion Atlanta Flames in 1972, and played two seasons there before joining another expansion team, the Washington Capitals. He briefly played for Washington before being traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins, where he would play the last four years of his career.
| Lew Morrison | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Born |
February 11, 1948 Gainsborough, Saskatchewan, Canada | ||
| Died |
July 15, 2023 (aged 75) Hartney, Manitoba, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Philadelphia Flyers Atlanta Flames Washington Capitals Pittsburgh Penguins | ||
| NHL draft |
8th overall, 1968 Philadelphia Flyers | ||
| Playing career | 1968–1978 | ||
Morrison was born in Gainsborough, Saskatchewan and raised in Hartney, Manitoba. He was elected into the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame in 2017. [1] He died on July 15, 2023, at the age of 75.[2]
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1967–68 | Flin Flon Bombers | WCHL | 56 | 26 | 23 | 49 | 31 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 15 | ||
| 1968–69 | Quebec Aces | AHL | 70 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 24 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | ||
| 1969–70 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 66 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 78 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1971–72 | Richmond Robins | AHL | 12 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 58 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Atlanta Flames | NHL | 78 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Atlanta Flames | NHL | 52 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Richmond Robins | AHL | 9 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 18 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 52 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1975–76 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 78 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1976–77 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 76 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1977–78 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Binghamton Dusters | AHL | 65 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 564 | 39 | 52 | 91 | 107 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
References
edit- ^ mbhockeyhallof%20fame
.ca /people /lew-morrison / - ^ "Flyers Family Mourns Passing of Lew Morrison". NHL. 16 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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