Mark Morrison (ice hockey b. 1963)

For other people named Mark Morrison, see Mark Morrison (disambiguation).

Mark Morrison
Born	March 11, 1963 (1963-03-11) (age 48) Delta, BC, CAN
Height	5 ft 09 in (1.75 m)
Weight	160 lb (73 kg; 11 st 6 lb)
Position	Center
Shot	Right
Played for	Fife Flyers (BNL) HC Merano Milan Devils New Haven Nighthawks (AHL) New York Rangers (NHL) Nova Scotia Oilers (AHL) Tulsa Oilers(CHL) Victoria Cougars(WHL)
NHL Draft	51nd overall, 1981 New York Rangers
Playing career	1981–2006

Mark Morrison (born March 11, 1963) is a professional ice hockey player who played 10 games in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers and is the current assistant coach of the St. John's AHL team.^[1]

Playing career

He was member of the Tulsa Oilers (CHL) team that suspended operations on February 16, 1984, playing only road games for final six weeks of 1983-84 season. Despite this adversity, the team went on to win the league's championship.^[2]

In 1993, Mark moved to Scotland to play with the Fife Flyers. He took over as Flyers coach midway through the 1995-96 season, winning various Player and Coach of the Year awards over the next 10 years.

Coaching

Morrison joined the Victoria Salmon Kings of the ECHL as an assistant coach in 2006, where he was eventually named the replacement for Tony MacAulay midway into the 2006-07 ECHL season. MacAulay led the team to nine wins in the first twenty-seven games before he was replaced. He assumed the title of Head Coach and General Manager at the start of the 2007-08 season and continued to hold that title until the Salmon Kings officially folded. On May 7, 2011 Morrison was effectively relieved of his duties and all of his players were considered to be unrestricted free agents.

On July 20, 2011, Morrison was announced as the assistant coach of the as yet unnamed AHL team in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, the St. John's IceCaps, the AHL affiliate of the new Winnipeg Jets NHL team.^[1]

Awards

Player

• 1980-81: Most Sportsmanlike Player, Memorial Cup (CHL)
• 1983-84: Adams Cup winner, Tulsa Oilers, (CHL)

Coach

• 1996-97: Coach Of The Year, Northern Premier League, Fife Flyers
• 1999-00: Coach Of The Year, British National League, Fife Flyers
• 2003-04: Coach Of The Year, British National League, Fife Flyers

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Mark Morrison named Assistant Coach of Winnipeg's AHL Affiliate". Winnipeg Jets. July 20, 2011. http://jets.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=569754. Retrieved July 20, 2011. 
2. ^ http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/14497-The-Tulsa-Oilers-were-true-road-warriors.html

External links

• Mark Morrison's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• Mark Morrison's career stats at Eliteprospects.com

Persondata
Name	Morrison, Mark
Alternative names
Short description	Former coach of the Victoria Salmon Kings
Date of birth	March 11, 1963
Place of birth	Delta, BC, CAN
Date of death
Place of death