Dave Morissette

David Eugene "Moose" Morissette (born December 24, 1971) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey left winger and Enforcer who played 11 games in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens.

Dave Morissette
Born (1971-12-24) December 24, 1971
Baie-Comeau, QC, CAN
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 225 lb (102 kg; 16 st 1 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shot Left
Played for Baltimore Skipjacks
Hampton Roads Admirals
Roanoke Express
Minnesota Moose
Houston Aeros
Austin Ice Bats
Montreal Canadiens
Fredericton Canadiens
Quebec Citadelles
Lake Charles Ice Pirates
London Knights
NHL Draft 146th overall, 1991
Washington Capitals
Playing career 1991–2001

Career

Morissette played Junior hockey, for the Shawinigan Cataractes of the QMJHL, for whom he was a 1st round draft pick in the 1988 QMJHL Entry draft. He played for the Cataractes for 3 seasons, totaling 72 points and 789 PIMs in 196 games. Following the 1990-91 season he was selected in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft by the Washington Capitals, 146th overall.[1]

He turned professional the following season, playing for both of the Capitals farm teams, the Hampton Roads Admirals and Baltimore Skipjacks.[1] Morissette would play in the ECHL for 3 seasons for both the Skipjacks and the Roanoke Express before joining the Minnesota Moose of the IHL for the 1994-95 season. He would play for one season in Roanoke, before joining the Houston Aeros for the 1996-97 season, for whom he also played for for 2 years. During this time, he also dressed for the Austin Ice Bats of the WPHL.

Over the course of the 1998-99 season Morissette primarily played for the Fredericton Canadiens of the AHL, however, he also played 10 games for the Montreal Canadiens, during which time he fought notable heavyweights including Bob Probert, Gino Odjick and Rob Ray. The following season, Morisette would again play for the Habs' AHL affiliate, this time the Quebec Citadelles, and was called up once to play for the Habs. In his final season in hockey Morissette played Lake Charles Ice Pirates of the WPHL before moving overseas to play for the London Knights in the BISL.[1]

Post-playing career

Following the culmination of his professional Hockey career, Morissette now works as a TV presenter for TVA Sports where he hosts 'Dave Morisette en Direct'. [2] He has won six Artis Awards for his presenting work.[3] As of 2018, Morissette has been a spokesperson for Réno-Dépôt.[3]

Morissette's son Zack also plays hockey, and was selected in the 2019 QMJHL Entry Draft by the Baie-Comeau Drakkar.[4][5]

Career Statistics

Regular Season and Playoffs
    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1988–89 Shawinigan Cataractes QMJHL 6641115296 901143
1989–90 Shawinigan Cataractes QMJHL 662911269 400018
1990–91 Shawinigan Cataractes QMJHL 64202646224 611217
1991–92 Baltimore Skipjacks AHL 20006 —————
1992–93 Hampton Roads Admirals ECHL 5491322226 20002
1993–94 Roanoke Express ECHL 4581018278 20214
1994-95 Minnesota Moose IHL 50145174 -----
1995-96 Minnesota Moose IHL 33325104 -----
1996-97 Houston Aeros IHL 59213214 20000
Austin Ice Bats WPHL 523510 -----
1997-98 Houston Aeros IHL 67448254 20002
1998-99 Montreal Canadiens NHL 1000052 -----
Fredericton Canadiens AHL 39448152 1201131
1999-00 Montreal Canadiens NHL 10005 -----
Quebec Citadelles AHL 47246231 20000
2000-01 Lake Charles Ice Pirates WPHL 502236 -----
London Knights ISL 13213117 -----
NHL totals 11 0 0 0 57 - - - - -
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References
  1. "Dave Morissette - EliteProspects". EliteProspects.com. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  2. "Dave Morisette en Direct" (in French). TVA Sports. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  3. "Dave Morissette becomes Reno-Depot's new spokesperson". Newswire. April 3, 2018. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  4. "Dave Morissette encourage son fils Zack" (in French). Le Lac-St-Jean. March 3, 2017. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  5. "Zack Morissette - EliteProspects". EliteProspects.com. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
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