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 |
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 | 1996–2013 | ||
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 | 65 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1994–95 | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 35 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Kingston Frontenacs | OHL | 20 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1995–96 | Kingston Frontenacs | OHL | 66 | 16 | 38 | 54 | 50 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1996–97 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Phoenix Roadrunners | IHL | 57 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Mississippi Sea Wolves | ECHL | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 1997–98 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 58 | 13 | 22 | 35 | 66 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | ||
| 1998–99 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 46 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 51 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1998–99 | Long Beach Ice Dogs | IHL | 13 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Florida Everblades | ECHL | 48 | 14 | 25 | 39 | 79 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16 | ||
| 1999–00 | Cincinnati Cyclones | IHL | 15 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Florida Everblades | ECHL | 37 | 15 | 22 | 37 | 41 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 17 | ||
| 2000–01 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 16 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Saint John Flames | AHL | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2001–02 | Saint John Flames | AHL | 76 | 17 | 20 | 37 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Saint John Flames | AHL | 80 | 13 | 40 | 53 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Lowell Lock Monsters | AHL | 21 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 19 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 2004–05 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 71 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 116 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 2005–06 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 51 | 8 | 31 | 39 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 57 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 74 | 19 | 25 | 44 | 99 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | ||
| 2008–09 | Södertälje SK | SHL | 49 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 66 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 2009–10 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Klagenfurter AC | EBEL | 24 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 38 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | Stjernen Hockey | Norway | 40 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 140 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | ||
| 2011–12 | Stockton Thunder | ECHL | 29 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | ||
| 2012–13 | Arizona Sundogs | CHL | 66 | 18 | 28 | 46 | 45 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14 | Arizona Sundogs | CHL | 55 | 11 | 28 | 39 | 74 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 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
- "Jason Morgan Stats and News". NHL.com. Retrieved 2016-04-17.
- "From the NHL to Miskolc". icehockey.hu. Archived from the original on 2016-04-17. Retrieved 2016-04-17.
- "DVTK Jegesmedvék - Jason Morgan: 39 éves és 44 NHL-meccsen szerepelt". boon.hu. Retrieved 2016-04-17.
- "Miskolc defends MOL title". www.iihf.com. Retrieved 2016-04-17.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database