Dean Morton

Dean Morton (born February 27, 1968) is a Canadian former ice hockey referee in the National Hockey League (NHL), and a former defenceman who played one game in the NHL in 1989.

Biography As a youth, Morton played in the 1981 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Peterborough, Ontario.

He played in one NHL game for the Detroit Red Wings during the 1989–90 NHL season, and is one of only five players to score a goal in their only NHL game, along with Brad Fast, Samuel Henley, Rolly Huard and Yegor Korshkov.

He received media attention on HBO's 24/7 Winter Classic special when a post-game dressing room scene showed him being congratulated for a "ballsy call" by partner Stephen Walkom. The call in question was a goaltender interference call to disallow a goal by the Pittsburgh Penguins that would have tied the game against the Washington Capitals.

Dean Morton officiated his final NHL game on March 12, 2022, in Calgary, Alberta at the Saddledome, in a game between the Calgary Flames and the Detroit Red Wings.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1984–85 Peterborough Voyageurs MIDG 47 9 38 47 158 — — — — — 1985–86 Ottawa 67's OHL 16 3 1 4 32 — — — — — 1985–86 Oshawa Generals OHL 48 2 6 8 92 5 0 0 0 9 1986–87 Oshawa Generals OHL 62 1 11 12 165 23 3 6 9 112 1986–87 Oshawa Generals M-Cup — — — — — 4 0 0 0 19 1987–88 Oshawa Generals OHL 57 6 19 25 187 7 0 0 0 18 1988–89 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 66 2 15 17 186 8 0 1 1 13 1989–90 Detroit Red Wings NHL 1 1 0 1 2 — — — — — 1989–90 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 75 1 15 16 183 6 0 0 0 30 1990–91 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1990–91 San Diego Gulls IHL 47 0 6 6 124 — — — — — 1990–91 Hampton Roads Admirals ECHL 2 1 1 2 0 14 3 10 13 58 1991–92 Moncton Hawks AHL 6 1 1 2 15 — — — — — 1991–92 Michigan Falcons CoHL 38 4 19 23 96 — — — — — 1992–93 Cincinnati Cyclones IHL 7 0 0 0 44 — — — — — 1992–93 Brantford Smoke CoHL 37 2 17 19 217 15 1 3 4 38 AHL totals 148 4 31 35 384 14 0 1 1 43 NHL totals 1 1 0 1 2 — — — — —