Gavin Morgan

Gavin Morgan (born July 9, 1976) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward. He played six games in the National Hockey League for the Dallas Stars during the 2003–04 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1999 to 2010, was mainly spent in the minor American Hockey League. After his playing career Morgan worked as an assistant coach with the University of Alabama-Huntsville for several years.

Playing career As a youth, Morgan played in the 1990 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Marlboros minor ice hockey team.

Morgan started his career with the junior hockey team Wexford Raiders in 1992. He graduated from the University of Denver, where he played four seasons with the Denver Pioneers, in 1999.

Morgan made his professional début in the 1999–00 season, when he split his time between the IHL's Utah Grizzlies, Long Beach Ice Dogs and WCHL's Idaho Steelheads, before earning a regular roster spot with Utah in 2000–01.

He went on to play three seasons with Utah before joining the AHL's Hershey Bears in 2003–04. Even though he spent the majority of the season in Hershey, Morgan made his NHL début, with the Dallas Stars, during the season. He got 21 penalty minutes during his six games in the NHL.

In the summer of 2004 Morgan was acquired by the Montreal Canadiens, but was immediately sent to the AHL and the Hamilton Bulldogs. He played one season for the Bulldogs, before moving to Switzerland and Basel. He went back to the AHL, playing for the Peoria Rivermen and the Rockford IceHogs, in between a short spell at Austrian team Vienna Capitals. In 2008, Morgan joined Norwegian team Vålerenga.

Coaching career On August 27, 2010, Morgan was named an assistant coach at the University of Alabama in Huntsville.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1992–93 Wexford Raiders MetJAHL 3 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 1993–94 Wexford Raiders MetJAHL 49 18 32 50 91 — — — — — 1994–95 Wexford Raiders MetJAHL 49 26 39 65 170 — — — — — 1995–96 University of Denver WCHA 28 2 9 11 47 — — — — — 1996–97 University of Denver WCHA 41 8 15 23 46 — — — — — 1997–98 University of Denver WCHA 37 9 8 17 42 — — — — — 1998–99 University of Denver WCHA 40 13 16 29 85 — — — — — 1999–00 Idaho Steelheads WCHL 54 17 33 50 150 3 0 3 3 4 1999–00 Long Beach Ice Dogs IHL 7 0 1 1 10 — — — — — 1999–00 Utah Grizzlies IHL 10 0 2 2 4 2 1 0 1 2 2000–01 Utah Grizzlies IHL 79 7 14 21 187 — — — — — 2001–02 Utah Grizzlies AHL 76 8 24 32 249 5 0 1 1 2 2002–03 Utah Grizzlies AHL 73 15 24 39 244 2 0 1 1 17 2003–04 Dallas Stars NHL 6 0 0 0 21 — — — — — 2003–04 Hershey Bears AHL 67 10 23 33 152 — — — — — 2004–05 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 76 10 23 33 147 4 0 0 0 6 2005–06 EHC Basel NLA 10 1 3 4 38 — — — — — 2005–06 Peoria Rivermen AHL 73 18 22 40 116 4 0 1 1 6 2006–07 Vienna Capitals EBEL 24 7 12 19 117 — — — — — 2006–07 Peoria Rivermen AHL 54 4 15 19 93 — — — — — 2007–08 Rockford IceHogs AHL 47 2 9 11 95 11 1 1 2 24 2008–09 Vålerenga NOR 39 10 24 34 163 16 0 3 3 28 2009–10 Reading Royals ECHL 20 2 13 15 30 12 3 4 7 10 2009–10 Hershey Bears AHL 13 1 1 2 20 — — — — — 2009–10 San Antonio Rampage AHL 47 8 9 17 42 — — — — — AHL totals 526 76 150 226 1158 26 1 4 5 55 NHL totals 6 0 0 0 21 — — — — —