George Morrison

George Harold Morrison (December 24, 1948 – November 12, 2008) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played 115 games in the National Hockey League with the St. Louis Blues from 1970 to 1972 and 361 games in the World Hockey Association with the Minnesota Fighting Saints and Calgary Cowboys from 1972 to 1977.

Early life Morrison was born in Toronto, Ontario. As a youth, Morrison played in the 1961 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Scarboro Lions. He played with the Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey team and was inducted into the Denver University Athletic Hall of Fame in 2012.

Career

Morrison played for the St. Louis Blues, Minnesota Fighting Saints and Calgary Cowboys. In the last game of the 1973–74 WHA season, he set a WHA record for the fastest hat trick in league history, scoring three goals within 43 seconds. He later scored his fourth goal of the game allowing him to reach the 40 goal milestone for the season.

Personal life He died in Schenectady, New York, in 2008 at the age of 59 from brain cancer.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1968–69 University of Denver WCHA 32 40 18 58 12 — — — — — 1969–70 University of Denver WCHA 32 30 27 57 12 — — — — — 1970–71 St. Louis Blues NHL 73 15 10 25 6 3 0 0 0 0 1971–72 St. Louis Blues NHL 42 2 11 13 7 — — — — — 1972–73 Minnesota Fighting Saints WHA 70 16 24 40 20 5 1 1 2 2 1973–74 Minnesota Fighting Saints WHA 73 40 38 78 37 11 5 5 10 12 1974–75 Minnesota Fighting Saints WHA 76 31 29 60 30 12 5 9 14 0 1975–76 Calgary Cowboys WHA 79 25 32 57 13 10 3 2 5 0 1976–77 Calgary Cowboys WHA 63 11 19 30 10 — — — — — WHA totals 361 123 142 265 110 38 14 17 31 14 NHL totals 115 17 21 38 13 3 0 0 0 0

Awards and honours Award Year All-WCHA First Team 1968–69 AHCA West All-American 1968–69 All-WCHA First Team 1969–70 AHCA West All-American 1969–70