Jason Morgan

Jason Morgan (born October 9, 1976) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player.

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.

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. In January 2016, he was named head coach of DVTK Jegesmedvék, a member of the MOL Liga and guided the team to the title. More recently, he was head coach of Glasgow Clan in the UK's Elite Ice Hockey League.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1992–93 Kitchener Jr. Rangers AAA AH U18 69 44 40 84 85 — — — — — 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 — — — — — 1999–2000 Florida Everblades ECHL 48 14 25 39 79 5 2 2 4 16 1999–2000 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 SEL 49 3 8 11 66 — — — — — 2009–10 Springfield Falcons AHL 4 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2009–10 EC KAC AUT 24 1 5 6 38 4 0 1 1 0 2010–11 Stjernen Hockey NOR 40 8 15 23 140 — — — — — 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