John Morrison

John William "Crutchy" Morrison (March 4, 1895 - March 14, 1956) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 18 games in the National Hockey League during the 1925–26 season with the New York Americans. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1913 to 1932, was spent in a variety of other leagues, including the Western Canada Hockey League, where he played for the Edmonton Eskimos. With Edmonton he played in the 1923 Stanley Cup Finals, and scored the team's only goal.

Playing career Born in Selkirk, Manitoba, Morrison played senior hockey for the Selkirk Fishermen, starting in 1913. In 1915, he enlisted with the Canadian Expeditionary Force for the First World War. Before being sent overseas, he played one season for the Winnipeg 61st Battalion to capture the Allan Cup in 1916. After his tour of duty ended in 1919, he played two more seasons of senior hockey, with Selkirk in 1919–20 and the Winnipeg Falcons for 1920–21.

Morrison joined the Edmonton Eskimos of the WCHL in 1921, and played four seasons with the club. In 1923, the Eskimos won the WCHL title and took on the defending Stanley Cup champion Ottawa Senators in Vancouver in a best-of-three series. The Eskimos were stymied by the Senators six-man defense and Morrison scored the team's only goal, in the first game. He was picked up by the New York Americans in a trade from Edmonton for the 1925–26 season and he played in 18 NHL games without any goals or points. He joined the Regina Capitals for the 1926–27 season, then played six seasons in the American Hockey Association for various teams, including the Duluth Hornets, for whom he played in his final season in 1931–32.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1913–14 Selkirk Fishermen MHL 10 5 0 5 — — — — — — 1914–15 Selkirk Fishermen MHL — — — — — — — — — — 1915–16 Winnipeg 61st Battalion WSrHL 8 7 2 9 8 3 1 0 1 6 1915–16 Winnipeg 61st Battalion Al-Cup — — — — — 2 1 0 1 0 1919–20 Selkirk Fishermen MHL 9 6 5 11 6 — — — — — 1920–21 Winnipeg Falcons MHL 10 9 4 13 2 — — — — — 1921–22 Selkirk Fishermen MHL 5 10 2 12 4 — — — — — 1921–22 Edmonton Eskimos WCHL 17 8 2 10 4 2 0 0 0 0 1922–23 Edmonton Eskimos WCHL 26 10 2 12 5 2 0 0 0 0 1922–23 Edmonton Eskimos St-Cup — — — — — 2 1 0 1 0 1923–24 Edmonton Eskimos WCHL 23 1 2 3 2 — — — — — 1924–25 Edmonton Eskimos WCHL 27 5 2 7 11 — — — — — 1925–26 New York Americans NHL 18 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 1926–27 Regina Capitals PHL 30 20 6 26 18 2 1 0 1 2 1927–28 Duluth Hornets AHA 32 7 3 10 8 5 0 0 0 2 1928–29 Duluth Hornets AHA 37 10 3 13 10 — — — — — 1929–30 St. Paul Saints AHA 45 9 4 13 10 — — — — — 1930–31 Buffalo Majors AHA 42 6 12 18 2 — — — — — 1931–32 Buffalo Majors AHA 24 3 2 5 6 — — — — — 1931–32 Duluth Hornets AHA 16 2 0 2 2 7 0 0 0 0 AHA totals 196 37 24 61 38 12 0 0 0 2 WCHL totals 93 24 8 32 22 4 0 0 0 0 NHL totals 18 0 1 1 0 — — — — —

Awards and achievements Allan Cup Championship (1916) Honoured Member of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame