Morgan Geekie

Growing up in Manitoba, Geekie played minor hockey in the area before joining the Tri-City Americans of the Western Hockey League in 2013. After several seasons with the Americans, he joined the Hurricanes' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Charlotte Checkers, in 2018. After helping the Checkers win the Calder Cup in 2019, he made his NHL debut with the Hurricanes in 2020, collecting two goals and one assist while doing so. After another season with the Hurricanes and their new AHL affiliate, the Chicago Wolves, Geekie was selected by the Seattle Kraken in the 2021 NHL expansion draft. After two seasons with the Kraken, he signed with the Boston Bruins as a free agent. With the team, he expanded on his career-high numbers, achieving 39 points in his first season and 57 in his second.

Internationally, Geekie represents Team Canada, having done so at the 2022 IIHF World Championship, in which he won the silver medal.

Playing career

Early career Geekie was selected by the Tri-City Americans of the Western Hockey League (WHL) in the fifth round, 90th overall, of the 2013 WHL bantam draft. For the 2013–14 season, Geekie remained in his native Manitoba, playing minor hockey with the Yellowhead Chiefs of the Manitoba U-18 'AAA' Hockey League (MMHL). In his rookie season with the Chiefs, Geekie led the Chiefs with 25 goals and 53 points through 44 games, also placing 12th in league scoring. On March 14, 2014, Geekie signed a contract with Americans. He subsequently joined the Americans for their final regular-season game, in which he scored the team's only goal in an eventual 6–1 loss.

Geekie played two games with the Neepawa Titans of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League and nine games with the Americans before returning to the Chiefs. Geekie recorded one goal and one assist with the Titans and two assists with the Americans. On December 29, 2014, partway through the season with the Chiefs, Geekie was named to the MMHL's First All-Star Team after he tallied 16 goals and 42 points in 26 games, placing second in the league in scoring at the time. Geekie finished the season with the Chiefs notching 27 goals and 36 assists through 44 games.

Major junior

Geekie began his first full major junior campaign with the Americans during the 2015–16 season, in which he scored 12 goals and 25 points through 66 games. Due to his performance, he was named to the WHL's Western Conference Second All-Star Team. He was subsequently ranked 42nd amongst North American skaters by the NHL Central Scouting Bureau, before the 2017 NHL entry draft. On June 24, 2017, he was one of two players taken by the Carolina Hurricanes in the third round, 67th overall, at the draft. Following his selection, he participated in the Hurricanes' development camp in the summer of 2017. In September, he was returned to the Americans from the camp.

During the 2017–18 season, his final junior hockey campaign, Geekie tallied 30 goals and 54 assists through 68 games in the regular season. Through 14 playoff games, Geekie led the WHL with 17 goals, and he also collected 10 assists for 27 points. The Americans were eliminated from the playoffs in the third round of the playoffs by the Everett Silvertips.

Professional

Carolina Hurricanes

Following the Americans' elimination from the playoffs, Geekie signed an amateur tryout offer with the Hurricanes' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Charlotte Checkers, for the remainder of their regular season on May 4, 2018. Six days later, Geekie signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Carolina Hurricanes. he was re-assigned to the Checkers for the 2018–19 season. In 73 games throughout the regular season, Geekie tallied 19 goals and 27 assists. During the 2019 Calder Cup playoffs, he set the Checkers' postseason point streak record, putting up numbers in eight straight games. The Checkers defeated the Chicago Wolves in five games to clinch the Calder Cup, and Geekie totaled eight goals at 18 points through 19 playoff contests.

Geekie joined the Checkers again to start the 2019–20 season. On March 7, 2020, he was called up to the Hurricanes after he put up 20 goals and 22 assists through 55 games with the Checkers. On March 10, against the Detroit Red Wings, Geekie scored his third goal on only the fourth shot of his NHL career. After playing nine games with the Hurricanes, he was sent down to the team's new AHL affiliate, the Chicago Wolves, on February 18, 2021. In only two games with the Wolves, he notched four goals and one assist, causing him to be named AHL Player of the Week. On February 22, he was recalled to the Hurricanes. On March 12, he scored two goals as part of a 5–1 victory over the Nashville Predators. Geekie finished the season with the Hurricanes achieving three goals and six assists through 36 games. During the 2021 Calder Cup playoffs, he played in three games. On July 16, 2021, he signed a one-year, entry-level contract extension to remain with the Hurricanes.

Seattle Kraken

Despite re-signing with the Hurricanes, Geekie was selected from the Hurricanes at the 2021 NHL expansion draft by the Seattle Kraken on July 21, 2021. He was named to the team's inaugural opening roster before the 2021–22 season. He scored his first goal with the team in their first game, on October 12, the third Kraken goal in a 4–3 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights. In 73 games during the season, Geekie totaled seven goals and 15 assists. As a restricted free agent in the offseason, Geekie filed for arbitration before settling to a one-year, contract extension with the Kraken on July 24, 2022.

During the 2022–23 season, starting on January 28, 2023, Geekie was scoreless for 10 straight games before breaking his drought by scoring two goals in a 5–3 victory over the St. Louis Blues on March 1. By the end of the season, Geekie's career-high numbers increased, after he tallied nine goals and 19 assists for 28 points in 69 games, while maintaining a +14 rating. In 13 games of the 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs, he managed two goals and two assists. On July 1, 2023, the opening day of free agency, he signed a two-year, contract with the Boston Bruins. On February 29, 2024, he recorded the first NHL hat-trick of his career as part of a 5–4 victory against the Vegas Golden Knights. Through 76 games of the 2023–24 season, Geekie totaled 17 goals and 22 assists for 39 points, all career highs. During the 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs, he achieved four goals and one assist in 13 games. In his first game back, Geekie was placed on a line with David Pastrnak and scored his first goal of the season. After that game, Geekie became a regular fixture on the Bruins' top line and by December, had returned to form, scoring goals more consistently. By February 22, 2025, Geekie had scored his 18th goal of the season, surpassing his career high. On April 5, against the Carolina Hurricanes, Geekie notched a goal and four assists in a 5–1 victory, factoring in on all Bruins goals. He hit the 30-goal mark for the first time in his career three days later against the New Jersey Devils. Geekie became the first Bruins player other than Pastrnak, Brad Marchand, or Patrice Bergeron to score 30 goals in a season since Loui Eriksson during 2015–16. Geekie finished the season with a career-high 33 goals and 24 assists for 57 points.

Geekie hoped to build off his career year in the 2025–26 season, and he started off hot, scoring nine goals in the first month of the season, including a six-game goal streak at the end of October. On March 5, 2026, Geekie scored his 34th goal of the season, passing his career high the previous season. However, afterwards, Geekie didn't score a goal for 17 straight games. On April 7, Geekie got back on the scoresheet against the Carolina Hurricanes, scoring thrice to register his first hat-trick of the season and the second of his career.

International play

On May 9, 2022, Geekie was named to Team Canada's roster for the 2022 IIHF World Championship. In a game on May 16, Geekie tallied a goal and added an assist in a 5–1 win against Slovakia. Canada ultimately achieved the silver medal after a 4–3 loss to Finland on May 30.

Personal life Geekie was born on July 20, 1998, in Strathclair, Manitoba, to parents Craig and Tobi. Geekie was born into an athletic family, with his father and brothers all playing the same sport. His father played with the Brandon Wheat Kings and Spokane Chiefs before turning to coaching, while his brother Noah also played hockey as a child. His younger brother Conor currently plays for the Tampa Bay Lightning and was drafted in the first round, 11th overall, by the Arizona Coyotes in the 2022 NHL entry draft.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2013–14 Yellowhead Chiefs MMHL 44 25 28 53 14 3 5 3 8 0 2013–14 Tri-City Americans WHL 1 1 0 1 0 — — — — — 2014–15 Yellowhead Chiefs MMHL 44 27 36 63 38 — — — — — 2014–15 Neepawa Natives MJHL 2 1 1 2 0 — — — — — 2014–15 Tri-City Americans WHL 9 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2015–16 Tri-City Americans WHL 66 12 13 25 10 — — — — — 2016–17 Tri-City Americans WHL 72 35 55 90 40 4 1 0 1 4 2017–18 Tri-City Americans WHL 68 30 54 84 32 14 17 10 27 4 2018–19 Charlotte Checkers AHL 73 19 27 46 22 19 8 10 18 6 2019–20 Charlotte Checkers AHL 55 22 20 42 54 — — — — — 2019–20 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 2 3 1 4 2 8 0 1 1 0 2020–21 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 36 3 6 9 10 3 0 0 0 0 2020–21 Chicago Wolves AHL 2 4 1 5 2 — — — — — 2021–22 Seattle Kraken NHL 73 7 15 22 18 — — — — — 2022–23 Seattle Kraken NHL 69 9 19 28 24 13 2 2 4 12 2023–24 Boston Bruins NHL 76 17 22 39 28 13 4 1 5 6 2024–25 Boston Bruins NHL 77 33 24 57 22 — — — — — 2025–26 Boston Bruins NHL 81 39 29 68 22 6 2 2 4 6 NHL totals 414 111 116 227 126 43 8 6 14 22

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2022 Canada WC 10 1 1 2 2Senior totals 10 1 1 2 2

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