Joe Morrow
| Joe Morrow | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Morrow in March 2016 | |||
| Born |
December 9, 1992 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team Former teams |
Winnipeg Jets Boston Bruins Montreal Canadiens | ||
| NHL Draft |
23rd overall, 2011 Pittsburgh Penguins | ||
| Playing career | 2012–present | ||
Joseph Mathew Alexander Morrow (born December 9, 1992) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League (NHL). Morrow was born in Edmonton, Alberta, but grew up in Sherwood Park, Alberta. Morrow played junior hockey with the Portland Winterhawks of the Western Hockey League, and was drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins before being traded to the Dallas Stars, and then to the Boston Bruins, and then signing with the Montreal Canadiens.
Playing career
Morrow played four full seasons of junior hockey in the Western Hockey League with the Portland Winterhawks. After the 2011–12 season, Morrow was named to the WHL's First All-Star Team, and had finished second in league scoring among all defencemen.[1] He was drafted in the first round, 23rd overall, by the Pittsburgh Penguins at the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. He was then subsequently signed to a three-year entry level contract with the Penguins on August 3, 2011.[2]
In his first professional season in 2012–13, Morrow was assigned directly to the Penguins American Hockey League affiliate, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, due to the ongoing NHL lock-out. After commencement to the shortened NHL season, Morrow received his first NHL recall to Pittsburgh but did not debut, as a precautionary injury replacement for Kris Letang, on February 10, 2013.[1]
On March 24, 2013, Morrow was traded from the Penguins along with a fifth round draft pick in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft to the Dallas Stars in exchange for Brenden Morrow (no relation) and a third round draft pick in the same draft.[3] On July 4, 2013, Morrow's tenure with Dallas was cut short as he was again involved in a trade between the Stars and the Boston Bruins. Boston traded Tyler Seguin, Rich Peverley, and Ryan Button; in exchange, they acquired Morrow, Loui Eriksson, Reilly Smith, and Matt Fraser.[4]
He played 33 games during the 2015–16 season and then re-signed with the Bruins to a one-year, one-way deal for $800,000.
On July 1, 2017, Morrow signed as a free agent to a one-year contract with the Montreal Canadiens[5] In the 2017–18 season, Morrow stuck with the Canadiens out of training camp. Despite Montreal dwindling in the standings, Morrow contributed with his best season performance in recording 5 goals and 11 points in 38 games. He was later traded on February 26, 2018, the day of the trade deadline, to the Winnipeg Jets for a fourth-round draft pick in 2018. Morrow scored his first career playoff goal during Game 1 of the 2018 Stanley Cup playoffs in the Jets' first round series against the Minnesota Wild.[6]
Personal life
Morrow comes from a hockey family, with his father, Dave, spending time with the Indianapolis Racers of the World Hockey Association. Dave Morrow was selected by the Vancouver Canucks in the 1977 NHL Draft, but never played with the team. In 2002, the Nashville Predators selected his older brother, Josh 203rd overall.[1]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2007–08 | Sherwood Park Kings | AMHL | 24 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Portland Winterhawks | WHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Portland Winterhawks | WHL | 41 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Portland Winterhawks | WHL | 63 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 59 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2010–11 | Portland Winterhawks | WHL | 60 | 9 | 40 | 49 | 67 | 21 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 27 | ||
| 2011–12 | Portland Winterhawks | WHL | 62 | 17 | 47 | 64 | 99 | 22 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 35 | ||
| 2012–13 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 57 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Texas Stars | AHL | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 2013–14 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 56 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | ||
| 2014–15 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 33 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2014–15 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 33 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2016–17 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 38 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 18 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | ||
| NHL totals | 121 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 42 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | ||||
References
- 1 2 3 "Penguins recall Defenseman Joe Morrow". Pittsburgh Penguins. 2013-02-10. Retrieved 2013-02-10.
- ↑ "Penguins sign first-round pick Morrow". Pittsburgh Penguins. 2011-08-03. Retrieved 2012-01-02.
- ↑ "Dallas Stars Acquire Joe Morrow and a Fifth-Round Pick in 2013 from the Pittsburgh Penguins". Dallas Stars. March 24, 2013. Retrieved March 24, 2013.
- ↑ "Tyler Seguin traded from Boston Bruins to Dallas Stars". Boston.com. 2013-07-04. Retrieved 2013-07-04.
- ↑ "Canadiens agree to terms with Joe Morrow". Montreal Canadiens. 2017-07-01. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
- ↑ "Jets acquire Joe Morrow from the Montreal Canadiens". NHL.com. February 26, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
| Awards and achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Beau Bennett |
Pittsburgh Penguins first round draft pick 2011 |
Succeeded by Derrick Pouliot |