Dave Morissette

Morissette played Junior hockey, for the Shawinigan Cataractes of the QMJHL, for whom he was a 1st round draft pick in the 1988 QMJHL Entry draft. He played for the Cataractes for 3 seasons, totaling 72 points and 789 PIMs in 196 games. Following the 1990-91 season he was selected in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft by the Washington Capitals, 146th overall.[1]

He turned professional the following season, playing for both of the Capitals farm teams, the Hampton Roads Admirals and Baltimore Skipjacks.[1] Morissette would play in the ECHL for 3 seasons for both the Skipjacks and the Roanoke Express before joining the Minnesota Moose of the IHL for the 1994-95 season. He would play for one season in Roanoke, before joining the Houston Aeros for the 1996-97 season, for whom he also played for for 2 years. During this time, he also dressed for the Austin Ice Bats of the WPHL.

Over the course of the 1998-99 season Morissette primarily played for the Fredericton Canadiens of the AHL, however, he also played 10 games for the Montreal Canadiens, during which time he fought notable heavyweights including Bob Probert, Gino Odjick and Rob Ray. The following season, Morisette would again play for the Habs' AHL affilate, this time the Quebec Citadelles, and was called up once to play for the Habs. In his final season in hockey Morissette played Lake Charles Ice Pirates of the WPHL before moving overseas to play for the London Knights in the BISL.[1]

Following the culmination of his professional Hockey career, Morissette now works as a TV presenter for TVA Sports where he hosts 'Dave Morisette en Direct'. [2] He has won six Artis Awards for his presenting work.[3] As of 2018, Morissette has been a spokesperson for Réno-Dépôt.[3]

Morissette's son Zack also plays hockey, and was selected in the 2019 QMJHL Entry Draft by the Baie-Comeau Drakkar.[4][5]

• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database