Dean Morton

Dean Morton (born February 27, 1968) is a Canadian ice hockey referee in the National Hockey League (NHL), and a retired defenceman who played one game in the NHL.

Dean Morton
Born (1968-02-27) February 27, 1968
Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Right
Played for Detroit Red Wings
NHL Draft 148th overall, 1986
Detroit Red Wings
Playing career 1988–1993

Biography

As a youth, Morton played in the 1981 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Peterborough, Ontario.[1]

He played in one NHL game for the Detroit Red Wings during the 1989–90 NHL season, and is one of only four players to score a goal in their only NHL game, along with Brad Fast, Samuel Henley, and Rolly Huard.[2]

He received media attention on HBO's 24/7 Winter Classic special when a post-game dressing room scene showed him being congratulated for a "ballsy call" by partner Stephen Walkom. The call in question was a goaltender interference call to disallow a goal by the Pittsburgh Penguins that would have tied the game against the Washington Capitals.[3]

On February 15, Dean Morton said to Brendan Gallagher "Go F**k yourself" after the poorly call during the game of the Montreal Canadiens losing to Dallas Stars and received immediate media attention.

See also

References
  1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-17.
  2. John Kreiser (2011-07-22). "A look at some off-the-beaten-track NHL marks". NHL.com. Retrieved 2011-07-24.
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20101225030928/http://underw.com/hbos-247-penguins-capitals-episode-2-recap-the-new-jersey-capitals-and-referees-are-people-too/. Archived from the original on December 25, 2010. Retrieved December 28, 2010. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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