Rebecca Morse (ice hockey)

Rebecca Morse is an American ice hockey defender, currently playing for the Metropolitan Riveters of the NWHL.

Rebecca Morse
Born (1992-03-04) March 4, 1992
Westfield, New Jersey, United States
Height 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Position Defence (ice hockey)
Shoots Left
NWHL team Metropolitan Riveters
Played for Providence College
Playing career 2016–present

Career

As a freshman for Providence College, Morse was named to the Hockey East All-Rookie Team. She went on to score 60 points across 136 games for Providence.[1] After graduating, she took a few years off hockey, before returning to sign with the New York Riveters of the NWHL in 2016.

In 2018, she won the Isobel Cup with the Riveters. In 2019, she was named an alternate captain for the Riveters.[2] In 2020, her fourth season in the NWHL, Morse was named to the All-Star Game for the first time, with a career-high 11 points in 24 games, and was honoured with the NWHL Foundation Award.[3][4]

Personal life

Morse has been nicknamed "The Moose," and grew up in New Jersey.[5][6] She has an MBA from Providence College, and in 2015 was a communications intern for the New Jersey Devils.

  • Biographical information and career statistics from Elite Prospects[7]

References
  1. https://thehockeywriters.com/q-a-with-rebecca-morse-of-the-new-york-riveters/
  2. https://www.theicegarden.com/2019/11/22/20966124/rebecca-morse-made-a-statement-with-her-play-in-october-metropolitan-riveters-nwhl-womens-hockey
  3. https://thehockeywriters.com/metropolitan-riveters-rebecca-morse-fifth-season/
  4. https://www.nwhl.zone/news/nwhl-foundation-award-winners-2019-20-season
  5. https://mycentraljersey.com/story/sports/2018/03/02/westfields-rebecca-morse-thriving-national-womens-hockey-league/379192002/
  6. https://www.nhl.com/video/nhl-now-rebecca-morse/t-282785066/c-53947203
  7. Elite Propsects https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/493744/rebecca-morse. Missing or empty |title= (help)


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