John Morrison (ice hockey, born 1895) explained

John Morrison
Birth Date:4 March 1895
Birth Place:Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada
Death Place:Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada
Height Ft:5
Height In:8
Weight Lb:163
Position:Right wing
Shoots:Right
Played For:Edmonton Eskimos
New York Americans
Career Start:1913
Career End:1932

John William "Crutchy" Morrison (March 4, 1895 - March 14, 1956) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 18 games in the National Hockey League during the 1925–26 season with the New York Americans. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1913 to 1932, was spent in a variety of other leagues, including the Western Canada Hockey League, where he played for the Edmonton Eskimos. With Edmonton he played in the 1923 Stanley Cup Finals, and scored the team's only goal.

Playing career

Born in Selkirk, Manitoba, Morrison played senior hockey for the Selkirk Fishermen, starting in 1913. In 1915, he enlisted with the Canadian Expeditionary Force for the First World War. Before being sent overseas, he played one season for the Winnipeg 61st Battalion to capture the Allan Cup in 1916. After his tour of duty ended in 1919, he played two more seasons of senior hockey, with Selkirk in 1919–20 and the Winnipeg Falcons for 1920–21.

Morrison joined the Edmonton Eskimos of the WCHL in 1921, and played four seasons with the club. In 1923, the Eskimos won the WCHL title and took on the defending Stanley Cup champion Ottawa Senators in Vancouver in a best-of-three series. The Eskimos were stymied by the Senators six-man defense and Morrison scored the team's only goal, in the first game. He was picked up by the New York Americans in a trade from Edmonton for the 1925–26 season and he played in 18 NHL games without any goals or points. He joined the Regina Capitals for the 1926–27 season, then played six seasons in the American Hockey Association for various teams, including the Duluth Hornets, for whom he played in his final season in 1931–32.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1913–14Selkirk FishermenMHL10 5 0 5
1914–15Selkirk FishermenMHL
1915–16Winnipeg 61st BattalionWSrHL8 7 2 9 83 1 0 1 6
1915–16Winnipeg 61st BattalionAl-Cup2 1 0 1 0
1919–20Selkirk FishermenMHL9 6 5 11 6
1920–21Winnipeg FalconsMHL10 9 4 13 2
1921–22Selkirk FishermenMHL5 10 2 12 4
1921–22Edmonton EskimosWCHL17 8 2 10 42 0 0 0 0
1922–23Edmonton EskimosWCHL26 10 2 12 52 0 0 0 0
1922–23Edmonton EskimosSt-Cup2 1 0 1 0
1923–24Edmonton EskimosWCHL23 1 2 3 2
1924–25Edmonton EskimosWCHL27 5 2 7 11
1925–26New York AmericansNHL18 0 1 1 0
1926–27Regina CapitalsPHL30 20 6 26 182 1 0 1 2
1927–28Duluth HornetsAHA32 7 3 10 85 0 0 0 2
1928–29Duluth HornetsAHA37 10 3 13 10
1929–30St. Paul SaintsAHA45 9 4 13 10
1930–31Buffalo MajorsAHA42 6 12 18 2
1931–32Buffalo MajorsAHA24 3 2 5 6
1931–32Duluth HornetsAHA16 2 0 2 27 0 0 0 0
AHA totals196 37 24 61 3812 0 0 0 2
WCHL totals93 24 8 32 224 0 0 0 0
NHL totals18 0 1 1 0

Awards and achievements