| Caption: | McMorrow with the Rochester Americans in 2004 |
| Played For: | Buffalo Sabres Belfast Giants Dundee Stars Jonquière Marquis |
| Position: | Left wing |
| Shoots: | Right |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 4 |
| Weight Lb: | 225 |
| Birth Date: | January 19, 1982 |
| Birth Place: | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Draft: | 258th overall |
| Draft Year: | 2000 |
| Draft Team: | Buffalo Sabres |
| Career Start: | 2002 |
| Career End: | 2012 |
Sean McMorrow (born January 19, 1982) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey winger. He last played semi-professionally for the Jonquière Marquis of the LNAH. Originally selected by the Buffalo Sabres in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft, McMorrow played in 1 NHL game with the Sabres in the 2002–03 season. He was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, but grew up in Scarborough, Ontario.
As a youth, McMorrow played in the 1996 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Wexford, Toronto.[1]
McMorrow was drafted by the Buffalo Sabres in the 8th round, 258th overall in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft from the Ontario Hockey League. He made his NHL debut for the Sabres in the 2002–03 NHL season on March 22, 2003 against the Toronto Maple Leafs, McMorrow spent the rest of his time with the Sabres' affiliate, the Rochester Americans. McMorrow was not re-signed by the Buffalo Sabres after the 2005–06 season, and subsequently signed with the Chicago Wolves of the AHL. Due to a lack of playing time, McMorrow left the Wolves in 2006 to play for Saint-Hyacinthe Top Design a semiprofessional hockey team in Quebec's LNAH.
McMorrow signed a professional try-out contract with the Rockford IceHogs of the AHL on October 22, 2008, playing for them in the 2008-09 Season. [2]
McMorrow would then go on to sign a contract to play for the Belfast Giants of the Elite Ice Hockey League for the 2009–10 Season.[3]
It was announced that McMorrow would return to the EIHL for the 2010–11 season, to play for expansion team, Dundee Stars.[4] On November 5, 2010, it was announced that McMorrow had left the Dundee Stars by mutual consent[5] signing for the LNAH's Saguenay Marquis shortly afterwards.
During his tenure in the EIHL, McMorrow appeared on season 14 episode 4 of Top Gear as a Belfast ice hockey player supposedly being hit by Jeremy Clarkson in a Renault Twingo as the presenter was driving it around the Belfast Odyssey ice during a scrimmage.
| Team | League | GP | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998–99 | Pickering Panthers | OPJHL | 35 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 175 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | Sarnia Sting | OHL | 31 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 31 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 67 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| 2000–01 | Mississauga IceDogs | OHL | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Kingston Frontenacs | OHL | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | London Knights | OHL | 29 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 75 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2001–02 | London Knights | OHL | 38 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 107 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Oshawa Generals | OHL | 27 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 63 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | ||
| 2002–03 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 64 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 315 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | ||
| 2002–03 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 287 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | ||
| 2004–05 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 59 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 288 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | ||
| 2005–06 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 40 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 130 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Saint–Hyacinthe Top Design | LNAH | 20 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 166 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 | ||
| 2007–08 | Saint–Hyacinthe Top Design | LNAH | 48 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 527 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 138 | ||
| 2008–09 | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 141 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Belfast Giants | EIHL | 48 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 310 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Dundee Stars | EIHL | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Saguenay Marquis | LNAH | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 131 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Jonquière Marquis | LNAH | 39 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 325 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | ||
| 2014–15 | Jonquière Marquis | LNAH | 38 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 252 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 64 | ||
| 2015–16 | Jonquière Marquis | LNAH | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 226 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 30 | ||
| 2019–20 | Jonquière Marquis | LNAH | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 245 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1161 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 48 | ||||
| NHL totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| LNAH totals | 214 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 1675 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 116 | ||||