| Round | Overall |
| 3 | 35 |
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Left-hand shot
Pre-Draft Statistics
| Year | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM |
| 1967-68 | Drummondville | QJHL | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 27 |
| 1968-69 | St. Jerome | QJHL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Pre-Draft Notes
1967-68 QJHL All-Star First Team. ... Played in 1968 Memorial Cup tourney. ... Attended St. Joseph's Academy in Sydney. ... Statistics above are playoff totals.
Career Vitals
| First contract: | 1969 |
| Debut: | October 10, 1979 (Colorado vs. St. Louis) |
| Final NHL game: | April 6, 1980 (Colorado at Winnipeg) |
| Retired: | 1980 |
| Stanley Cup: | Never won |
| Number worn: | 5 |
Career NHL Statistics
Teams: Colorado
Years: 1979-1980. Playoffs:
None
| Regular Season | |||||
| GP | G | A | TP | PIM | |
| 1 year | 41 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 23 |
| Stanley Cup Playoffs | |||||
| GP | G | A | TP | PIM | |
| 0 years | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Complete statistics available at NHL.com | |||||
Career Highlights
Played defense for most of his pro career. ... Won CHL Adams Cup with Omaha in 1970 after joining team during playoff run. ... Led EHL with 348 penalty minutes for New Haven in 1970-71. ... Led EHL playoffs with 67 penalty minutes for New Haven in 1971. ... Named to EHL North All-Star First Team with New Haven in 1970-71. ... Became first WHA defenseman to score 20 goals in a season when he had 24 for New York-New Jersey in 1973-74. ... Led all WHA defensemen with 67 points for New York-New Jersey in 1973-74. ... Led all WHA defenseman in scoring with 81 points for San Diego in 1974-75. ... Named to WHA All-Star First Team with San Diego in 1974-75. ... Represented San Diego in 1976 WHA All-Star Game. ... Finished second among WHA defensemen with 65 points in 1975-76. ... Named to WHA All-Star Second Team with San Diego in 1975-76. ... Represented San Diego in 1977 WHA All-Star Game. ... Scored five points (one goal, four assists) for Colorado in home game against Philadelphia on February 19, 1980. The single-game eruption accounted for a third of his total points that season. ... Inducted into the Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame in 2000. ... Inducted into the Cape Breton Sport Hall of Fame. ... Inducted into the Sydney Kinsmen Hockey Hall of Fame.
Transaction History
June 1970 -- Claimed by Detroit from New York in NHL Intra-league Draft after refusing to sign with Rangers. January 1972 -- Loaned by Detroit to Rochester (AHL) for balance of 1971-72 season. June 1972 -- NHL rights sold by Detroit to Minnesota. June 1973 -- WHA rights traded by Los Angeles to New York in exchange for future considerations. Aug. 1, 1973 -- Signed WHA contract with New York. July 1977 -- Signed with Indianapolis (WHA) as an unrestricted free agent following demise of San Diego franchise. Nov. 15, 1978 -- Traded by Indianapolis (WHA) with Rich Leduc to Quebec in exchange for 1979 second-round WHA draft pick, 1980 second-round WHA pick, and 1981 third-round WHA pick. February 1979 -- Signed with Philadelphia (AHL) as an unrestricted free agent following release from Quebec (WHA). June 1979 -- Signed with Colorado as an unrestricted free agent.
Significant Injuries
Missed part of 1969-70 season with broken ankle. ... Missed part of 1979-80 season with shoulder injury, suffered in March 1980.
Life Outside the NHL
Full Name: Kevin
Gregory Joseph Morrison
Nicknames: "Squid",
"Beast"
Other Post-Draft Teams: New Haven (EHL); Omaha (CHL), Fort Worth (CHL); Tidewater (AHL); Rochester (AHL); New Haven (AHL); New York/New Jersey/San Diego, Indianapolis, Quebec (WHA); Philadelphia (AHL);
Stephenville (New Brunswick Sr.)
Coaching Career: Served as head
coach of Cape Breton Crush in 2005-06 -- the lone year of existence for
the Canadian Elite Hockey League (semi-pro).
Career Beyond Hockey: Returned to
his hometown of Sydney after retirement.
Miscellaneous:
| Selected by Los Angeles Sharks in 1972 WHA Draft -- the first WHA Draft -- in February 1972. | Shifted from natural position of left wing to defense during 1970-71 season. | Was on New York-New Jersey (WHA) team that relocated to San Diego on Apri 30, 1974. | Was member of San Diego (WHA) team that folded after 1976-77 season. |
| Fined anbd suspended two games by WHA in February 1978 for his role in two brawls. | Assisted on Wayne Gretzky's first pro goal in Indianapolis' Oct. 20, 1978, game vs. Edmonton. | Came out of retirement in 1981 to play eight seasons of senior hockey in Newfoundland. | To add toughness early in career he said he ate champagne glasses and swallowed coins. |
| SNAPSHOT '69 | |
| Total Selected: | 84 |
| Forwards: | 58 |
| Defense: | 18 |
| Goaltenders: | 8 |
| Major Junior: | 68 |
| College Players: | 8 |
| Canadian: | 78 |
| Euro-Canadian: | 1 |
| American: | 4 |
| European: | 1 |
| Reached NHL: | 49 |
| Won Stanley Cup: | 10 |
| Hall of Fame: | 1 |
| All-Star Game: | 7 |
| Year-end All-Star: | 1 |
| Olympians: | 2 |
| Picks Traded: | 11 |
| 1969 PICKS BY TEAM | ||
| Boston | Chicago | Detroit |
| Los Angeles | Minnesota | Montreal |
| New York | Oakland | Philadelphia |
| Pittsburgh | St. Louis | Toronto |
OTHERS DRAFTED IN 1969