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1984 NHL DRAFT PICK
Jon Morris
Selected in fifth round
No. 86 overall by New Jersey Devils

Born May 6, 1966
Position: Center
Height: 6-0   Weight: 165
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Chelmsford (Mass. High School)       
Birthplace: Lowell, Massachusetts (USA)
Hometown: Chelmsford, Massachusetts
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPG ATP PIM
1981-82 ChelmsfordMass. H.S. ---- ---- --
1982-83 ChelmsfordMass. H.S. ---- ---- --
1983-84 ChelmsfordMass. H.S. 2431 5081 0

PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Boston Globe All-Scholastic Second Team:
1983-84 (Chelmsford)
Lowell Sun High School Player of Year: 1983-84 (Chelmsford)
Miscellaneous: Discovered by New Jersey scout Russ LeClair, who convinced Devils that Morris was capable of playing in the NHL. ... Completed high school career with 73 goals and 111 assists.
NHL CAREER
Debut: October 8, 1988 (New Jersey at Quebec)
Numbers:  22, 32, 20 (New Jersey); 9 (San Jose); 29 (Boston)
Stanley Cup: Never won.  Playing Status: Retired 1996
CAREER NHL STATISTICS
Years TeamsGP GA TPPIM
1988-1994 New Jersey, S.J., Boston 10316 3349 47
CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS
YearsTeams GPG ATP PIM
1990-1991 New Jersey11 17 825

NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous:
Signed his first NHL contract with New Jersey in June 1988. ... Played on line with Brendan Shanahan and Pat Conacher for New Jersey in 1988-89. ... Had assist in his first NHL game. ... Played on line with Brendan Shanahan and John McLean for New Jersey in 1989-90 and 1990-91. ... Missed part of 1990-91 season with strained rib cage, an injury suffered during New Jersey's Oct. 7, 1990, game at Pittsburgh. He did not return to action until New Jersey's Oct. 13, 1990, game vs. Calgary. ... Played on line with Brendan Shanahan and Zdeno Ciger for New Jersey in 1990-91.
Two Lost Seasons: Morris made New Jersey's roster out of training camp  in 1988, but lasted only nine games before being demoted to Utica (AHL) on Oct. 27, 1988. Rather than report to Utica, he returned to his hometown of Lowell, Mass., to work out what were termed "personal problems," later reported to be homesickness. The team had given him permission for a short break from hockey before joining Utica, but Morris never reported to the minor-league affiliate. On Nov. 12, 1988, as Morris passed the two-week mark without having shown up in Utica, New Jersey suspended him indefinitely. During this time, he went back to the University of Lowell to finish his bachelor's degree. He spent the remainder of the 1988-89 season in Lowell, but did not play competitive hockey during this time. He finally rejoined the Devils on Sept. 26, 1989, and was assigned to Utica. This time he managed to report. He was eventually recalled to the NHL on Jan. 27, 1990. Two years later, Morris found himself in a similar situation when the Devils suspended him for refusing to continue playing in Utica in December 1991. Again, he went home to Lowell and did not play for the rest of a 1991-92 season. In June 1992, his Devils contract expired, making him a restricted free agent. He played for Cincinnati (IHL) without signing a contract at the beginning of the 1992-93 season before opting to re-sign with New Jersey and report to Utica on Dec. 29, 1992.
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: Lowell (HE); Utica (AHL); Cincinnati (IHL); Kansas City (IHL); Providence (AHL); Gardena-Groden (Italy); Ratingen (Germany)
World Championships: 1995 (sixth place)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
UMass-Lowell Athletic Hall of Fame:
Inducted 1993
NCAA East All-America Second Team: 1986-87 (Lowell)
New England Carens Award (Rookie of Year): 1984-85 (Lowell)
Hockey East All-Star First Team: 1986-87 (Lowell)
Hockey East Tournament All-Star First Team: 1985 (Lowell)
New England All-Star First Team: 1986-87 (Lowell)
Hockey East All-Rookie Team: 1984-85 (Lowell)
Lowell MVP: 1984-85, 1986-87
Lowell Chandler Award (Points Leader): 1984-85 (60 points), 1985-86 (56 points), 1986-87 (61 points), 1987-88 (54 points)
Lowell Rookie of Year: 1984-85
Lowell Tri-Captain: 1987-88
Utica (AHL) Records: Most points in one game (6 vs. Binghamton on Feb. 28, 1990.
Hockey East Records: Most career points (177), most career assists (103), most career hat tricks (5 for Lowell, shares record)
UMass-Lowell Records: Most career power-play goals (37), most career Division I points (231), most career Division I goals (97), most career Division I assists (134), most career Division I game-winning goals (12)
Hockey East Playoffs Points Leader: 1985 (7 points)
Hockey East Playoffs Goals Leader: 1985 (6 goals)
Education: Majored in management at University of Lowell.
Miscellaneous: Wore No. 14 at University of Lowell. ... Named Hockey East Player of the Week for the week ending Feb. 10, 1985. ... Was NCAA's second-highest scoring freshman with 60 points in 1984-85. ... Competed in 1985 U.S. National Sports Festival. ...Named Hockey East Player of Week twice in 1986-87 season. ... Became first and only player in UMass-Lowell history to lead team in points in all four years of his college career when he achieved feat in 1987-88. ... Missed part of 1989-90 season with charley horse, suffered during Utica's Nov. 19, 1989, AHL game at New Haven. He did not return to action until Utica's Dec. 8, 1989, game at Rochester. ... Suspended indefinitely by New Jersey for leaving Utica (AHL) in December 1991 because he did not want to play in minor leagues. He stayed out of hockey for the remainder of the 1991-92 season, allowing his contract to expire before rejoining Devils during the 1992-93 season when he signed a new contract on Dec. 29, 1992, and then reported to Utica. ... Named to UMass-Lowell's all-time team upon hockey program's 30th anniversary in 1997. ... Became a staff coach at The Hockey Academy in Hudson, N.H., after his retirement, and also coached youth hockey.
Personal: Worked as radio color commentator for Canucks.
HOW HE GOT AWAY
WAIVERS: New Jersey waived Morris, who was claimed by San Jose on March 13, 1993.

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SNAPSHOT '84
Total Selected: 250
Forwards: 142
Defense: 88
Goaltenders: 20
Major Junior: 110
Tier II/Jr. B: 16/9
College Players: 23
High School: 47
Midget: 4
U.S. Junior B: 1
Canadian: 145
Euro-Canadian: 2
USA Citizens: 62
U.S.-Born: 63
European: 41
Reached NHL: 102
Stanley Cup: 20
Hall of Fame: 1
All-Star Game: 18
Year-end All-Star: 7
Olympians: 31
 
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