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Playing career

Brendan Morrison was drafted by the New Jersey Devils in the 2nd round of the 1993 NHL Entry Draft, and was the 39th player selected overall. From 1993 to 1997, he played four seasons for the University of Michigan Wolverines, including winning the NCAA National Championship in 1996. In 1997 he won the Hobey Baker Award, awarded annually to the best NCAA ice hockey player. He also began his professional ice hockey career in 1997, playing mostly for the Albany River Rats of the American Hockey League. He appeared in 11 NHL games for New Jersey during 1997-1998. He eventually landed a full-time spot on the Devils' roster for 1998-1999, where he stayed until 2000 when he was traded to the Vancouver Canucks along with Denis Pederson in exchange for Alexander Mogilny. The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey. ... The 1993 NHL Entry Draft took place on June 26, 1993 at le Colisée de Québec in Quebec City, Quebec. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The University of Michigan features 24 varsity sports teams called the Wolverines, which compete in the NCAAs Division I and in the Big Ten Conference in all sports except mens ice hockey which competes in the NCAA D1 Central Collegiate Hockey Association. ... The Hobey Baker Award is an annual award given to the top college mens ice hockey player. ... The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA, often pronounced N-C-Double-A ) is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States. ... Trisiton Grant(Phantoms) Beat up Allison, cause Allison cant fight The Albany River Rats are an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. ... The American Hockey League (AHL) is regarded as the top professional hockey league in North America outside the National Hockey League (NHL) for which it serves as the primary developmental circuit. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Vancouver Canucks are a professional National Hockey League (NHL) ice hockey team based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. ... Dennis Pederson (born September 10, 1975 in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan) is a professional ice hockey player currently playing with the Berlin Polar Bears of the Deutsche Eishockey-Liga in Germany. ... Alexander Mogilny (Александр Геннадиевич Могильный, Aleksandr Gennadijevič Mogilnyj) born on February 18, 1969, in Khabarovsk, USSR (now Russia) is a professional ice hockey player. ...

Morrison's most productive seasons in the NHL have been the 2001-02 and the 2002-03 seasons, when he scored 67 and 71 points respectively, third most on the Canucks team after linemates Todd Bertuzzi and Markus Naslund. The 2001-02 NHL season was the 85th regular season of the National Hockey League. ... The 2002-03 NHL season was the 86th regular season of the National Hockey League. ... Todd Bertuzzi (born 2 February 1975) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Detroit Red Wings. ... Markus Näslund Markus Näslund (born July 30, 1973, in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden) is a professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Vancouver Canucks. ...

Morrison has played for Team Canada in the 2000 and 2004 Ice Hockey World Championships, winning the Gold Medal in 2004. The Canadian national mens hockey team is overseen by Hockey Canada. ... The Ice Hockey World Championship is an annual event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. ...

In 2004-05 he represented Linköpings HC of the Swedish Elitserien during the NHL conflict. Linköpings HC, often known by its acronym LHC or Cluben, is an ice hockey team from Linköping, Sweden. ... The Elitserien logo Elitserien is the name of the highest-level Swedish ice hockey league, where the first season under this name was played in 1975-1976. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

On August 5, 2005, Morrison was re-signed by the Canucks for three more years for a total value of over $9 million. August 5 is the 217th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (218th in leap years), with 148 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

On August 14, 2005, Morrison was added to the Team Canada Olympic Orientation Camp roster, for the team that represented Canada at the 2006 Olympics in Turin, Italy. However, Morrison didn't make the final roster. August 14 is the 226th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (227th in leap years), with 139 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Canadian National Team or Team Canada can mean various things: Canadian national mens hockey team Canadian national womens hockey team Canada mens national soccer team Canadian national mens basketball team Canadian national baseball team Canadian Olympic team. ... (Redirected from 2006 Olympics) See also: 2006 Winter Paralympics The XX Olympic Winter Games will be held in Turin, Italy from February 10 to 26. ... Location Region Piedmont Province Torino Area   – Total   – Water 130 km² (50 mi²) ##.# km² (#.# mi²) #.##% Population   – Total (2002)   – Density 857,433 6,596/km² Time zone CET: UTC+1 Latitude Longitude   45°04N 7°40E (##.#######, -##.#######)1. ...

On February 25, 2007, he became the NHL's reigning Ironman, when Karlis Skrastins was forced to miss a game with a knee injury. Earlier in the day he played in his 493rd consecutive game (484 of them with Vancouver). February 25 is the 56th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ... Karlis Skrastins (born July 7, 1974 in Riga, Latvia) is an NHL ice hockey defensemen currently playing for Colorado Avalanche. ...

Records

• Vancouver Canucks franchise record for consecutive games played (506) (as of March 27, 2007) [1].

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Career NHL statistics

Stats as of April 16, 2006. The 1997-98 NHL season was the 81st regular season of the National Hockey League. ... The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey. ... NHL redirects here. ... The 1998-99 NHL season was the 82nd regular season of the National Hockey League. ... The classic NHL shield logo The 1999-00 NHL season was the 83rd regular season of the National Hockey League. ... The Vancouver Canucks are a professional National Hockey League (NHL) ice hockey team based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. ... The 2000-01 NHL season was the 84th regular season of the National Hockey League. ... The 2001-02 NHL season was the 85th regular season of the National Hockey League. ... The 2002-03 NHL season was the 86th regular season of the National Hockey League. ... The 2003-04 NHL season was the 87th regular season of the National Hockey League. ... The modernized NHL shield logo was introduced for the 2005-06 season. ... April 16 is the 106th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (107th in leap years). ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

References

External links

• Morrison stats - from Internet Hockey Database
• NHLPA bio