| Jeremy Morin | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Morin with theChicago Blackhawks in December 2010 | |||
| Born | (1991-04-16)April 16, 1991 (age 34) Auburn, New York, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for | Chicago Blackhawks Columbus Blue Jackets HC Yugra HPK SC Bern | ||
| National team |  United States | ||
| NHL draft | 45th overall,2009 Atlanta Thrashers | ||
| Playing career | 2010–2018 | ||
Jeremy Morin (born April 16, 1991) is anAmerican former professionalice hockeyleft winger. Morin playedmajor junior hockey for theKitchener Rangers of theOntario Hockey League (OHL), the team he was drafted from in the second round, 45th overall, in2009 by theNational Hockey League (NHL)'sAtlanta Thrashers. Morin was later traded to Chicago, then theColumbus Blue Jackets, followed by a return trade to Chicago during the 2015 off-season. Morin was traded to theToronto Maple Leafs a few months later, and would spend some time within their organization before a trade sent him to theSan Jose Sharks.
Prior to playing in the OHL, Morin played for theUSA Hockey National Team Development Program (NTDP) for two years, competing in theNorth American Hockey League (NAHL).Internationally, at the junior level, he has represented theUnited States on four occasions, medaling in each junior tournament.
As a youth, Morin played in the 2003Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with aminor ice hockey team fromSyracuse, New York.[1]
Morin began his playing career in 2006–07 as a member of theSyracuse Stars in theEastern Junior Hockey League (EJHL), being named EJHL Rookie of the Year.[2] The following season, Morin joined theUnited States National Team Developmental Program (NTDP). He played two seasons with the NTDP, leading the team in scoring with 33 goals and 59 points and tied for first with five game-winning goals in 55 games.[2] At the end of the 2008–09 season, Morin was selected in the second round, 45th overall, in the2009 NHL Entry Draft by theAtlanta Thrashers.[citation needed]
After playing for the NTDP, Morin joined theKitchener Rangers of theOntario Hockey League (OHL), where he scored 83 points in 58 regular season games in2009–10. He was named theCanadian Hockey League (CHL)'s Player of the Week for the fifth week of the 2010 playoffs after registering six goals and one assist in four games, highlighted by twohat-tricks.[3]
On June 1, 2010, Morin signed an entry-level contract with Atlanta.[4] Twenty-three days later, he was traded to theChicago Blackhawks as part of a deal that sent first- (24th overall) and second-round picks (both previously belonging to theNew Jersey Devils) in the2010 NHL Entry Draft (as well asMarty Reasoner andJoey Crabb) to Chicago in exchange forDustin Byfuglien,Brent Sopel,Ben Eager andAkim Aliu.[5]
Prior to the2010–11 season, Morin had a strong training camp[6] and made an impression on Blackhawks head coachJoel Quenneville,[7] while tying for second on the team in pre-season scoring with four points.[8] However, the Blackhawks assigned Morin to theirAmerican Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, theRockford IceHogs, to begin the year.[9] After playing eight games with Rockford, leading the team in power play goals with three, Morin was recalled from the AHL on November 5, 2010 due to injuries toDave Bolland andMarian Hossa, respectively.[10] He made his NHL debut the next day atPhilips Arena against the team that originally drafted him, theAtlanta Thrashers. He would also play the following game on November 7 against theEdmonton Oilers to replaceBryan Bickell in the line-up where the Blackhawks would lose 2–1. Within his first two NHL games, where he registered four shots on goal and two blocked shots; he reassigned to Rockford after three days with Chicago.[11] Following an injury to Marián Hossa in practice on November 29, Morin was recalled as his replacement on November 30.[12] At the time of his second call-up, Morin was leading the IceHogs in goals, with six, and was tied for third on the team with nine points.[8] Later that day, in a game against theSt. Louis Blues where the Blackhawks won 7–5, Morin registered his first NHL point, a power play assist on a goal scored byTroy Brouwer and registered his first NHLfight in a bout with the Blues' forwardChris Porter, whom he fought three weeks earlier on November 9 during a Rockford game against thePeoria Rivermen.[13] He played in the Blackhawks next two games in a 3–0 loss to theVancouver Canucks on December 3 and a 4–2 win over theCalgary Flames on December 5, before being assigned to Rockford on December 6. However, the move was believed to be an attempt at saving money against the team's salary cap.[14] As anticipated, the Blackhawks recalled Morin prior to their next game against theDallas Stars while placing Hossa oninjured reserve along withPatrick Kane.[15] During the game, on December 8, Morin scored his first NHL goal, beating Stars' goaltenderAndrew Raycroft 1:36 into the second period of a 5–3 Blackhawks victory.[16][17] However, the Blackhawks' cap concerns remained, and Morin was again reassigned to Rockford the following day.[18] He continued to bounce back and forth between Rockford and Chicago[19] but with the return ofFernando Pisani from injury just before Christmas Break along with the returns of Hossa, Kane andViktor Stålberg from their respective injuries after the holiday break, Morin was not needed in the Blackhawks line-up and was subsequently loaned toTeam USA for the2011 World Junior Championships.[20][21] Following the tournament, Morin returned to Rockford but in a game against theChicago Wolves on January 15, 2011, Morin suffered what was believed to be aconcussion and missed the remainder of the season for both the Blackhawks and IceHogs.[22][23] He finished his first professional season playing in 31 games (22 games for the IceHogs and nine for the Blackhawks) scoring ten goals and 15 points (eight goals and four assists for 12 points for the IceHogs followed by two goals and one assist for three points for the Blackhawks) between the NHL and AHL.[24]
Morin was unable to return to the ice until the start of training camp, but was still unable to participate in pre-season games due to post-concussion syndrome related symptoms from the aforementioned concussion the previous season. Assigned to Rockford, he missed the first two games of the2011–12 season.[25] He played in 22 games for the IceHogs, registering 15 points, before he was recalled by the Blackhawks for the team's December 18 game with theCalgary Flames.[26] In the game, Morin spent some time on the Blackhawks' top line alongsideJonathan Toews andPatrick Kane, but went pointless in 10:23 of ice time.[25][27]
On June 27, 2014, the Blackhawks signed Morin to a two-year contract extension.[28] During the2014–15 season, on December 14, Morin was traded to theColumbus Blue Jackets in exchange for defensemanTim Erixon.[29]
On June 30, 2015, Morin was reacquired by the Blackhawks (alongsideMarko Daňo,Artem Anisimov,Corey Tropp and a fourth-round draft pick in2016) in a multi-player deal that sentBrandon Saad,Alex Broadhurst andMichael Paliotta to Columbus.[30] In the2015–16 season, Morin was familiarly returned to Chicago's AHL affiliate, the IceHogs. In 28 games, he contributed to the IceHogs with 22 points before on January 3, 2016, he was traded to theToronto Maple Leafs in exchange for right wingerRichard Pánik.[31] Morin was directly assigned to the AHL'sToronto Marlies and appeared in just 13 games before he was again included in a trade (alongsideJames Reimer) to theSan Jose Sharks in exchange forAlex Stalock,Ben Smith and a conditional fourth-round pick in2018 on February 27, 2016.[32] Morin completed the season playing in 18 games for 14 points with the Sharks' AHL affiliate, theSan Jose Barracuda.[citation needed]
On July 1, 2016, as a free agent, Morin left the Sharks to sign a one-year, two-way contract with theTampa Bay Lightning.[33] He was assigned to Tampa's AHL affiliate, theSyracuse Crunch, to begin the2016–17 season. On February 25, 2017, Morin was traded to theArizona Coyotes in exchange for Stefan Fournier.[34]
Familiarly a free agent at seasons end, Morin signed his first contract abroad in agreeing to a one-year contract withHC Yugra of theKontinental Hockey League (KHL). In the2017–18 season, Morin featured in just three scoreless games before mutually opting to terminate his contract with Yugra on September 21, 2017.[35] He returned to North America and agreed to play in theECHL, signing a one-year deal with theSouth Carolina Stingrays on October 13, 2017.[36]
On December 2, 2017, Morin signed a one-month contract withSC Bern of the SwissNational League as a replacement for injuredMika Pyörälä. Morin eventually appeared in one NL game with Bern, failing to score a point, before being released on January 3, 2018. Morin continued his whirlwind year by signing a one-year contract with theSwiss League'sSC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers on January 9, 2018.[37]
After helping the Lakers return to the top-flight National League, Morin left as a free agent to return to North America. He was later announced to have secured an AHL professional try-out contract with the AHL'sHershey Bears, making the opening night roster for the2018–19 season.[38] He appeared in three scoreless games with the Bears before he was released from his professional try-out contract on October 30, 2018.[39]
Morin made his international debut in 2008 representing theUnited States at theIIHF World U18 Championships. In his first international tournament, he scored a team-leading six goals[2] in seven contests.[40] the United States defeated Sweden 6–3[41] in the Bronze medal game earning Morin his first international medal. Morin finished the tournament eighth overall in scoring with eight points.[42] The following year, he again represented the United States at the2009 IIHF World U18 Championships. Team USA defeatedRussia in the final, 5–0, winning the gold medal.[43] Morin lead the team in goal scoring, with seven and tied for second in points, with ten,[44] his ten points ranked him tenth in tournament scoring.[45] Morin also represented theUnited States at the2010 World Junior Championships, where he registered five assists and seven points in seven games.[46] In the tournament final, the U.S. defeatedCanada 6–5 in overtime, winning gold.[5][47] After being loaned from the Blackhawks so he could participate in the2011 World Junior Championships, Morin was named analternate captain for Team USA.[48] During the team's first game, a 3–2 overtime win againstFinland, Morin suffered what was thought to be a significant shoulder injury.[49] However, he returned to the American lineup after missing only one game.[50] In the tournament quarterfinals, the U.S. lost to Canada, 4–1. They rebounded in the bronze medal game defeating Sweden 4–2.[51] The victory marked the first time Team USA won medals in back-to-back tournaments, and the first medal they won on home soil.[52] During the tournament, Morin registered one assist through four games.[53]
Morin was known as a goal-scorer in juniors. He has the ability to shoot from anywhere and find open space to shoot, often going to the front of the net and finding space to score.[54] He possesses a quick release that accompanies a solid shot.[55] Morin is considered a gritty player for a goal scorer; he plays hard and has a bit of an edge in his game. He plays a solid all-round game, possesses a high hockey IQ,[55] and competes every shift.[6]
Morin's cousin,J. D. Forrest, plays professionally in Finland, while his older brother Chad was also a member of the NTDP and went on to play forHarvard University in theECAC. Morin also had an uncle who playedcollege hockey.[56]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2006–07 | Syracuse Stars | EJHL | 45 | 26 | 28 | 54 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | U.S. NTDP U17 | USDP | 7 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | U.S. NTDP U18 | USDP | 28 | 20 | 14 | 34 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | U.S. NTDP U18 | NAHL | 30 | 17 | 17 | 34 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | U.S. NTDP Juniors | NAHL | 14 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | U.S. NTDP U18 | USDP | 41 | 21 | 11 | 32 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 58 | 47 | 36 | 83 | 76 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 32 | ||
| 2010–11 | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 22 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 69 | 18 | 22 | 40 | 121 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 67 | 30 | 28 | 58 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 47 | 24 | 23 | 47 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 24 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 28 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 28 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 13 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | San Jose Barracuda | AHL | 18 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2016–17 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 43 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Tucson Roadrunners | AHL | 20 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | HC Yugra | KHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | South Carolina Stingrays | ECHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | HPK | Liiga | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | SC Bern | NL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Rapperswil–Jona Lakers | SUI.2 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 46 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 2018–19 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 333 | 113 | 117 | 230 | 392 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| NHL totals | 82 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 69 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | United States | U17 |  | 6 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | |
| 2008 | United States | WJC18 |  | 7 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 6 | |
| 2009 | United States | WJC18 |  | 7 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 8 | |
| 2010 | United States | WJC | | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2011 | United States | WJC | | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2015 | United States | WC | | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 31 | 20 | 14 | 34 | 18 | ||||
| Senior totals | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
