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| Ken Morrow | |||||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1956-10-17)October 17, 1956 (age 68) Flint, Michigan, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defense | ||||||||||||||||
| Shot | Right | ||||||||||||||||
| Played for | New York Islanders | ||||||||||||||||
| National team |  United States | ||||||||||||||||
| NHL draft | 68th overall,1976 New York Islanders | ||||||||||||||||
| WHA draft | 86th overall,1976 New England Whalers | ||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1980–1989 | ||||||||||||||||
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Kenneth Arlington Morrow (born October 17, 1956) is an American former professionalice hockeydefenseman and a member of the 1980 USA OlympicMiracle on Ice hockey team. He is currently serving as theNew York Islanders' director of pro scouting. A member of theUnited States Hockey Hall of Fame, he played 550 regular season games in theNational Hockey League between 1980 and 1989.
Ken Morrow was born in Flint and grew up in the nearby town ofDavison, Michigan. He is a graduate of Davison High School.Morrow attendedBowling Green State University inBowling Green,Ohio where he was a star defenseman and also represented Team USA at the 1978Ice Hockey World Championship. His best year as a college player was in 1979 when he was namedCentral Collegiate Hockey Association player of the year.
The following season, Morrow played for the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team that beat theSoviet team in an event known as theMiracle on Ice during the1980 Winter Olympics before defeatingFinland to win thegold medal.
Selected 68th overall in the1976 NHL Entry Draft by theNew York Islanders, Morrow joined the Islanders immediately after the Olympics. He helped them win their firstStanley Cup in 1980, making him the first player to win the Olympic Gold and an NHL championship in one season. He was an integral member of all four Islanders Stanley Cup teams in 1980,1981,1982, and1983. Although Morrow was never a goal-scorer, during the playoffs the Isles often benefited from his clutch goal scoring at key times. Morrow also returned to the United States national team for the1981 Canada Cup tournament.
His most individual accomplishment in his professional career was during the 1984 playoff win in game five; his goal beat theNew York Rangers[1]
During the 1980 and 1983 playoffs, Morrow had arthroscopic surgeries performed on his knees, and he played only days afterward in order to contribute to the Islanders championships, often having fluid drained from his knees between games. He was eventually forced to retire prematurely from the game in 1988–89 due to constant knee problems.
Morrow, who was inducted into theUnited States Hockey Hall of Fame in 1995, has been director of pro scouting for the Isles since 1993. He previously served as the Islanders' assistant coach for one season, in 1991–92. He was also co-coach of theInternational Hockey League's Kansas City franchise in 1990–91 and assistant coach of the IHLFlint Spirits in 1989–90 shortly after retiring from hockey. On December 31, 2011, Morrow was inducted into the New York Islanders Hall of Fame.Ken Morrow is also President ofKCIce, an Outdoor Ice Rink Development and Management company in Kansas City, MO.
In the1981 TV movie about the 1980 gold medal-winning U.S. Hockey team calledMiracle on Ice, he is played by Scott Feraco.
Morrow was portrayed by actor Casey Burnette in the2004Walt Disney Studios filmMiracle. Before the events of the movie, Burnette played junior hockey for theBarrie Colts in theOntario Hockey League, the Hull Olympiques (now called theGatineau Olympiques) and theMontreal Rocket, both in theQuebec Major Junior Hockey League. Burnette is clean-shaven in the film, although the real Morrow had a beard at the time the film is set. While most of the players on the team were not allowed to wear facial hair, coachHerb Brooks specifically allowed Morrow to keep his beard, since Morrow had a beard prior to joining the team.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1974–75 | Davison High School | High-MI | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Bowling Green State University | CCHA | 31 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Bowling Green State University | CCHA | 39 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Bowling Green State University | CCHA | 39 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Bowling Green State University | CCHA | 45 | 15 | 37 | 52 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | United States | Intl. | 56 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | New York Islanders | NHL | 18 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | ||
| 1980–81 | New York Islanders | NHL | 80 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 20 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | ||
| 1981–82 | New York Islanders | NHL | 75 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 56 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 1982–83 | New York Islanders | NHL | 79 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 44 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 18 | ||
| 1983–84 | New York Islanders | NHL | 63 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 45 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 20 | ||
| 1984–85 | New York Islanders | NHL | 15 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | ||
| 1985–86 | New York Islanders | NHL | 69 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1986–87 | New York Islanders | NHL | 64 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 32 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1987–88 | New York Islanders | NHL | 53 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 40 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 1988–89 | New York Islanders | NHL | 34 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 550 | 17 | 88 | 105 | 309 | 127 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 97 | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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| 1978 | United States | WC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1980 | United States | OG | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| 1981 | United States | CC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Senior totals | 19 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | |||
| Awards and achievements | ||
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| Preceded by | CCHA Player of the Year 1978–79 | Succeeded by |
