| Joe Morrow | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Morrow with theBoston Bruins in 2016 | |||
| Born | (1992-12-09)December 9, 1992 (age 32) Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| EIHL team Former teams | Manchester Storm Boston Bruins Montreal Canadiens Winnipeg Jets Dinamo Minsk Ässät Barys Nur-Sultan HC Sochi HC Davos | ||
| NHL draft | 23rd overall,2011 Pittsburgh Penguins | ||
| Playing career | 2012–present | ||
Joseph Mathew Alexander Morrow (born December 9, 1992) is a Canadian professionalice hockeydefenceman for theManchester Storm of theElite Ice Hockey League (EIHL). He was selected in the first round, 23rd overall, by thePittsburgh Penguins of theNational Hockey League (NHL) in the2011 NHL Entry Draft and has previously played for theBoston Bruins,Montreal Canadiens, andWinnipeg Jets.
Morrow played four full seasons of junior hockey in theWestern Hockey League with thePortland Winterhawks. After the 2011–12 season, Morrow was named to the WHL's First All-Star Team, and had finished second in league scoring among all defencemen.[1] He was drafted in the first round, 23rd overall, by thePittsburgh Penguins at the2011 NHL Entry Draft. He was then subsequently signed to a three-year entry-level contract with the Penguins on August 3, 2011.[2]
In his first professional season in2012–13, Morrow was assigned directly to the PenguinsAmerican Hockey League affiliate, theWilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, due to the ongoingNHL lock-out. After the commencement of the shortened NHL season, Morrow received his first NHL recall to Pittsburgh but did not debut, as a precautionary injury replacement forKris Letang, on February 10, 2013.[1]
On March 24, 2013, Morrow was traded from the Penguins along with a fifth-round draft pick in the2013 NHL Entry Draft to theDallas Stars in exchange forBrenden Morrow (no relation) and a third-round draft pick in the same draft.[3] On July 4, 2013, Morrow's tenure with Dallas was cut short as he was again involved in a trade between the Stars and the Boston Bruins. Boston tradedTyler Seguin,Rich Peverley, andRyan Button; in exchange, they acquired Morrow,Loui Eriksson,Reilly Smith, andMatt Fraser.[4]
He played 33 games during the2015–16 season and then re-signed with the Bruins to a one-year, one-way deal for $800,000.
On July 1, 2017, Morrow signed as a free agent to a one-year contract with the Montreal Canadiens[5] In the2017–18 season, Morrow stuck with the Canadiens out of training camp. Despite Montreal dwindling in the standings, Morrow contributed with his best season performance in recording 5 goals and 11 points in 38 games. He was later traded on February 26, 2018, the day of the trade deadline, to theWinnipeg Jets for a fourth-round draft pick in2018. Morrow scored his first career playoff goal during Game 1 of the2018 Stanley Cup playoffs in the Jets' first-round series against theMinnesota Wild.[6]
On June 25, 2019, for a second consecutive season Morrow was not tendered a qualifying offer by the Jets, releasing him as a free agent.[7] Having gone unsigned over the summer, Morrow was invited to attend theNew York Rangers training camp on a professional tryout basis on September 12, 2019.[8] At the conclusion of camp, Morrow was released by the Rangers on September 24, 2019.[9]
With the2019–20 season underway, on October 6, 2019, Morrow signed a one-year, two-way deal with theNew Jersey Devils.[10] On December 15, Morrow and the Devils mutually terminated the contract.[11] On December 16, Morrow signed a two-year deal withDinamo Minsk of theKontinental Hockey League (KHL).[12] In 22 appearances with Minsk, Morrow added just 3 assists, unable to help propel the club into the post-season.
On July 15, 2020, Morrow agreed to a mutual termination of the remaining year of his contract with Dinamo Minsk, releasing him as a free agent.[13]In 2021, Morrow signed a contract with the FinnishLiiga team, PorinÄssät. He returned to the KHL withBarys Nur-Sultan for the 2021–22 season,[14] participating in the playoffs despite the exit of many North American-born players and two of the KHL's non-Russia-based teams due to the2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[15]
As a free agent in the following off-season, Morrow signed a one-year contract to continue in the KHL with HC Sochi on July 7, 2022.[16]
After a spell in Switzerland withHC Davos, Morrow joined UKEIHL sideManchester Storm in September 2023.[17]
Morrow was born inEdmonton,Alberta, but grew up inSherwood Park,Alberta. Morrow comes from an ice hockey family, with his father,Dave, spending time with theIndianapolis Racers of theWorld Hockey Association (WHA). Dave Morrow was selected by theVancouver Canucks in the1977 NHL amateur draft, but never played with the team. In the2002 NHL Entry Draft his older brother, Josh, was selected 203rd overall by theNashville Predators.[1]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2007–08 | Sherwood Park Kings | AMHL | 24 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Portland Winterhawks | WHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Portland Winterhawks | WHL | 41 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Portland Winterhawks | WHL | 63 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 59 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2010–11 | Portland Winterhawks | WHL | 60 | 9 | 40 | 49 | 67 | 21 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 27 | ||
| 2011–12 | Portland Winterhawks | WHL | 62 | 17 | 47 | 64 | 99 | 22 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 35 | ||
| 2012–13 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 57 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Texas Stars | AHL | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 2013–14 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 56 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | ||
| 2014–15 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 33 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2014–15 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 33 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2016–17 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 38 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 18 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | ||
| 2018–19 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 41 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Binghamton Devils | AHL | 16 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Dinamo Minsk | KHL | 22 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Ässät | Liiga | 29 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Barys Nur-Sultan | KHL | 29 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | HC Sochi | KHL | 31 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | HC Davos | NL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Manchester Storm | EIHL | 50 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NHL totals | 162 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 62 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | ||||
| KHL totals | 82 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 47 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Awards and achievements | ||
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| Preceded by | Pittsburgh Penguins first round draft pick 2011 | Succeeded by |