David Morisset (ice hockey)

David Morisset (born April 6, 1981) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward who played briefly in the National Hockey League for the Florida Panthers.

David Morisset
Born (1981-04-06) April 6, 1981
Langley, British Columbia, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 191 lb (87 kg; 13 st 9 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Right
Played for Florida Panthers
NHL Draft 65th overall, 2000
St. Louis Blues
Playing career 2001–2005

Playing career

As a youth, Morriset played in the 1994 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Langley, British Columbia.[1]

Morriset was selected by the St. Louis Blues in the second round, 65th overall, in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft. Morisset played major junior hockey in the Western Hockey League for the Seattle Thunderbirds when his NHL rights were traded by the Blues to the Florida Panthers in exchange for Scott Mellanby.[2] Morriset made his professional debut in the 2001–02 season with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers of the American Hockey League before he was recalled to the Panthers to make his NHL debut and feature in four games. Morisset retired from professional hockey after an attempted return from injury with the Idaho Steelheads of the ECHL in 2005.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1997–98 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 58 6 2 8 104 5 1 0 1 6
1998–99 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 17 4 0 4 31 11 1 1 2 22
1999–2000 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 60 23 34 57 69 7 3 4 7 12
2000–01 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 61 32 36 68 95 9 4 2 6 12
2001–02 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 62 9 10 19 46 19 0 1 1 13
2001–02 Florida Panthers NHL 4 0 0 0 5 — — — — —
2002–03 San Antonio Rampage AHL 30 3 3 6 13 — — — — —
2004–05 Idaho Steelheads ECHL 30 7 10 17 27 — — — — —
AHL totals 92 12 13 25 59 19 0 1 1 13
NHL totals 4 0 0 0 5 — — — — —

International
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
1998 Canada U18 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3 4 1 5 6
2001 Canada WJC 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7 0 1 1 18
Junior totals 10 4 2 6 24

References
  1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2019. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
  2. "Blues carry the day at NHL trade deadline". CBC Sports. February 9, 2001. Retrieved February 9, 2001.
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