George Morrison (ice hockey), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

George Morrison (ice hockey)

Canadian ice hockey player

Date of Birth: 24-Dec-1948

Place of Birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Date of Death: 12-Nov-2008

Profession: ice hockey player

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About George Morrison (ice hockey)

  • George Harold Morrison (December 24, 1948 – November 12, 2008) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 361 games in the World Hockey Association and 115 games in the National Hockey League.
  • He played for the St.
  • Louis Blues, Minnesota Fighting Saints and Calgary Cowboys.
  • Morrison was born in Toronto, Ontario. In the last game of the 73-74 WHA season, Morrison set a WHA record for the fastest hat trick in league history—scoring three goals within 43 seconds.
  • He later scored his fourth goal of the game allowing him to reach the 40 goal milestone for the season.
  • He was also an NCAA Champion player at the University of Denver.
  • He was inducted into the Denver University Athletic Hall of Fame in 2012.
  • As a youth, Morrison played in the 1961 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Scarboro Lions.He died in Schenectady, New York in 2008 at the age of 59 from brain cancer.

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