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 (age 44) 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.^{[citation needed]} 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.^{[citation needed]}

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			3	4	1	5	6
2001	Canada	WJC			7	0	1	1	18
Junior totals					10	4	2	6	24