Gavin Morgan

For the Australian footballer, see Gavin Morgan (footballer).

Gavin Morgan (born July 9, 1976) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward. He played six games in the National Hockey League for the Dallas Stars during the 2003–04 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1999 to 2010, was mainly spent in the minor American Hockey League. After his playing career Morgan worked as an assistant coach with the University of Alabama-Huntsville for several years.

Gavin Morgan
Morgan with the Rockford IceHogs in 2007
Born	(1976-07-09) July 9, 1976 (age 48) Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position	Centre
Shot	Right
Played for	Vålerenga Vienna Capitals EHC Basel Dallas Stars
Playing career	1999–2010

Playing career

As a youth, Morgan played in the 1990 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Marlboros minor ice hockey team.^[1]

Morgan started his career with the junior hockey team Wexford Raiders in 1992. He graduated from the University of Denver, where he played four seasons with the Denver Pioneers, in 1999.^{[citation needed]}

Morgan made his professional début in the 1999–00 season, when he split his time between the IHL's Utah Grizzlies, Long Beach Ice Dogs and WCHL's Idaho Steelheads, before earning a regular roster spot with Utah in 2000–01.^{[citation needed]}

He went on to play three seasons with Utah before joining the AHL's Hershey Bears in 2003–04. Even though he spent the majority of the season in Hershey, Morgan made his NHL début, with the Dallas Stars, during the season.^[2] He got 21 penalty minutes during his six games in the NHL.^{[citation needed]}

In the summer of 2004 Morgan was acquired by the Montreal Canadiens, but was immediately sent to the AHL and the Hamilton Bulldogs. He played one season for the Bulldogs, before moving to Switzerland and Basel. He went back to the AHL, playing for the Peoria Rivermen and the Rockford IceHogs, in between a short spell at Austrian team Vienna Capitals. In 2008, Morgan joined Norwegian team Vålerenga.^[3]

Coaching career

On August 27, 2010, Morgan was named an assistant coach at the University of Alabama in Huntsville.^[4]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1992–93	Wexford Raiders	MetJAHL		3	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Wexford Raiders	MetJAHL		49	18	32	50	91		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Wexford Raiders	MetJAHL		49	26	39	65	170		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	University of Denver	WCHA		28	2	9	11	47		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	University of Denver	WCHA		41	8	15	23	46		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	University of Denver	WCHA		37	9	8	17	42		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	University of Denver	WCHA		40	13	16	29	85		—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	Idaho Steelheads	WCHL		54	17	33	50	150		3	0	3	3	4
1999–00	Long Beach Ice Dogs	IHL		7	0	1	1	10		—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	Utah Grizzlies	IHL		10	0	2	2	4		2	1	0	1	2
2000–01	Utah Grizzlies	IHL		79	7	14	21	187		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Utah Grizzlies	AHL		76	8	24	32	249		5	0	1	1	2
2002–03	Utah Grizzlies	AHL		73	15	24	39	244		2	0	1	1	17
2003–04	Dallas Stars	NHL		6	0	0	0	21		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Hershey Bears	AHL		67	10	23	33	152		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Hamilton Bulldogs	AHL		76	10	23	33	147		4	0	0	0	6
2005–06	EHC Basel	NLA		10	1	3	4	38		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Peoria Rivermen	AHL		73	18	22	40	116		4	0	1	1	6
2006–07	Vienna Capitals	EBEL		24	7	12	19	117		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Peoria Rivermen	AHL		54	4	15	19	93		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Rockford IceHogs	AHL		47	2	9	11	95		11	1	1	2	24
2008–09	Vålerenga	NOR		39	10	24	34	163		16	0	3	3	28
2009–10	Reading Royals	ECHL		20	2	13	15	30		12	3	4	7	10
2009–10	Hershey Bears	AHL		13	1	1	2	20		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	San Antonio Rampage	AHL		47	8	9	17	42		—	—	—	—	—
AHL totals				526	76	150	226	1158		26	1	4	5	55
NHL totals				6	0	0	0	21		—	—	—	—	—