Morrison is best known around this website for his crazy hot dog incident in the NHL. His love of junk food always stuck with him.
Morrison played in 117 NHL games and another 361 in the WHA. He scored a combined 140 goals and 303 points in his big league career.
Lately, he's been a volunteer assistant coach with the Union College Dutchwomen hockey team. He previously served a similar role with the RPI mens team.
He was a very popular person no matter where he went. He will be missed.
1 comment:
I'm very saddened to hear of the passing of George Morrison. He was my favorite player when I was a young fan of the Minnesota Fighting Saints.
In the final game of the 73-74 season, George needed 4 goals to reach 40 for the year. Well, George got his four goals, and in great style as well, setting a WHA record for the fastest hat trick in league history - 43 seconds! After the first one, he got the second some 16 or so seconds later and then he must have been stalling, taking nearly twice as long to net the third!
Of course, when you're hot like that your teammates will try to set you up for the rest of the night, especially knowing you need one more for the milestone 40th, which he was able to get, joining Connelly (42) and Walton (57) as those who hit 40 for the Fighting Saints that year.
Sadly, that remarkable record died with the WHA and is a forgotten achievement today, except in the pages of an old media guide and a young fan's aging memory.
Post a Comment