# Lew Morrison

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{{short description|Canadian ice hockey player (1948–2023)}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| image = File:Lew Morrison 1973.jpg
| image_size = 180px
| position = [Right Wing](/source/Right_Wing_(ice_hockey))
| shoots = Right
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 0
| weight_lb = 185
| played_for = [Philadelphia Flyers](/source/Philadelphia_Flyers)<br>[Atlanta Flames](/source/Atlanta_Flames)<br>[Washington Capitals](/source/Washington_Capitals)<br>[Pittsburgh Penguins](/source/Pittsburgh_Penguins)
| birth_date = {{birth date|1948|02|11}}
| birth_place = [Gainsborough, Saskatchewan](/source/Gainsborough%2C_Saskatchewan), Canada
| death_date = {{death date and age|2023|07|15|1948|02|11}}
| death_place = [Hartney, Manitoba](/source/Hartney%2C_Manitoba), Canada
| draft = 8th overall
| draft_year = 1968
| draft_team = [Philadelphia Flyers](/source/Philadelphia_Flyers)
| career_start = 1968
| career_end = 1978
}}

'''Henry Lewis Morrison''' (February 11, 1948 – July 15, 2023) was a Canadian professional [ice hockey](/source/ice_hockey) player who played 564 [National Hockey League](/source/National_Hockey_League) (NHL) games for the [Philadelphia Flyers](/source/Philadelphia_Flyers), [Atlanta Flames](/source/Atlanta_Flames), [Washington Capitals](/source/Washington_Capitals), and [Pittsburgh Penguins](/source/Pittsburgh_Penguins) between 1969 and 1978. Morrison played junior with the [Flin Flon Bombers](/source/Flin_Flon_Bombers) of the [Western Canada Hockey League](/source/Western_Hockey_League), and was selected by the Flyers 8th overall in the [1968 NHL Amateur Draft](/source/1968_NHL_Amateur_Draft). He made his professional debut that year with the Flyers' [American Hockey League](/source/American_Hockey_League) affiliate, the [Quebec Aces](/source/Quebec_Aces), and joined Philadelphia for the [1969–70 season](/source/1969%E2%80%9370_NHL_season). After three seasons with the Flyers Morrison was claimed by the expansion [Atlanta Flames](/source/Atlanta_Flames) in 1972, and played two seasons there before joining another expansion team, the [Washington Capitals](/source/Washington_Capitals). He briefly played for Washington before being traded to the [Pittsburgh Penguins](/source/Pittsburgh_Penguins), where he would play the last four years of his career.

Morrison was born in [Gainsborough, Saskatchewan](/source/Gainsborough%2C_Saskatchewan) and raised in [Hartney, Manitoba](/source/Hartney%2C_Manitoba). 
He was elected into the [Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame](/source/Manitoba_Hockey_Hall_of_Fame) in 2017. <ref> {{url|http://mbhockeyhallof fame.ca/people/lew-morrison/}} </ref> 
He died on July 15, 2023, at the age of 75.<ref>{{cite news |title=Flyers Family Mourns Passing of Lew Morrison |url=https://www.nhl.com/flyers/news/flyers-family-mourns-passing-of-lew-morrison/c-345353474 |access-date=17 July 2023 |publisher=NHL |date=16 July 2023}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
thumb|Lew Morrison in 1972 for Atlanta Flames
===Regular season and playoffs===
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em"
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! colspan="5"|[Regular season](/source/Regular_season)
! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! colspan="5"|[Playoffs](/source/Playoffs)
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! [Season](/source/Season_(sports))
! Team
! League
! GP !! [G](/source/Goal_(ice_hockey)) !! [A](/source/Assist_(ice_hockey)) !! [Pts](/source/Point_(ice_hockey)) !! [PIM](/source/Penalty_(ice_hockey))
! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM
|-
| [1967–68](/source/1967%E2%80%9368_WCHL_season)
| [Flin Flon Bombers](/source/Flin_Flon_Bombers)
| [WCHL](/source/Western_Hockey_League)
| 56 || 26 || 23 || 49 || 31
| 15 || 7 || 1 || 8 || 15
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [1968–69](/source/1968%E2%80%9369_AHL_season)
| [Quebec Aces](/source/Quebec_Aces)
| [AHL](/source/American_Hockey_League)
| 70 || 12 || 13 || 25 || 24
| 15 || 4 || 5 || 9 || 6
|-
| [1969–70](/source/1969%E2%80%9370_NHL_season)
| [Philadelphia Flyers](/source/Philadelphia_Flyers)
| [NHL](/source/National_Hockey_League)
| 66 || 9 || 10 || 19 || 19
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [1970–71](/source/1970%E2%80%9371_NHL_season)
| Philadelphia Flyers
| NHL
| 78 || 5 || 7 || 12 || 25
| 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2
|-
| [1971–72](/source/1971%E2%80%9372_AHL_season)
| [Richmond Robins](/source/Richmond_Robins)
| AHL
| 12 || 4 || 5 || 9 || 2
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [1971–72](/source/1971%E2%80%9372_NHL_season)
| Philadelphia Flyers
| NHL
| 58 || 5 || 5 || 10 || 26
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [1972–73](/source/1972%E2%80%9373_NHL_season)
| [Atlanta Flames](/source/Atlanta_Flames)
| NHL
| 78 || 6 || 9 || 15 || 19
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [1973–74](/source/1973%E2%80%9374_NHL_season)
| Atlanta Flames
| NHL
| 52 || 1 || 4 || 5 || 0
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [1974–75](/source/1974%E2%80%9375_AHL_season)
| Richmond Robins
| AHL
| 9 || 7 || 4 || 11 || 8
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [1974–75](/source/1974%E2%80%9375_NHL_season)
| [Washington Capitals](/source/Washington_Capitals)
| NHL
| 18 || 0 || 4 || 4 || 6
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| 1974–75
| [Pittsburgh Penguins](/source/Pittsburgh_Penguins)
| NHL
| 52 || 7 || 5 || 12 || 4
| 9 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [1975–76](/source/1975%E2%80%9376_NHL_season)
| Pittsburgh Penguins
| NHL
| 78 || 4 || 5 || 9 || 8
| 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
| [1976–77](/source/1976%E2%80%9377_NHL_season)
| Pittsburgh Penguins
| NHL
| 76 || 2 || 1 || 3 || 0
| 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [1977–78](/source/1977%E2%80%9378_NHL_season)
| Pittsburgh Penguins
| NHL
| 8 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 0
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [1977–78](/source/1977%E2%80%9378_AHL_season)
| [Binghamton Dusters](/source/Binghamton_Dusters)
| AHL
| 65 || 6 || 14 || 20 || 6
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | NHL totals
! 564 !! 39 !! 52 !! 91 !! 107
! 17 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 2
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{icehockeystats|legends=13783}}

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{{succession box | before = [Serge Bernier](/source/Serge_Bernier) | title = [Philadelphia Flyers' first-round draft pick](/source/List_of_Philadelphia_Flyers_draft_picks) | years = [1968](/source/1968_NHL_Amateur_Draft) | after = [Bob Currier](/source/Bob_Currier)}}
{{s-end}}

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Category:1948 births
Category:2023 deaths
Category:Atlanta Flames players
Category:20th-century Canadian sportsmen
Category:Binghamton Dusters players
Category:Canadian ice hockey right wingers
Category:Canadian people of Scottish descent
Category:Flin Flon Bombers players
Category:Ice hockey people from Manitoba
Category:Ice hockey people from Saskatchewan
Category:NHL first-round draft picks
Category:Philadelphia Flyers draft picks
Category:Philadelphia Flyers players
Category:Pittsburgh Penguins players
Category:Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
Category:Quebec Aces (AHL) players
Category:Richmond Robins players
Category:Washington Capitals players

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