Bernie Morris
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Bernard Patrick Morris - was a Canadian professional ice hockey
player. Morris played for the Seattle Metropolitans
of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association
. When the Metropolitans became the first U.S.-based team to win the Stanley Cup
in 1917, Morris scored 14 of Seattle's goals (in a best-of-five series). Morris also played for the Calgary Tigers
, the Boston Bruins
and various minor-league teams.
, Morris played for several senior teams in Manitoba and Saskatchewan before joining the Victoria Aristocrats of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association
(PCHA) in 1914. He moved over to Seattle the following season, and played eight seasons for Seattle, and was a member of the Stanley Cup
champion 1917 team. He had an outstanding 1917 series
, scoring 14 goals in four games.
Morris was scheduled to play in the ill-fated 1919 series
, but was arrested by the United States for alleged draft dodging and jailed. He received a sentence of two years, to be served at Alcatraz. He would not return to hockey until after the 1919–20 season. Charges were dropped in March 1920 and he would play in the 1920 series
for Seattle.
In October 1923, he was traded by Seattle to the Calgary Tigers
. Morris played for the Tigers in the 1924 series against Montreal. In all, Morris played a season and a half with Calgary before being traded again. Morris was traded to the Montreal Maroons
and on to the Boston Bruins
of the National Hockey League
(NHL) on January 3, 1925. He was released by Boston in February 1925, and he returned out west to play with the Regina Capitals
.
From 1925 until 1930, he finished his career with various teams in the minor California Pro League, the Can-Pro and International League.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
player. Morris played for the Seattle Metropolitans
Seattle Metropolitans
The Seattle Metropolitans were a professional ice hockey team based in Seattle, Washington which played in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association from 1915 to 1924. They won the Stanley Cup in 1917, becoming the first American team to do so...
of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association
Pacific Coast Hockey Association
The Pacific Coast Hockey Association was a professional men's ice hockey league in western Canada and the western United States, which operated from 1911 to 1924 when it then merged with the Western Canada Hockey League...
. When the Metropolitans became the first U.S.-based team to win the Stanley Cup
Stanley Cup
The Stanley Cup is an ice hockey club trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League playoffs champion after the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Finals. It has been referred to as The Cup, Lord Stanley's Cup, The Holy Grail, or facetiously as Lord Stanley's Mug...
in 1917, Morris scored 14 of Seattle's goals (in a best-of-five series). Morris also played for the Calgary Tigers
Calgary Tigers
The Calgary Tigers, often nicknamed the Bengals, were an ice hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada from 1920 until 1927 as members of the Big Four League, Western Canada Hockey League and Prairie Hockey League. The Tigers were revived in 1932, playing for a short-lived four years in the...
, the Boston Bruins
Boston Bruins
The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...
and various minor-league teams.
Playing career
Born in Brandon, ManitobaBrandon, Manitoba
Brandon is the second largest city in Manitoba, Canada, and is located in the southwestern area of the province. Brandon is the largest city in the Westman region of Manitoba. The city is located along the Assiniboine River. Spruce Woods Provincial Park and CFB Shilo are a relatively short distance...
, Morris played for several senior teams in Manitoba and Saskatchewan before joining the Victoria Aristocrats of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association
Pacific Coast Hockey Association
The Pacific Coast Hockey Association was a professional men's ice hockey league in western Canada and the western United States, which operated from 1911 to 1924 when it then merged with the Western Canada Hockey League...
(PCHA) in 1914. He moved over to Seattle the following season, and played eight seasons for Seattle, and was a member of the Stanley Cup
Stanley Cup
The Stanley Cup is an ice hockey club trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League playoffs champion after the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Finals. It has been referred to as The Cup, Lord Stanley's Cup, The Holy Grail, or facetiously as Lord Stanley's Mug...
champion 1917 team. He had an outstanding 1917 series
1917 Stanley Cup Finals
-See also:* 1916–17 NHA season* 1916–17 PCHA season...
, scoring 14 goals in four games.
Morris was scheduled to play in the ill-fated 1919 series
1919 Stanley Cup Finals
Seattle dominated Montreal under PCHA rules, scoring two in the first, three in the second and a further two in the third. Corbeau of Montreal was injured but finished the game and continued to play in the series as a substitute.-Game two:...
, but was arrested by the United States for alleged draft dodging and jailed. He received a sentence of two years, to be served at Alcatraz. He would not return to hockey until after the 1919–20 season. Charges were dropped in March 1920 and he would play in the 1920 series
1920 Stanley Cup Finals
-See also:* 1919–20 NHL season* 1919–20 PCHA season* List of Stanley Cup champions...
for Seattle.
In October 1923, he was traded by Seattle to the Calgary Tigers
Calgary Tigers
The Calgary Tigers, often nicknamed the Bengals, were an ice hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada from 1920 until 1927 as members of the Big Four League, Western Canada Hockey League and Prairie Hockey League. The Tigers were revived in 1932, playing for a short-lived four years in the...
. Morris played for the Tigers in the 1924 series against Montreal. In all, Morris played a season and a half with Calgary before being traded again. Morris was traded to the Montreal Maroons
Montreal Maroons
The Montreal Maroons was a professional men's ice hockey team in the National Hockey League . They played in the NHL from 1924 to 1938, winning the Stanley Cup in 1926 and 1935...
and on to the Boston Bruins
Boston Bruins
The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...
of the National Hockey League
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
(NHL) on January 3, 1925. He was released by Boston in February 1925, and he returned out west to play with the Regina Capitals
Regina Capitals
The Regina Capitals were a professional ice hockey team originally based in the city of Regina, Saskatchewan in the Western Canada Hockey League , founded in 1921.-Franchise history:...
.
From 1925 until 1930, he finished his career with various teams in the minor California Pro League, the Can-Pro and International League.
Awards
- PCHA First All-Star team: 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1922
- PCHA Second All-Star team: 1921, 1923