Elwyn Morris

{{short description|Canadian ice hockey player}}

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| image =

| caption =

| image_size = 225px

| position = Defence

| shoots = Right

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 8

| weight_lb = 187

| birth_date = {{birth date|1921|1|3}}

| birth_place = Toronto, Ontario, Canada

| death_date = {{death date and age|2000|2|6|1921|1|3}}

| death_place = Stratford, Ontario, Canada

| career_start = 1939

| career_end = 1955

| played_for= Toronto Maple Leafs
New York Rangers

}}

Elwyn Gordon "Moe" Morris (January 3, 1921 – February 6, 2000) was a Canadian ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League with the Toronto Maple Leafs and New York Rangers between 1943 and 1949. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1939 to 1955, was spent in various minor leagues. He was born in Toronto, Ontario.{{Cite web |url=http://www.canoe.com/HockeyTorontoArchive/feb8_lea.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000824162050/http://www.canoe.com/HockeyTorontoArchive/feb8_lea.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 24, 2000 |access-date=2015-06-29 }}

Playing career

Morris played 135 games over a five-year period from 1944 to 1949 in the National Hockey League for the Toronto Maple Leafs and New York Rangers. He scored 13 goals and added 29 assists for 42 points. He won the Stanley Cup in 1945 with the Toronto Maple Leafs. He also played for the Toronto Marlboros (Ontario Hockey Association) starting in 1943, until being called up by the Maple Leafs.

Career statistics

=Regular season and playoffs=

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! colspan="5"|Regular season

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! colspan="5"|Playoffs

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! Season

! Team

! League

! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM

! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM

1937–38

| Toronto Marlboros

| OHA

| 10

6390

| 6

3032
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| 1938–39

| Toronto Marlboros

| OHA

| 7

3140

| 2

1010
1939–40

| Toronto Marlboros

| OHA

| 19

1316299

| 5

1010
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| 1939–40

| Toronto Tip Tops

| TIHL

| 22

56116

| 3

0002
1939–40

| Toronto Ostrander Jewels

| TMHL

| 6

93124

| 4

3250
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| 1940–41

| Toronto Marlboros

| OHA

| 16

7172412

| 12

1452
1940–41

| Toronto Tip Tops

| TIHL

| 22

56116

| 3

0002
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1941–42

| Toronto Marlboros

| OHA

| 20

291117

| 6

0220
1941–42

| Toronto Kodaks

| TMHL

| 13

101

| 2

0110
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| 1942–43

| Toronto Navy

| TNDHL

| 11

610168

| 10

17815
1943–44

| Toronto Maple Leafs

| NHL

| 50

13213422

| 5

1232
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| 1943–44

| Toronto Ostrander Jewels

| TMHL

| 6

93124

| —

1944–45

| Toronto Maple Leafs

| NHL

| 29

02218

| 13

30314
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| 1945–46

| Toronto Maple Leafs

| NHL

| 38

15610

| —

1945–46

| Pittsburgh Hornets

| AHL

| 10

0770

| —

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| 1946–47

| Pittsburgh Hornets

| AHL

| 64

2151745

| 12

0226
1947–48

| Pittsburgh Hornets

| AHL

| 56

0131314

| 2

0000
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1948–49

| New York Rangers

| NHL

| 18

0118

| —

1948–49

| Providence Reds

| AHL

| 45

1181913

| 14

1014
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| 1949–50

| Providence Reds

| AHL

| 58

1121311

| 4

0220
1950–51

| Providence Reds

| AHL

| 69

8132118

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1951–52

| Providence Reds

| AHL

| 67

2171921

| 15

2244
1952–53

| Providence Reds

| AHL

| 51

4131713

| —

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| 1953–54

| Owen Sound Mercurys

| OHA Sr

| 52

9283712

| 10

0772
1953–54

| Owen Sound Mercurys

| Al-Cup

| —

| 7

0222
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1954–55

| Stratford Indians

| OHA Sr

| 50

11218

| —

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! colspan="3" | AHL totals

! 420 !! 18 !! 108 !! 126 !! 135

! 47 !! 3 !! 6 !! 9 !! 14

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! colspan="3" | NHL totals

! 135 !! 14 !! 29 !! 43 !! 58

! 18 !! 4 !! 2 !! 6 !! 16

References

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