Morris Titanic

{{Infobox ice hockey player

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| position = Left wing

| played_for = Buffalo Sabres

| shoots = Left

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 1

| weight_lb = 180

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1953|1|7}}

| birth_place = Toronto, Ontario, Canada

| draft = 12th overall

| draft_team = Buffalo Sabres

| draft_year = 1973

| wha_draft = 17th overall

| wha_draft_year = 1973

| wha_draft_team = Quebec Nordiques

| career_start = 1970

| career_end = 1980

}}

Morris Steven Titanic (born January 7, 1953) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He was selected 12th overall in the 1973 NHL Entry Draft by the Buffalo Sabres and played 19 games with them between 1974 and 1975. The Quebec Nordiques of the World Hockey Association drafted him in the 2nd round, 17th overall of the WHA Draft the same year, but he never played in that league.

Playing career

Titanic was born in Toronto, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 1965 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Faustina minor ice hockey team.{{cite web|url=https://www.publicationsports.com/ressources/files/439/Joueurs_Pro.pdf|title=Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA |year=2018 |website=Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament|access-date=January 4, 2019}} Titanic then played for the Sudbury Wolves during their inaugural season in the Ontario Hockey Association. He recorded 121 points during the 1972–73 season to become the first player from the Wolves to be drafted into the NHL. He was selected 12th overall by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1973 NHL Draft.{{cite web |title=The Sudbury Wolves' First NHL Draft Pick: Morris Titanic |url=http://sudburywolves.com/article/the-sudbury-wolves-first-nhl-draft-pick-morris-titanic |website=sudburywolves.com |accessdate=March 15, 2019 |date=June 5, 2018}}

He posted no points in 19 career NHL games with the Sabres, but later distinguished himself with the International Hockey League's Milwaukee Admirals. A knee injury sunk Titanic's career during the 1979–80 season while he was playing for the Rochester Americans. In 2013 Titanic and nine other former NHL players sued the NHL and Gary Bettman over concussions suffered during the game.{{cite news |last1=Proteau |first1=Adam |title=Group of retired NHLers sue league over concussions; is a day of reckoning on the horizon? |url=https://thehockeynews.com/news/article/group-of-retired-nhlers-sue-league-over-concussions-is-a-day-of-reckoning-on-the-horizon |newspaper=The Hockey News |accessdate=November 29, 2018 |date=November 26, 2013}}

Coaching career

After retiring, Titanic became the head coach of the Buffalo Jr. Sabres, where he coached players such as Bob Beers and Todd Krygier.[http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=323255 NHL.com – Unforgettable] Titanic currently is a permanent member of the Buffalo Sabres Alumni Hockey Team.

Career statistics

=Regular season and playoffs=

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bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"\| ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"\| ! colspan="5"\|Regular season ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"\| ! colspan="5"\|Playoffs
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season ! Team ! League ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM
1970–71 \| Niagara Falls Flyers \| OHA \| 59	27	17	44	61 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1971–72 \| Niagara Falls Flyers \| OHA \| 64	29	28	57	105 \| —	—	—	—	—
1972–73 \| Sudbury Wolves \| OHA \| 63	61	60	121	80 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1973–74 \| Cincinnati Swords \| AHL \| 62	31	28	59	47 \| 5	4	2	6	0
1974–75 \| Hershey Bears \| AHL \| 34	9	17	26	64 \| 6	3	3	6	16
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1974–75 \| Buffalo Sabres \| NHL \| 17	0	0	0	0 \| —	—	—	—	—
1975–76 \| Hershey Bears \| AHL \| 35	6	13	19	10 \| 10	2	1	3	8
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1975–76 \| Buffalo Sabres \| NHL \| 2	0	0	0	0 \| —	—	—	—	—
1977–78 \| Hershey Bears \| AHL \| 69	10	20	30	54 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1978–79 \| Milwaukee Admirals \| IHL \| 75	26	44	70	31 \| 8	3	1	4	0
1979–80 \| Rochester Americans \| AHL \| 25	3	3	6	6 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" \| AHL totals ! 225 !! 59 !! 81 !! 140 !! 181 ! 21 !! 9 !! 6 !! 15 !! 24
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" \| NHL totals ! 19 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 ! — !! — !! — !! — !! —