Peter Morris (ice hockey)
{{short description|Canadian ice hockey player}}{{Other people|Peter Morris}}{{Infobox ice hockey player
| name = Peter Morris
| image =
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| position = Left wing
| played_for = Edmonton Oilers (WHA)
| shoots = Left
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 8
| weight_lb = 165
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1955|6|29}}
| birth_place = Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
| draft = 103rd overall
| draft_team = Pittsburgh Penguins
| draft_year = 1975
| wha_draft = 21st overall
| wha_draft_team = Edmonton Oilers
| wha_draft_year = 1975
| career_start = 1975
| career_end = 1985
}}
Peter Morris (born June 29, 1955) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey winger who played in the World Hockey Association (WHA).{{cite web|title=1975 NHL Amateur Draft -- Peter Morris|url=http://hockeydraftcentral.com/1975/75103.html|publisher=Hockey Draft Central|accessdate=March 27, 2014}}
Career
Drafted in the sixth round of the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft by the Pittsburgh Penguins, Morris opted to play in the WHA after being selected by the Edmonton Oilers in the second round of the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft. He played parts of two WHA seasons for the Oilers.{{cite web |title=Peter Morris at eliteprospects.com |url=https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/264161/peter-morris |website=www.eliteprospects.com |access-date=October 16, 2023}}
Personal life
Morris's father, Frank Morris, played in the Canadian Football League.
Career statistics
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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Regular season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Playoffs | ||||||||
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! Season ! Team ! League ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM | ||||||||
| 1972–73
| WCHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1973–74 | Victoria Cougars | WCHL | 66 | 24 | 22 | 46 | 97
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1974–75
| Victoria Cougars | WCHL | 70 | 43 | 72 | 115 | 173
| 12 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 35 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1975–76 | WHA | 75 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 34
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 1975–76
| WIHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1976–77 | AHL | 15 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 22
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1976–77
| Edmonton Oilers | WHA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1977–78 | Spokane Flyers | WIHL | — | 34 | 37 | 71 | —
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1978–79
| Spokane Flyers | PHL | 43 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 40
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1979–80 | WIHL | 40 | 23 | 26 | 49 | 128
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1980–81
| Cranbrook Royals | WIHL | 40 | 25 | 39 | 64 | —
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1981–82 | Cranbrook Royals | WIHL | — | 25 | 28 | 53 | 55
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1982–83
| Spokane Flyers | WIHL | 48 | 30 | 40 | 70 | 65
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1983–84 | Spokane Flyers | WIHL | 40 | 26 | 48 | 74 | 24
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1984–85
| Spokane Flyers | WIHL | 31 | 31 | 37 | 68 | 24
| — | — | — | — | — |
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! colspan="3" | WHA totals ! ALIGN="center" | 78 ! ALIGN="center" | 7 ! ALIGN="center" | 13 ! ALIGN="center" | 20 ! ALIGN="center" | 36 ! ALIGN="center" | 3 ! ALIGN="center" | 0 ! ALIGN="center" | 1 ! ALIGN="center" | 1 ! ALIGN="center" | 7 | ||||||||
| ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | WIHL totals ! ALIGN="center" | 201 ! ALIGN="center" | 194 ! ALIGN="center" | 255 ! ALIGN="center" | 449 ! ALIGN="center" | 298 ! ALIGN="center" | — ! ALIGN="center" | — ! ALIGN="center" | — ! ALIGN="center" | — ! ALIGN="center" | — |
References
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External links
- {{Ice hockey stats}}
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Category:Canadian ice hockey left wingers
Category:Edmonton Oilers (WHA) draft picks
Category:Edmonton Oilers (WHA) players
Category:Ice hockey people from Edmonton
Category:Pittsburgh Penguins draft picks
Category:Springfield Indians players
Category:Victoria Cougars (WHL) players
Category:Western International Hockey League players
Category:20th-century Canadian sportsmen
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