Shaone Morrisonn

Infobox Ice Hockey Player


team = Washington Capitals
former_teams = Boston Bruins
league = NHL
position = Defence
shoots = Left
height_ft = 6
height_in = 3
weight_lb = 205
nickname = Mo
nationality = CAN
birth_date = Birth date and age|1982|12|23|mf=y
birth_place = Vancouver BC, CAN
draft = 19th overall
draft_year = 2001
draft_team = Boston Bruins
career_start = 2003

Shaone Morrisonn (born December 23, 1982 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for the Washington Capitals of the NHL.

Playing career

A veteran of the Kamloops Blazers of the WHL, Morrisonn was drafted in the 1st round, 19th overall by the Boston Bruins in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. He was later dealt to the Capitals on March 3, 2004 in the trade that sent Sergei Gonchar to the Bruins.

Morrisonn is often paired with 2007–08 NHL lead goal-scoring defenceman, Mike Green. He has been credited as a major contributor to Green's offensive explosion during the 2007–2008 season. [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/14/AR2008011402544.html] Green's numbers were far better during this season when he played with Morrisonn than without him. [http://japersrink.blogspot.com/2008/05/green-and-morrisonn.html]

Morrisonn has begun to prove himself as a tough, stay-at-home defenceman. During the 2008 NHL playoffs, Morrisonn played every game with a broken jaw and a separated shoulder as the team's number one defenceman. [http://japersrink.blogspot.com/2008/05/2007-08-rink-wrap-shaone-morrisonn.html]

In 2008, after a long negotiation with the Capitals, Morrisonn filed for arbitration as he wanted to stay with the team but could not come to an agreement on financial terms. On July 26, 2008, an arbitrator awarded a one-year contract worth $1.975 million. [http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=244496&lid=sublink01&lpos=headlines_nhl]

Career statistics

ee also

*List of NHL players
*List of NHL seasons
*List of WHL seasons
*List of AHL seasons

External links

* [http://www.washingtoncaps.com/team/player.asp?player_id=14 Washington Capitals Player Page]
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