- Stephane Morin
Infobox Ice Hockey Player
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played_for =Quebec Nordiques Vancouver Canucks
position = Centre
shoots = Left
height_ft = 6
height_in = 1
weight_lb = 175
nickname =
nationality = CAN
birth_date =March 27 ,1969
birth_place =Montreal ,Quebec
death_date = death date and age|1998|10|6|1969|3|27
death_place =Berlin ,Germany
draft = 43rd overall
draft_year = 1989
draft_team = Quebec Nordiques
career_start = 1989
career_end = 1998Stéphane Morin (
March 27 ,1969 -October 6 ,1998 ) was a Canadianice hockey player who played in theNational Hockey League between 1989 and 1994 with theQuebec Nordiques and theVancouver Canucks .Playing Career
Born in
Montreal ,Quebec , Morin played his junior hockey for theChicoutimi Sagueneens . He was passed over in the 1988 draft, but following a monster season in 1988-89 in which he led theQMJHL in scoring with 186 points, he was selected 43rd overall in the1989 NHL Entry Draft .Morin turned pro for the 1989-90 season, and spent most of the season with the
Halifax Citadels , where he performed well, earning a six-game callup to Quebec in which he picked up two assists. In 1990-91, he was called up mid-season and performed exceptionally well, notching 40 points in 48 games on a weak Quebec club to finish 4th in team scoring. However, this would represent the high-water mark of Morin's career, as he slid down the depth chart the following year and registered just 10 points in 30 games for the Nordiques, and found himself back in the minors for much of the season.Released by Quebec, Morin signed with the
Vancouver Canucks in 1992. He spent two seasons in Vancouver's system during which he dominated theAmerican Hockey League with theHamilton Canucks , but appeared in only 6 games for the NHL Canucks over that span, recording three points.After leaving the Vancouver organization, Morin signed on with the
Minnesota Moose of the International Hockey League. While Morin's skating ability was considered questionable and cited as the reason he failed to stick in the NHL, he was a gifted minor-league scorer with tremendous offensive skills, and he led the IHL in scoring with 114 points in 1994-95. He would spend four seasons in the IHL with the Moose and later theLong Beach Ice Dogs .Death
For the 1998-99 season, Morin signed in Germany with the
Berlin Capitals . OnOctober 6 ,1998 , in his 7th game with his new team, he was complaining of feeling unwell during the first period. Early in the second period, he collapsed at the bench as a result of heart failure, and medical staff were unable to revive him. He was pronounced dead at hospital, leaving a wife and newborn son.During his career, Morin appeared in 90 NHL games, recording 16 goals and 39 assists for 55 points, along with 52 penalty minutes.
ee also
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List of ice hockey players who died young External links
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*legendsofhockey|11142
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