Dean Morton
| Dean Morton | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Morton in 2004 | |||
| Born |
February 27, 1968 Peterborough, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for | Detroit Red Wings | ||
| NHL draft |
148th overall, 1986 Detroit Red Wings | ||
| Playing career | 1988–1993 | ||
Dean Morton (born February 27, 1968) is a Canadian former ice hockey referee in the National Hockey League (NHL), and a former defenceman who played one game in the NHL in 1989.
Biography
As a youth, Morton played in the 1981 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Peterborough, Ontario.
He played in one NHL game for the Detroit Red Wings during the 1989–90 NHL season, and is one of only five players to score a goal in their only NHL game, along with Brad Fast, Samuel Henley, Rolly Huard and Yegor Korshkov.
He received media attention on HBO's 24/7 Winter Classic special when a post-game dressing room scene showed him being congratulated for a "ballsy call" by partner Stephen Walkom. The call in question was a goaltender interference call to disallow a goal by the Pittsburgh Penguins that would have tied the game against the Washington Capitals.
Dean Morton officiated his final NHL game on March 12, 2022, in Calgary, Alberta at the Saddledome, in a game between the Calgary Flames and the Detroit Red Wings.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1984–85 | Peterborough Voyageurs | MIDG | 47 | 9 | 38 | 47 | 158 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Ottawa 67's | OHL | 16 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Oshawa Generals | OHL | 48 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 92 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | ||
| 1986–87 | Oshawa Generals | OHL | 62 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 165 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 112 | ||
| 1986–87 | Oshawa Generals | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | ||
| 1987–88 | Oshawa Generals | OHL | 57 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 187 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| 1988–89 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 66 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 186 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | ||
| 1989–90 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 75 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 183 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| 1990–91 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | San Diego Gulls | IHL | 47 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 124 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Hampton Roads Admirals | ECHL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 58 | ||
| 1991–92 | Moncton Hawks | AHL | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Michigan Falcons | CoHL | 38 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 96 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Cincinnati Cyclones | IHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Brantford Smoke | CoHL | 37 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 217 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 38 | ||
| AHL totals | 148 | 4 | 31 | 35 | 384 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 43 | ||||
| NHL totals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
See also
References
- ↑ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-01-17.
- ↑ John Kreiser (2011-07-22). "A look at some off-the-beaten-track NHL marks". NHL.com. Archived from the original on September 19, 2011. Retrieved 2011-07-24.
- ↑ "HBO'S 24/7 PENGUINS-CAPITALS, EPISODE 2 RECAP: THE NEW JERSEY CAPITALS, AND REFEREES ARE PEOPLE TOO". Archived from the original on December 25, 2010. Retrieved December 28, 2010.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database