Morgan Ellis
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Born | Ellerslie, PEI, CAN |
April 30, 1992 ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
Weight | 196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shoots | Right | ||
NHL team (P) Cur. team |
Montreal Canadiens St. John's IceCaps (AHL) |
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NHL Draft | 117th overall, 2010 Montreal Canadiens |
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Playing career | 2012–present |
Morgan Ellis (born April 30, 1992) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing within the Montreal Canadiens organization of the National Hockey League (NHL). Ellis was selected by the Canadiens in the 4th round (117th overall) of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.
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Playing career
Ellis played four seasons (2008 – 2012) of major junior hockey in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL), scoring 27 goals and 96 assists for 123 points, while earning 222 penalty minutes, in 237 QMJHL games. He was recognized for his outstanding performance during the 2011–12 season when he was selected to receive the Kevin Lowe Trophy as the league's best defensive defenceman,[1] and was also named to the 2011–12 QMJHL Second All-Star Team.[2] Ellis, who played the majority of his career with the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles, was traded to the Shawinigan Cataractes in December 2011, and would help them capture the 2012 Memorial Cup that following April.[3]
Ellis was drafted 117th overall by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft. On March 1, 2012, Ellis was signed to a three-year entry-level contract.[4] He was assigned to play the 2012–13 season in the American Hockey League with the Hamilton Bulldogs where he skated in 71 games, registering 4 goals and 4 assists for 8 points, along with 57 penalty minutes, in his first professional season.
On June 1, 2015, Ellis was signed to a one year, two-way contract extension by the Canadiens.[5]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2008–09 | Cape Breton Screaming Eagles | QMJHL | 52 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 45 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
2009–10 | Cape Breton Screaming Eagles | QMJHL | 60 | 4 | 25 | 29 | 56 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | ||
2010–11 | Cape Breton Screaming Eagles | QMJHL | 65 | 8 | 28 | 36 | 65 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
2011–12 | Cape Breton Screaming Eagles | QMJHL | 34 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12 | Shawinigan Cataractes | QMJHL | 26 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 38 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6 | ||
2012–13 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 71 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2013–14 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 59 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014–15 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 27 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014–15 | Wheeling Nailers | ECHL | 39 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
2015–16 | St. John's IceCaps | AHL | 73 | 16 | 26 | 42 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2015–16 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
International
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2008 | Canada Atlantic | U17 | 8th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
2009 | Canada Atlantic | U17 | 9th | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
Junior totals | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Awards and honours
Award | Year | Ref |
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Kevin Lowe Trophy QMJHL Best Defensive Defenceman | 2011–12 | [6] |
QMJHL Second All-Star Team | 2011–12 | [7] |
Memorial Cup Championship | 2012 | [8] |
References
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External links
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- Morgan Ellis's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Morgan Ellis's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
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- Living people
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