Travis Morin
| Travis Morin | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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Morin with the Texas Stars in 2018 | |||
| Born |
January 9, 1984 Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Center | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Dallas Stars | ||
| NHL draft |
263rd overall, 2004 Washington Capitals | ||
| Playing career | 2007–2019 | ||
Travis Andrew Morin (born January 9, 1984) is an American former professional ice hockey center and current assistant coach. While he briefly played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Dallas Stars, he most notably played with the Stars' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Texas Stars. Morin appeared in 686 games for the Texas Stars across 10 seasons and had his jersey retired by the team following his retirement in 2019.
Early life
Morin was born on January 9, 1984, in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota.[1] He began playing organized hockey at the age of five and competed in the Brooklyn Park youth system through bantams.[2]
Playing career
Amateur
While enrolled at Osseo Senior High School, Morin competed with their varsity ice hockey team from 1999 to 2002.[1] After making the varsity squad as a sophomore in 1999,[3] Morin helped them clinch second place at the state championship.[2] In his junior year, Morin helped the Orioles maintain a 17–7–3 record and finish second in the newly founded Northwest Suburban Conference.[3] Before the start of his senior year at Osseo, Morin committed to play collegiate ice hockey with the Minnesota State Mavericks at Minnesota State University, Mankato.[4] He finished the 2001–02 season with 26 goals and 40 assists to help the Orioles finish with a 21–7 record.[2] His 66 points also usurped Trent Klatt's school record as the program's all-time point leader.[3] Morin was also named a finalist for Minnesota Mr. Hockey and chosen for the All-Metro First Team. He was also selected as the 2002 Metro Player of the Year by the Minneapolis Star Tribune. Once his high school career ended, Morin joined the Chicago Steel of the United States Hockey League (USHL).[2][5]
Despite going unranked by the NHL Central Scouting Bureau, Morin was selected by the Washington Capitals in the 9th round, 263rd overall, in the 2004 NHL entry draft.[6]
Collegiate
Morin competed with the Minnesota State Mavericks at Minnesota State University, Mankato, from 2003 to 2007, where he recorded 58 goals and 75 assists.[3]
Professional
In the 2008–09 season, Morin led the South Carolina Stingrays of the ECHL in points, with 88 in 71 games. He also led in assists with 63. He had 22 points in the playoffs, in which the Stingrays won their third Kelly Cup.
Morin joined the Texas Stars for the 2009–10 season after being recruited by Stars general manager Scott White.[7] After leading the Texas Stars to the Calder Cup finals in their inaugural season, Morin was signed by NHL affiliate Dallas Stars to a one-year contract on July 12, 2010.[8] Morin made his NHL Debut with the Stars during the 2010–11 season in a 3–1 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on January 26, 2011.[9] Morin played almost all of his professional career for the Texas Stars, though he saw limited action with Dallas in 2013–2014, gaining his only NHL point (an assist) during that time.
Morin again led the Texas Stars to the Calder Cup finals in 2014; the Stars would win the Calder Cup, and Morin was awarded the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy as the Most Valuable Player during the Cup finals.[10] Midway through the 2014–15 season, Morin signed a two-year contract extension with the Dallas Stars.[11]
On May 19, 2017, as an impending free agent, Morin opted to continue his tenure with Texas, signing a one-year AHL contract.[12]
After his 12th year in professional hockey, and 10th with Texas, Morin announced his retirement from playing on July 31, 2019, accepting a position within the Texas Stars as both a skills development coach in hockey operations and in a business development and community outreach role in the front office.[13]
He finished his career as the Texas Stars leader in games played, goals, assists and points and was announced to be the first player to have his number retired by Texas during the 2019–20 season on October 19, 2019.[13]
Personal life
Morin and his wife, Lindsey, have three sons together.[14]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1999–2000 | Osseo Senior High School | HS-MN | 20 | 22 | 30 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2000–01 | Osseo Senior High School | HS-MN | 20 | 22 | 31 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2001–02 | Osseo Senior High School | HS-MN | 20 | 23 | 31 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2001–02 | Chicago Steel | USHL | 20 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2002–03 | Chicago Steel | USHL | 60 | 21 | 26 | 47 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Minnesota State Mavericks | WCHA | 38 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Minnesota State Mavericks | WCHA | 36 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Minnesota State Mavericks | WCHA | 39 | 20 | 22 | 42 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Minnesota State Mavericks | WCHA | 38 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | South Carolina Stingrays | ECHL | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | South Carolina Stingrays | ECHL | 68 | 34 | 50 | 84 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 18 | ||
| 2007–08 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | South Carolina Stingrays | ECHL | 71 | 26 | 62 | 88 | 46 | 19 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 12 | ||
| 2008–09 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Texas Stars | AHL | 80 | 21 | 31 | 52 | 30 | 24 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 6 | ||
| 2010–11 | Texas Stars | AHL | 64 | 21 | 24 | 45 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Texas Stars | AHL | 76 | 13 | 53 | 66 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Texas Stars | AHL | 59 | 12 | 32 | 44 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2013–14 | Texas Stars | AHL | 66 | 32 | 56 | 88 | 52 | 21 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 12 | ||
| 2013–14 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Texas Stars | AHL | 63 | 22 | 41 | 63 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Texas Stars | AHL | 63 | 15 | 39 | 54 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 2016–17 | Texas Stars | AHL | 72 | 21 | 34 | 55 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Texas Stars | AHL | 75 | 10 | 51 | 61 | 36 | 22 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 16 | ||
| 2018–19 | Texas Stars | AHL | 68 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 691 | 175 | 386 | 561 | 360 | 87 | 23 | 41 | 64 | 46 | ||||
| NHL totals | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Awards and honors
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| College | ||
| All-WCHA Second Team | 2007 | |
| ECHL | ||
| Rookie of the Month (November) | 2007 | |
| Performer of the Year (+37) | 2009 | |
| First All-Star Team | 2009 | |
| Kelly Cup (South Carolina Stingrays) | 2009 | |
| Sportsmanship Award | 2009 | |
| AHL | ||
| Player of the Month (October) | 2013 | [15] |
| Player of the Month (January) | 2014 | [16] |
| All-Star Game | 2014, 2016 | |
| Calder Cup (Texas Stars) | 2014 | [10] |
| Jack A. Butterfield Trophy | 2014 | |
| First All-Star Team | 2014 | [17] |
| Les Cunningham Award | 2014 | [18] |
| John B. Sollenberger Trophy | 2014 | |
References
- ^ a b "Travis Morin". Elite Prospects. Retrieved July 6, 2025.
- ^ a b c d Rand, Michael (March 5, 2002). "Patient with the puck". Minnesota Star Tribune. Retrieved July 6, 2025 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d Wigness, Sam (April 23, 2015). "Osseo native Travis Morin reflects on past, looks forward". Minnesota Hockey Coaches Association. Retrieved July 6, 2025.
- ^ "5 minutes with Travis Morin". Grand Forks Herald. February 9, 2007. Retrieved July 6, 2025 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Boys' Hockey All-Metro First Team". Minnesota Star Tribune. March 5, 2002. Retrieved July 6, 2025 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ Snow, Chris (June 28, 2004). "Defensemen rich". Minnesota Star Tribune. Retrieved July 6, 2025 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Morin has come a long way for Stars". Austin American-Statesman. April 29, 2010. Retrieved July 7, 2025 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Stars Sign Gagnon & Morin To One-Year Deals". National Hockey League. July 12, 2010. Archived from the original on July 31, 2010. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
- ^ "Stars 3, Oilers 1". CBS Sports. January 26, 2011. Retrieved March 8, 2011.
- ^ a b "Texas Stars win Calder Cup". Intelligencer Journal/Lancaster New Era. June 18, 2014. Retrieved July 7, 2025 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Dallas Stars Sign Travis Morin to Contract Extension". Texas Stars. January 23, 2015. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
- ^ "Stars re-sign Morin for 2017-18". Texas Stars. May 19, 2017. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
- ^ a b "Travis Morin announces retirement, joins front office". Texas Stars. July 31, 2019. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
- ^ Shapiro, Sean (May 31, 2018). "From crosswords to Calder Cups, Travis Morin continues impressive AHL odyssey with Texas Stars". The Athletic. Archived from the original on July 7, 2025. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
- ^ "Travis Morin named AHL Player of the Month". The Dallas Morning News. November 1, 2013. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
- ^ "Travis Morin Named CCM/AHL Player of the Month". Texas Stars. February 3, 2014. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
- ^ "First and Second AHL All-Stars named". American Hockey League. April 15, 2014. Archived from the original on April 13, 2014. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
- ^ "Texas Stars Center Travis Morin Wins AHL Scoring Title". Texas Stars. April 20, 2014. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database