Coyotes Goalie Mike Morrison Assigned To RoadRunners
Published on November 30, 2006 under ECHL (ECHL)
Phoenix RoadRunners News Release
PHOENIX, Ariz. - The Phoenix RoadRunners of the ECHL, a proud affiliate of the Phoenix Coyotes and the San Antonio Rampage, have announced that goaltender Mike Morrison has been assigned to the club by the Coyotes from San Antonio of the American Hockey League.
Morrison, 27, is 0-3-0 in four appearances with the Coyotes this season. The Medford, Mass. native and fifth-year professional signed with Phoenix as a free agent on July 2. In his first full season in the NHL in 2005-06, Morrison posted a combined record of 11-4-3 with a 2.95 goals against average and a .882% save percentage in 25 games between the Edmonton Oilers and the Ottawa Senators. He was named the NHL's "Defensive Player of the Week" for the week ending Nov. 27, 2005 after going 3-0-0 with a 1.58 goals against average and a .933% save percentage. Selected by the Oilers in the seventh round at the 1998 NHL Entry Draft, Morrison became the 274th former ECHL to play in the NHL after he was recalled from Greenville on Oct. 24, 2005 and made his NHL debut on Nov. 7, 2005 at Dallas.
In a separate transaction, the RoadRunners have released goaltender Kevin Reiter. Reiter was 4-2-0 in seven games with the RoadRunners with a 3.46 goals against average and a .893% save percentage.
The RoadRunners conclude their four-game homestand as they finish a two-game series with the Utah Grizzlies at 7:11 p.m. Thursday. It's the first "Thirsty Thursday" of the season presented by Alice Cooper'stown. Head to Cooper'stown following the game, present your RoadRunners' game ticket, collect your special "Thirsty Thursday" cup, and enjoy $2 Budweiser and Bud Light drafts and free soda for the rest of the evening. Doors open at 6:00 p.m.
Individual game tickets for the 2006-07 regular season start as low $7 in the lower section and can be purchased at the US Airways Center Box Office and at all Ticketmaster outlets including Ticketmaster.com. Information on season tickets, half-season packages, and flex plans are available by calling (602) 462-GOAL.
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