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Hurricaness Brad Morrison named CHL Player of the Week

Published on March 27, 2018 under Western Hockey League (WHL) News Release


Toronto, ON "" The Canadian Hockey League today announced that Brad Morrison of the Lethbridge Hurricanes is the CHL Player of the Week for the first week of playoff action ending March 25 after recording eight points in two games including three goals and five assists with a plus-minus rating of plus-4.

Morrison delivered back-to-back multi-point performances for the Hurricanes who opened the WHL Playoffs with a pair of victories against their Central Division opponent the Red Deer Rebels. In Game 1 on Friday night he scored once with an assist in a 6-0 shutout, then tallied a career-high six points in Game 2 on Saturday with two goals including the game-winner plus four assists as first star of the 8-3 win. The series resumes Tuesday night in Red Deer.

A 21-year-old from Prince George, B.C., Morrison is finishing his five-year WHL career in Lethbridge and was acquired by the Hurricanes from the Vancouver Giants midway through the 2017-18 campaign. He also spent four full seasons with his hometown Cougars who chose him seventh overall in the 2012 WHL Bantam Draft. This season Morrison produced a career-high 75 points in 74 games which included 40 points in 32 games with the Canes.

Also considered for the award this week was Columbus Blue Jackets prospect Vitalii Abramov of the Victoriaville Tigres who scored three goals and three assists for six points in two wins against the Gatineau Olympiques in first round QMJHL Playoffs action, and Arizona Coyotes prospect Noel Hoefenmayer of the Ottawa 67's who scored twice with four assists for six points in a two-game split against the Hamilton Bulldogs to open the Eastern Conference OHL Playoffs.

2017-18 CHL Players of the Week "" Playoffs:

Mar. 19 "" Mar. 25: Brad Morrison (Lethbridge Hurricanes)

2017-18 CHL Players of the Week "" Regular Season:

Mar. 12 "" Mar. 18: Dillon Dube (Kelowna Rockets)

Mar. 5 "" Mar. 11: Jayden Halbgewachs (Moose Jaw Warriors)

Feb. 26 "" Mar. 4: Maxime Comtois (Victoriaville Tigres)

Feb. 19 "" Feb. 25: Jordan Kyrou (Sarnia Sting)

Feb. 12 "" Feb. 18: Aaron Luchuk (Barrie Colts)

Feb. 5 "" Feb. 11: Maxime Comtois (Victoriaville Tigres)

Jan. 29 "" Feb. 4: Ty Ronning (Vancouver Giants)

Jan. 22 "" Jan. 28: Peter Abbandonato (Rouyn-Noranda Huskies)

Jan. 15 "" Jan. 21: Jordan Kyrou (Sarnia Sting)

Jan. 8 "" Jan. 14: Taylor Raddysh (Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds)

Jan. 1 "" Jan. 7: Owen Tippett (Mississauga Steelheads)

Dec. 25 "" Dec. 31: Ivan Kosorenkov (Victoriaville Tigres)

Dec. 11 "" Dec. 17: Morgan Frost (Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds)

Dec. 4 "" Dec. 10: Stelio Mattheos (Brandon Wheat Kings)

Nov. 27 "" Dec. 3: Alex Barré-Boulet (Blainville-Boisbriand Armada)

Nov. 20 "" Nov. 26: Cody Glass (Portland Winterhawks)

Nov. 13 "" Nov. 19: Cliff Pu (London Knights)

Nov. 6 "" Nov. 12: Aleksi Heponiemi (Swift Current Broncos)

Oct. 30 "" Nov. 5: Albert Michnac (Mississauga Steelheads)

Oct. 23 "" Oct. 29: Aaron Luchuk (Windsor Spitfires)

Oct. 16 "" Oct. 22: Drake Batherson (Cape Breton Screaming Eagles)

Oct. 9 "" Oct. 15: Tyler Soy (Victoria Royals)

Oct. 2 "" Oct. 8: Kale Clague (Brandon Wheat Kings)

Sept. 25 "" Oct. 1: Tyler Steenbergen (Swift Current Broncos)

Sept. 21 "" Sept. 24: Kole Lind (Kelowna Rockets)

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