Dean Morton
Morton in 2004
Born (1968-02-27) 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 19881993

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.[1]

He played in one NHL game for the Detroit Red Wings during the 1989–90 NHL season, and is one of only four players to score a goal in their only NHL game, along with Brad Fast, Samuel Henley, and Rolly Huard.[2]

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.[3]

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 GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
1984–85 Peterborough Voyageurs MIDG 4793847158
1985–86 Ottawa 67's OHL 1631432
1985–86 Oshawa Generals OHL 4826892 50009
1986–87 Oshawa Generals OHL 6211112165 23369112
1986–87 Oshawa Generals M-Cup 400019
1987–88 Oshawa Generals OHL 5761925187 700018
1988–89 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 6621517186 801113
1989–90 Detroit Red Wings NHL 11012
1989–90 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 7511516183 600030
1990–91 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 10000
1990–91 San Diego Gulls IHL 47066124
1990–91 Hampton Roads Admirals ECHL 21120 143101358
1991–92 Moncton Hawks AHL 611215
1991–92 Michigan Falcons CoHL 384192396
1992–93 Cincinnati Cyclones IHL 700044
1992–93 Brantford Smoke CoHL 3721719217 1513438
AHL totals 14843135384 1401143
NHL totals 10112

See also

References

  1. "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.
  2. John Kreiser (2011-07-22). "A look at some off-the-beaten-track NHL marks". NHL.com. Retrieved 2011-07-24.
  3. "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.
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