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2023-24 Men's Hockey Roster

Kenzie Schmidt
Dylan Engel
Jackson Forderer/SPX
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Dave Eggen/Inertia
Perry Laskaris

6 Sam Morton

  • Class Graduate Student
  • Ht./Wt. 6-1 / 186
  • S/C L
  • DOB 1999
  • Hometown Lafayette, Colo.
  • Prev Team Wenatchee (BCHL)

Biography

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PRONUNCIATION:


Release: Morton Makes NHL Debut for Calgary Flames
Release: Morton Signs Professional Contract With Calgary Flames Organization

As a Maverick:
 Served as team captain in 2023-24… Served as an alternate captain in 2022-23...2020-21 and 2021-22 letterwinner... Finished with 102 games played, 44 goals, 32 assists and 76 points with 292 shots, 30 PIM and six game-winning goals.

2023-24: Hobey Baker Top-10 Finalist (only player from CCHA in 2023-24)... CCHA Player of the Year... CCHA Forward of the Year... First Team All-CCHA... CCHA Forward of the Month (January)... AHCA Krampade All-American Scholar... CSC Academic All-District... Minnesota State Don Buchanan Award - Senior Male Athlete of the Year... Led the CCHA with 24 goals (six more than second place)... Led CCHA with nine power play goals... Led CCHA with 151 shots... Led CCHA with 433 faceoff wins and faceoff wins per game (12.2) during conference play... Sixth in CCHA faceoff win percentage (.555)... Added 10 assists (eighth on team)... Led team and tied for eighth in CCHA plus-minus at plus-9... Skated in 37 games with one game-winning goal and nine multi-point games... Led team with five multi-goal games... Posted a trio of three point games... Scored two goals in CCHA quarterfinal vs. Northern Michigan (Mar. 9)... Posted two shots at Michigan Tech in CCHA Semifinals (Mar. 16)... Season high eight shots on goal on two occassions... Won 21-34 faceoffs at Ferris State (Nov. 11)... Two goals vs. Lake Superior State (Feb. 24)... Notched two goals and an assist vs. Bemidji State (Nov. 18)... Two goals and an assist at Ferris State (Nov. 11)... Two goals vs. St. Cloud State (Oct. 14)... Blocked 27 shots... Tallied 30 penalty minutes.

2022-23: Krampade All-American Scholar... CCHA Forward of the Week... CCHA All-Academic Team... CCHA Scholar Athlete... 6-2--8 in 10 games for the Mavericks... Scored both MSU goals in 2-1 win over Minnesota Duluth on October 15... Fourth on the squad with four power play goals... Scored two game-winning goals... Blocked five shots and collected two penalty minutes with a +1 rating... Recorded 28 shots on goal.

2021-22: 9-16--25 in 38 games played...Named All-Tournament at 2022 Frozen Four in Boston...Scored Minnesota State's lone goal in national championship game vs. Denver...Assisted on David Silye's goal in 5-1 win over Minnesota in national semi-final game...Named CCHA Forward of the Week after two-game sweep over St. Thomas (March 4-5). Had 3-2--5 in two-game CCHA playoff sweep over the Tommies.Had three assists in 5-0 win at Bowling Green (Feb. 5).

2020-21: Registered 5-4--9 in 17 games played in first season with Minnesota State...Three game-winning goals ranked second on the team...Including GWG, scored twice and assisted on another iin 6-3 victory at Lake Superior State (Jan. 16).

THE MORTON FILE:  Put up 11-20--31 in 26 games played with Wenatchee (BCHL) in 2019-20...Had 3-10--13 in 32 games of college hockey at Union (2018-19 and 2019-20)...Spent two seasons with Wenatchee (2016-17 and 2017-18) prior to joining Union, logging a total of 105 points (42g, 63a) through 131 games with the Wild… Helped Wenatchee to a Fred Page Championship (BCHL) and Doyle Cup Championship (Western Canada) in 2017-18 … Finished fifth on the Wild in scoring during the 2017-18 season with 35 goals and 44 assists.

Personal: Attended Monarch High School in Louisville, Colorado... Parents Karen and Matt... Bachelor's degree in Psychology... Working toward Master's degree in Industrial/Organizational Psychology... Hobbies include playing guitar.

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Historical Player Information

  • 6

    2020-21Junior

    F
    6'0" 174 lbs
    6
  • 6

    2021-22Junior

    F
    6'0" 177 lbs
    6
  • 6

    2022-23Senior

    F
    6'0" 182 lbs
    6
  • 6

    2023-24Graduate Student

    F
    6'1" 186 lbs
    6