height_ft weight_lb birth_place draft_year team career_end position draft_team league height_in birth_date prospect_team article_title draft name prospect_league career_start
6 180 braintree , ma , usa 2002 san jose sharks 2009 forward san jose sharks nhl 0 14 july 1983 worcester sharks mike morris -lrb- ice hockey -rrb-
 27th overall mike morris ahl 2007
mike morris -lrb- ice hockey -rrb-

mike morris -lrb- born july 14 , 1983 -rrb- is a retired american professional ice hockey forward .
he was drafted in the first round , twenty-seventh overall , of the 2002 nhl entry draft by the san jose sharks , one of two nhl first round draft choices in history to attend northeastern university -lrb- the other being jamie oleksiak -rrb- .
morris was a star player at national prep hockey powerhouse st. sebastian 's , needham , massachusetts where he played and won the isl championship and the new england prep school championship .
overlooked because of his size by many of the top college programs , mike stayed local to play in hockey east on a full scholarship to northeastern university in boston where he played forward .
finishing second in team scoring in the 2004-05 season to hobey baker finalist jason guerriero , morris suffered a major concussion at year 's end and sat out the 2005-06 season -lrb- which would have been his senior year -rrb- .
he eventually received a medical red shirt exception to play in 2006-07 .
morris returned as co-captain for that season , in which he played in only 20 games due to ongoing injuries , but nonetheless finished third on the team in points with 18 .
morris spent the 07 -- 08 campaign playing for the worcester sharks -lrb- ahl -rrb- where he played in nine games , scoring two points .
he played in another 17 games for worcester in 08-09 season , scoring eleven points , after which he was released from his contract , and retired from professional hockey .
