K-Wings bring back Morrison

KALAMAZOO, Mich. – The Kalamazoo Wings, ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Vancouver Canucks, announced that forward Brad Morrison has been signed to a contract for the 2023-24 season.

Morrison, 26, returns to Kalamazoo after scoring 30 points (13g-17a) in 39 games played between the K-Wings and Florida Everblades last season. He started 2022-23 with HK Nitra (Slovakia) and was acquired by Kalamazoo via trade with Florida last March.

The Prince George, British Columbia native is starting his sixth professional season with stops in the ECHL (Fort Wayne, Indy and Reading), American Hockey League (Lehigh Valley, Ontario and Rockford), the ICEHL (HC Pustertal) and Slovakia.

Before starting his professional career, Morrison was drafted by the New York Rangers in the fourth round of the 2015 NHL Entry Draft and played parts of six seasons in the Western Hockey League from 2013-18 with Prince George, Lethbridge and Vancouver, totaling 266 points (116g-150a) in 334 games.