Brenden Morrow

Who is Brenden Morrow?

Brenden Morrow is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who played for the Dallas Stars, Pittsburgh Penguins, St. Louis Blues and Tampa Bay Lightning in the National Hockey League. Morrow played junior hockey in the Western Hockey League for the Portland Winter Hawks. During his junior career, he helped Portland win the Memorial Cup during the 1997–98 season. He was drafted by the Dallas Stars in the first round of the 1997 NHL Entry Draft.

Morrow has represented Canada internationally at a number of events. He won a silver medal at the 1999 World Junior Championships. He has represented Canada at the Ice Hockey World Championships four times, winning a gold medal in 2004 and a silver medal in 2005. He also played for Canada at the 2004 World Cup of Hockey, which Canada won. Morrow was named to Canada's team for the 2010 Winter Olympics, where he scored 2 goals and added an assist in the tournament as Canada won the gold medal. After thirteen seasons with the Dallas Stars, Morrow was traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins. Failing to make headway in Pittsburgh or St. Louis, he signed as a free agent with the Tampa Bay Lightning for a one-year deal on July 11, 2014.

Despite appearing in the 2015 Stanley Cup finals with Tampa Bay, he failed to win the championship - losing to the Chicago Blackhawks. Morrow retired from hockey the following March.