Ken Morin becomes sixth Redmen grad currently employed in NHL
Jul. 27, 2010
(PHOTO: Ken Morin receives Gretta Chambers Award in 2009)
MONTREAL - Ken Morin, a former captain of the McGill University men's hockey
team, has been hired by the Montreal Canadiens to work in their hockey operations
department. His appointment was announced Tuesday by Habs general manager and
executive vice-president Pierre Gauthier.
Morin, a 25-year-old native of St. Prosper, Que., will serve as the hockey
information coordinator for the Habs. He patrolled the Redmen blueline from
2005 to 2009, scoring 13 goals and 69 career points in 159 contests overall,
before graduating with a degree in industrial relations. In his final campaign
with the Redmen, Morin won the Bobby Bell trophy as team MVP. He received the
2009 Richard Pound trophy, presented to a graduating male athlete for proficiency
and leadership in athletics and also was the recipient of a Gretta Chambers
student leadership award for demonstrating leadership qualities while contributing
to the advancement of alumni activities in a volunteer capacity.
Last season, he played for Royal Military College in Kingston, Ont., where
he was studying in the MBA program. At season's end, he was signed by the Bakersfield
Condors in the East Coast Hockey League.
A hard worker who has been described as someone who "thinks outside the
box", Morin played a prominent role in organizing the 2007 Corey Cup game
to be played at the Bell Centre. The contest between McGill and Concordia drew
over 5,300 fans, was the largest hockey attendance in more than three decades
to watch a university game in Montreal. He also developed and executed a marketing
plan for the 2008 "Fill The Stadium Night" that resulted in more than
6,200 fans attending a university football game at Molson Stadium.
Morin becomes the sixth Redmen grad to be currently employed by a National
Hockey League team, joining Mathieu Darche (Montreal Canadiens), Mike Babcock
(head coach, Detroit), Guy Boucher (head coach, Tampa Bay), Martin Raymond (assistant
coach, Tampa Bay) and Jamie Kompon (assistant coach, Los Angeles Kings).
