Jeff Morris
Jeff Morris has been a hockey writer for more than 30 years. He began his career working for small town newspapers in Eastern Ontario before becoming the editor of Canadian Sports Collector magazine in St. Catharines, ON. While there, he also freelanced as a Buffalo Sabres beat writer. Morris would move on to Dallas to become the NHL brand manager at Pinnacle Brands, Inc. From there, he worked in the sports trading card and collectibles division at Shop At Home TV in Nashville and Denver, and then moved to Seattle to be the VP of Marketing at Pacific Trading Cards, Inc. in Seattle. He had continued to cover the NHL as a freelance writer, and while in Seattle, he became a weekly hockey columnist for ESPN.com. During the 2005 NHL lockout, he returned to Ottawa and became a newspaper and magazine publisher and editor, and was also an NHL contributor for Fox Sports Radio. He also began covering the NHL for Hockeyology.com, and also covered the Ottawa Senators for his own publications. He went to Carleton University to study journalism, and graduated as the school's all-time scoring leader in football and was a conference all-star three times. He had several pro tryouts and played semi-pro football for 10 years while pursuing his career as an NHL writer. He remains involved in football as a coach and referee, and is a Canadian Football League off-field official.
Author's Posts
Lafrenière Upper Deck Young Guns #201 Driving the Rookie Card Market
January 20th, 2021 The puck has dropped and the 2020-21 hockey season is underway. For hockey card collectors, all eyes are on the boxscores to see which rookies are making their NHL debuts. When a player makes his debut, he becomes eligible to be in an NHL/NHLPA licensed hockey card product. But while collectors are going to have to wait several...
From the Senators' Chambers: White Will Get His Chances
January 18th, 2021 When the Ottawa Senators opened their 2020-21 NHL season with a win at home over the Toronto Maple Leafs, there was as much talk about who was not going to be playing as there was about who would be in the lineup. Tim Stuetzle was making his NHL debut on his 19th birthday. Josh Norris had emerged in training to fill the number one...
25 Best Senators' Memories From 25 Years at Canadian Tire Centre
January 16th, 2021 There is a special birthday in the Ottawa suburb of Kanata this weekend. Canadian Tire Centre turns 25. Its doors first opened on Jan. 15, 1996, for a Bryan Adams concert. The Senators played their first game in their new arena on Jan. 17, 1996, when they lost to the visiting Montreal Canadiens. Canadian Tire Centre (Jeff...
Senators Must Balance Veterans, Prospects on Blue Line
January 12th, 2021 This season marks a great opportunity for the Ottawa Senators to develop their young talent and give them a chance to get a lot of quality minutes. But the Sens’ young guns are going to have to earn their ice time. Senators’ head coach DJ Smith is caught in an interesting crossroads as the Senators prepare for the season. Does...
The Ultimate Ottawa Senators' World Juniors Trivia Quiz
January 4th, 2021 How well do you know your Ottawa Senators? How closely do you follow the World Junior Championships (WJC) each year? Some of these questions are easy, and some are geared toward die-hard fans. Regardless, from Yashin and Daigle to Stuetzle and Sanderson, there is a rich history of strong performances by players who went on to play for...
Stuetzle Ranks High Among Senators' World Junior Performers
January 4th, 2021 There is no doubt that Tim Stuetzle has cemented his reputation as a future franchise player for the Ottawa Senators at the 2021 World Junior Championships (WJC). Despite the fact that his German team is far from a favourite to win – a 16-2 thrashing at the hands of Team Canada erased any illusions of a gold medal – Stuetzle has...
