Samuel Morin (born July 12, 1995) is a

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former professional

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who played for the

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of the

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(NHL). He was selected by the Flyers in the first round, 11th overall, of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft. Prior to his professional career, Morin spent four seasons with

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in the

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(QMJHL), where he helped lead the team to a President's Trophy win in 2015. Morin made his professional debut with the Flyers'

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(AHL) affiliate, the

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, in the following season. Over the course of his six-season professional career, the final four were plagued by knee injuries, limiting him to 28 NHL games and 55 total professional games in that span. In 2022, after missing the entirety of the 2021–22 hockey season due to injury, Morin retired at the age of 26.

Early life

Morin was born on July 12, 1995, in

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. His parents, Pascal and Sylvie, were farmers from the

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area of Saint-Isidore. Morin began playing

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at the age of five, and his parents started a

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business while their son began playing in tournaments. In 2007 and 2008, Morin played in the

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with the Rive-Sud Est minor hockey team. In the 2010–11 season, Morin played for the Lévis Commandeurs of the Quebec Junior AAA Hockey League. In 36 midget "AAA" hockey games there, he recorded 12 assists and 40 penalty minutes.

Playing career

Junior

In 2011, the

of the

(QMJHL) selected Morin in the first round, seventh overall, of the QMJHL draft. He played

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for the 2011–12 season, scoring eight

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in 62 games with the Océanic, but quickly made the switch to

. He was rewarded for his outstanding first year play by being selected to the 2011–12 QMJHL All-Rookie Team. On September 17, 2013, Morin signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Flyers, but was returned to the Océanic to play the 2013–14 season in the QMJHL. Morin was a member of Canada's gold medal-winning squad at the 2015 World Juniors held in

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. That year, he also won the President's Cup with the Océanic as QMJHL champions, but could not advance in the ensuing

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tournament among

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(CHL) champions.

Professional

In the closing stages of the

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, Morin was recalled by the Flyers from the

(AHL)'s

and made his NHL debut against the

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on April 4, 2017. During the

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in the AHL, Morin suffered a season-ending knee injury. When Morin returned to play in 2019, he re-injured the same knee, tearing his ACL for the second time in 19 months. Due to his back-to-back injuries, he played very few games between 2018 and 2020. On December 31, 2020, the Flyers announced Morin would be trying out for a left wing position for the 2020–21 season, instead of defense. Morin made his debut at forward on January 30, 2021, against the New York Islanders. He had previously stated he was trying to model his game after Islanders' enforcer Matt Martin. Morin returned to the Phantoms to play defense in February and March 2021. He was recalled to the Flyers for the March 25 game against the

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, in which he fought Brendan Lemieux and received a $3,017.24 fine for unsportsmanlike conduct. In the following game, on March 27, Morin scored his first and only NHL goal on Rangers' goaltender Igor Shesterkin. His goal was the game-winner to break a four-game losing streak. On May 3, 2022, Flyers general manager Chuck Fletcher announced that Morin’s playing career was over due to damage to his knee which could not be repaired to a point which allowed him to play again. Fletcher also said Morin would be offered a job within the organization. Following his retirement, Morin remained with the Flyers in a Player Development role.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards and honours

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Morin, Samuel 1995 births Living people Canadian ice hockey defencemen Ice hockey people from Chaudière-Appalaches Lehigh Valley Phantoms players NHL first-round draft picks Ice hockey people from Capitale-Nationale Philadelphia Flyers draft picks Philadelphia Flyers players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Rimouski Océanic players 21st-century Canadian sportsmen