Morgan Geekie

Morgan Geekie
Morgan Geekie and Mason McTavish.jpg
Geekie with the Seattle Kraken in 2023.
Born (1998-07-20) July 20, 1998 (age 26)
Strathclair, Manitoba, Canada
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Right
NHL team
Former teams		 Boston Bruins
Carolina Hurricanes
Seattle Kraken
National team  Canada
NHL draft 67th overall, 2017
Carolina Hurricanes
Playing career 2018–present

Morgan Geekie (born July 20, 1998) is a Canadian ice hockey centre currently playing for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Personal life

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Geekie was born on July 20, 1998, in Strathclair, Manitoba[1] to parents Craig and Tobi.[2] Geekie was born into an athletic family with his father and brothers all playing the same sport.[3] His father played with the Brandon Wheat Kings and Spokane Chiefs before turning to coaching[3] while his brother Noah played AAA hockey before switching to baseball.[4] Likewise, his younger brother Conor currently plays for the Tampa Bay Lightning[5] and was drafted in the first round, 11th overall, by the Arizona Coyotes in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft.[6]

Playing career

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Amateur

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Growing up in Manitoba, Geekie played youth hockey with the Yellowhead Chiefs of the Manitoba U-18 'AAA' Hockey League (MMHL). In his rookie season, Geekie led the team with 53 points through 44 games and was subsequently named a Second Team All-Star in addition to Player of the Week, Rookie of the Week, and Offensive Player of the Month. Following his outstanding season, Geekie signed a contract with the Tri-City Americans of the Western Hockey League (WHL).[7] He subsequently joined the Americans for their final regular-season game, where he scored the teams' only goal in an eventual 6–1 loss.[8]

Geekie returned to the Yellowhead Chiefs for the majority of the 2014–15 season while also playing two games with the Neepawa Titans of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL).[4] On January 8, 2015, Geekie was named a First-Team All-Star in the MMHL after he tallied 44 points in 29 games to lead the league in scoring.[9] Geekie finished the season with new career-highs with 27 goals and 36 assists for 63 points through 44 games.[4]

Major junior

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Following another successful junior season, Geekie began his first full major junior campaign in the 2015–16 season. He had a strong rookie season where he scored 12 goals and 25 points through 66 games.[4] However, he was passed over in his first year of draft eligibility and returned to the Americans for his sophomore season. Geekie exploded offensively in the 2016–17 season and tallied a career-best 90 points through 72 games. He subsequently earned a final ranking of 42 amongst North American skaters by the NHL Central Scouting Bureau.[10] When speaking of his success, Geekie pointed towards his increased confidence as a player being the major contributing factor.[11] In June 2017, he was one of two players drafted by the Carolina Hurricanes in the third round of the 2017 NHL Entry Draft.[12] Following the draft, he participated in the Hurricanes' Development Camp prior to the start of the 2017–18 season.[13]

In his final junior hockey campaign, Geekie tallied 84 points in the regular season as he helped the Americans qualify for the Western Conference finals. Through 14 playoff games, Geekie scored 17 goals and 10 assists to finish sixth in playoff scoring. He also tallied four game-winning goals which were tied for first with Glenn Gawdin and Giorgio Estephan.[4]

Professional

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Carolina Hurricanes

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Geekie with the Charlotte Checkers in 2019.

Following the American's elimination from the playoffs, Geekie signed an Amateur Tryout Agreement with the Hurricanes American Hockey League (AHL), the Charlotte Checkers, for the remainder of their regular season.[14] On May 10, 2018, Geekie signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Carolina Hurricanes.[15] After attending the Hurricanes' training camp, Geekie was re-assigned to the Checkers for the 2018–19 season.[16] In his first full professional season, Geekie helped the team win their first Calder Cup during the 2019 Calder Cup playoffs.[17]

On March 7, 2020, Geekie was called up to the Hurricanes and made his NHL debut the following day against the Pittsburgh Penguins.[18] In his NHL debut, he recorded two goals and an assist in the 6–2 win.[19] On March 10, 2020 Geekie scored his third goal on only the third shot of his NHL career.

Seattle Kraken

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On July 16, 2021, Geekie signed a one-year contract extension to remain with the Hurricanes.[20] However, a few days later, Geekie was selected from the Hurricanes at the 2021 NHL Expansion Draft by the Seattle Kraken.[21] In the Kraken's inaugural 2021–22 season, Geekie established himself in a regular top-nine forward role, and responded in setting career highs with 7 goals and 15 assists for 22 points in 73 regular season games.

As a restricted free agent in the off-season, Geekie filed for arbitration before settling to a one-year, $1.4 million contract extension with the Kraken on July 24, 2022.[22]

Boston Bruins

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After the 2022–23 season, and with Geekie's contract expiring, the Kraken attempted to trade Geekie's restricted free-agent rights in part due to salary cap considerations, but when a deal could not be made, the team did not extend a qualifying offer to Geekie, allowing him to be released to unrestricted free agency.[23][24] On July 1, 2023, the opening day of free agency, he signed a two-year, $4 million contract with the Boston Bruins.[25] Geekie found a comfortable role on the Bruins as somebody who could be placed anywhere in the lineup.[26] On February 29, 2024, recorded the first NHL hat trick of his career. On March 23, 2024, Geekie scored his 100th career NHL point, an assist against the Philadelphia Flyers. Geekie assisted on Brad Marchand's 400th career goal on April 4, 2024. In his first year with the Bruins, Geekie had a career year, almost doubling his previous career high with 17 goals. He added a career high 22 assists for a career high 39 points, the same as his jersey number with the team.

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2013–14 Yellowhead Chiefs MMHL 44 25 28 53 14 3 5 3 8 0
2013–14 Tri-City Americans WHL 1 1 0 1 0 — — — — —
2014–15 Yellowhead Chiefs MMHL 44 27 36 63 38 — — — — —
2014–15 Neepawa Natives MJHL 2 1 1 2 0 — — — — —
2014–15 Tri-City Americans WHL 9 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0
2015–16 Tri-City Americans WHL 66 12 13 25 10 — — — — —
2016–17 Tri-City Americans WHL 72 35 55 90 40 4 1 0 1 4
2017–18 Tri-City Americans WHL 68 30 54 84 32 14 17 10 27 4
2018–19 Charlotte Checkers AHL 73 19 27 46 22 19 8 10 18 6
2019–20 Charlotte Checkers AHL 55 22 20 42 54 — — — — —
2019–20 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 2 3 1 4 2 8 0 1 1 0
2020–21 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 36 3 6 9 10 3 0 0 0 0
2020–21 Chicago Wolves AHL 2 4 1 5 2 — — — — —
2021–22 Seattle Kraken NHL 73 7 15 22 18 — — — — —
2022–23 Seattle Kraken NHL 69 9 19 28 24 13 2 2 4 12
2023–24 Boston Bruins NHL 76 17 22 39 28 13 4 1 5 6
NHL totals 256 39 63 102 82 37 6 4 10 18
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Ice hockey
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 Finland

International

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Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2022 Canada WC 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 10 1 1 2 2
Senior totals 10 1 1 2 2

Awards and honours

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Award Year
WHL
West Second All-Star Team 2017
AHL
Calder Cup (Charlotte Checkers) 2019 [17]

References

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  1. ^ "Morgan Geekie". Elite Prospects. Retrieved November 25, 2021.
  2. ^ Pickens, Pat (March 8, 2020). "Geekie's family joins postgame interview after forward's NHL debut". National Hockey League. Retrieved November 25, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "LIKE FATHER LIKE SON – CRAIG GEEKIE ALUMNI PROFILE". Brandon Wheat Kings. May 27, 2018. Retrieved November 25, 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d e Duff, Darnell (April 9, 2020). "FROM AMERICANS TO HURRICANES: THE MORGAN GEEKIE STORY". DUBNetwork. Retrieved November 25, 2021.
  5. ^ "Conor Geekie at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
  6. ^ Robinson, Cam (November 5, 2021). "Film Room: Investigating Conor Geekie's all-around game". Elite Prospects. Retrieved November 25, 2021.
  7. ^ "Americans Sign Prospect Morgan Geekie". Tri-City Americans. March 14, 2014. Retrieved November 25, 2021.
  8. ^ "Americans Conclude Regular Season with 6-1 Loss". Tri-City Americans. March 16, 2014. Retrieved November 25, 2021.
  9. ^ "Americans Prospect Geekie Named First Team All-Star". Tri-City Americans. January 8, 2015. Retrieved November 25, 2021.
  10. ^ "Seven Americans players ranked in latest NHL Draft Rankings". Tri-City Americans. April 11, 2017. Retrieved November 25, 2021.
  11. ^ van Diest, Derek (February 28, 2017). "WHL roundup: Geekie sharing the wealth for Americans". Edmonton Sun. Retrieved November 25, 2021.
  12. ^ Smith, Michael (June 24, 2017). "Hurricanes Make Seven Picks on Day Two". National Hockey League. Retrieved November 25, 2021.
  13. ^ "Eight Americans to Attend NHL Development Camps". Tri-City Americans. June 26, 2017. Retrieved November 25, 2021.
  14. ^ Niedzielski, Nicholas (May 4, 2018). "JAKE BEAN AND MORGAN GEEKIE JOIN CHECKERS ON ATOS". Charlotte Checkers. Retrieved November 25, 2021.
  15. ^ "MORGAN GEEKIE SIGNS ENTRY-LEVEL DEAL WITH HURRICANES". Charlotte Checkers. 2018. Retrieved November 25, 2021.
  16. ^ Brown, Michael (September 25, 2018). "Canes Trim Training Camp Roster by Four". National Hockey League. Retrieved November 25, 2021.
  17. ^ a b "Geekie caps rookie season with Calder Cup victory: Strathclair product plays key role for Checkers". winnipegsun.com. June 13, 2019. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
  18. ^ "Hurricanes recall Morgan Geekie from Checkers". www.newsobserver.com/. The News & Observer. March 7, 2020. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
  19. ^ "Morgan Geekie scores twice in NHL debut as Hurricanes hammer Penguins". sportsnet.ca. March 8, 2020. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
  20. ^ "Canes Re-Sign Geekie to One-Year Deal". National Hockey League. July 16, 2021. Retrieved November 25, 2021.
  21. ^ "Seattle Kraken make their picks". Seattle Kraken. July 22, 2021. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
  22. ^ "Squad Alert: Geekie back in SEA". Seattle Kraken. July 24, 2022. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  23. ^ Johnston, Chris; McKenzie, Julian (3 July 2023). "Brad's Big Day". The Chris Johnston Show (Podcast). Spotify. Event occurs at 36:27. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  24. ^ "Daniel Sprong, Morgan Geekie not qualified". soundofhockey.com. June 30, 2023. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
  25. ^ "Bruins announce July 1 transactions". Boston Bruins. July 1, 2023. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
  26. ^ Conroy, Steve (January 23, 2024). "Morgan Geekie acquisition paying off in big way for Bruins". Boston Herald. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
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