23 James Morrissey
James Morrissey
  • Height:
    5-9
  • Weight:
    195
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    West Haven, Conn.
  • High School:
    Canterbury Prep
  • Position:
    F
  • Major:
    Management
  • gp
    32
  • p
    26
  • g
    11
  • a
    15
  • pim
    34
  • +/-
    -4

Bio

James Morrissey Finished his career tied for sixth all-time in program history in power-play goals (13), ranked ninth in points (57) and tied for ninth in assists (33).

Through the end of his career, among program single-season records, was tied for third in power-play gaols (7, 2019-20) and tied for ninth in points (26, 2019-20).

As a Senior in 2019-20: Played in all 32 games for the Ravens...Northeast-10 Conference Academic All-Conference selection...AHCA All-American Scholar...Fall/Spring Northeast-10 Conference Academic Honor Roll selection...Finished tied for second in the NE10 in game-winning goals (3), tied for third in power-play goals (7), tied for eighth in power-play points (14) and ranked ninth in points (26)...Tied for the team lead in game-winning goals (3)...Finished tied for second on the team in power-play goals (7), ranked third in penalty minutes (34) and tied for third in goals (11)...Tallied 11-15-26 with seven power-play goals and three game-winners...Recorded 137 shots on goal and nine penalties for 34 mintues...Finished -4 on the season...Scored a power-play goal and added an assist in the season opener against Suffolk on 11/1...Named to the NE10 Weekly Honor Roll for the week ending on 11/3...Dished out an assist against Stonehill on 11/9...Chipped in an assist at Massachusetts Dartmouth on 11/16...Chipped in an assist at Westfield State on 11/19...Scored a power-play goal and added an assist against Saint Michael's on 11/22...Netted a goal at Framingham State on 11/26...Put home a power-play goal at Becker, in the semifinal of the Steve Hoar Invitational on 11/30...Netted the game-winning goal in the championship game of the Steve Hoar Invitational, against Wilkes on 12/1...Tallied an assist at Saint Anselm on 12/7...Chipped in a pair of assists against Johnson & Wales on 1/5...Tallied an assist against Western New England on 1/10...Scored the game-winner in overtime against Post on 1/14...Put home a pair of goals at Saint Michael's on 1/17...Tallied an assist at Assumption on 1/21...Scored a pair of power-play markers and added an assist against Southern New Hampshire on 1/25...Tallied an assist against Stonehill on 1/31...Put home the game-winning goal on the power play in overtime, after tallying a pair of assists in regulation, at Post on 2/8...Chipped in an assist against Saint Anselm on 2/14.
2019-20 Statistics

As a Junior in 2018-19: Played in 24 games for the Ravens...Fall/Spring Northeast-10 Conference Academic Honor Roll selection...Tied for the team lead in game-winning goals (2)...Finished third on the team in penalty minutes (42)...Tallied 6-4-10 with 48 shots on goal...Scored two power-play goals and two game-winning goals...Finished -12 and recorded 17 penalties for 42 minutes...Scored the game-winning goal on the power play against Anna Maria on 10/30...Dished out two assists against Saint Anselm on 11/6...Netted a goal at Saint Michael's on 11/9...Scored a goal against Fitchburg State in the championship game of the Steve Hoar Invitational at Becker on 11/25...Put home a goal against UMass Dartmouth on 12/5...Notched the game-winning goal and added an assist as well against Post on 1/11...Made it a three-point weekend (2-1-3) by adding a power-play goal against Post on 1/12...Chalked up an assist at Saint Anselm on 2/8.
2018-19 Statistics

As a Sophomore in 2017-18: Palyed in 13 games for the Ravens...Fall/Spring Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll selection...Tallied 3-8-11 with 28 shots on goal...Scored one power-play goal and one game-winning goal...Finished +2 and recorded four penalties for eight minutes...Dished out an assist against Worcester State on 11/4...Tallied an assist at Fitchburg State on 11/7...Scored the game-winning goal against Stonehill on 11/17...Contributed an assist against Stonehill on 11/18...Chipped in a pair of assists at Westfield State on 11/21...Notched a pair of assists at Suffolk on 1/6...Notched his first career multiple-goal game with a pair of tallies, including a power-play goal, at Post on 1/12...Made it a three-point weekend (2-1-3) with an assist at Post on 1/13.
2017-18 Statistics

As a Freshman in 2016-17: Played in 17 games for the Ravens...Fall/Spring Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll selection...Tied for seventh in the NE10 in freshman scoring (10 points)...Tallied 4-6-10 with 41 shots on goal and finished -2...Scored three power-play goals...Made his collegiate debut and dished out an assist against Post on 10/30...Notched an assist against Framingham State on 11/1...Contributed an assist against Assumption on 11/12...Tallied an assist at Trinity (Conn.) on 11/26...Scored his first career goal, a power-play goal, at Wesleyan (Conn.) on 11/27...Tallied an assist in the opening round of the Codfish Bowl against Salve Regina on 12/29...Netted a power-play goal at Assumption on 1/6...Notched a power-play goal and added an assist against Stonehill on 1/14...Scored a goal at Saint Anselm on 1/17.
2016-17 Statistics

Before Franklin Pierce: Two-year letterwinner at Canterbury Prep School (Conn.)...Team captain as a senior...Also a member of the golf team...Played ice hockey at the junior level for Hartford Jr. Wolf Pack.

Personal: Son of James and Tracy Morrissey...A management major...Has two older sisters, Caitlin and Jennifer.

Player Profile

Recent Games
Feb 14 Saint Anselm L, 4-3
Feb 15 Saint Anselm W, 4-2
Feb 21 at Assumption L, 4-1
Feb 22 Assumption W, 1-0
Feb 29 at Assumption W, 4-3
Mar 7 vs. Stonehill L, 3-1
  Overall Conf
Games 32 18
Points 26 16
Goals 11 7
Assists 15 9
PIM 34 26
+/- -4 -4
Power-play goals 7 5
Short-handed goals 0 0
Empty net goals 0 0
Games started 11 8
Game-winning goals 3 2
Game-tying goals 0 0
Hat tricks 0 0
Shots 137 78
Date Opponent Score gs g a pts pim +/- ppg shg eng gwg gtg s
Oct 26 Fitchburg State L, 4-1 1 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Nov 1 Suffolk L, 3-2 - 1 1 2 0 +0 1 0 0 0 0 6
Nov 8 Southern New Hampshire L, 5-1 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Nov 9 Stonehill W, 4-3 - 0 1 1 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 4
Nov 12 at Anna Maria T, 1-1 1 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Nov 16 at University of Massachusetts Dartmouth W, 4-2 1 0 1 1 2 +1 0 0 0 0 0 4
Nov 19 at Westfield State W, 4-2 - 0 1 1 2 +1 0 0 0 0 0 3
Nov 22 Saint Michael's W, 8-4 - 1 1 2 0 +0 1 0 0 0 0 3
Nov 26 at Framingham State W, 4-1 - 1 0 1 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 5
Nov 30 at Becker W, 7-2 - 1 0 1 0 +0 1 0 0 0 0 7
Dec 1 vs. Wilkes W, 4-1 - 1 0 1 0 +1 0 0 0 1 0 2
Dec 7 at Saint Anselm W, 5-3 1 0 1 1 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 2
Dec 14 Nichols L, 4-0 - 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 2
Jan 4 at Curry College L, 5-2 - 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 7
Jan 5 Johnson & Wales (R.I.) L, 5-3 - 0 2 2 2 -2 0 0 0 0 0 8
Jan 10 Western New England W, 4-2 - 0 1 1 0 +2 0 0 0 0 0 5
Jan 14 Post W, 4-3 - 1 0 1 0 +0 1 0 0 1 0 7
Jan 17 at Saint Michael's L, 6-5 1 2 0 2 2 +2 0 0 0 0 0 4
Jan 18 at Saint Michael's T, 2-2 - 0 0 0 2 +0 0 0 0 0 0 5
Jan 21 at Assumption L, 5-3 - 0 1 1 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 3
Jan 24 at Southern New Hampshire W, 3-2 - 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 5
Jan 25 Southern New Hampshire L, 4-3 - 2 1 3 0 +0 2 0 0 0 0 5
Jan 31 Stonehill T, 3-3 1 0 1 1 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 8
Feb 1 at Stonehill L, 7-2 1 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 4
Feb 4 at Albertus Magnus W, 4-1 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Feb 7 at Post T, 2-2 1 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 10
Feb 8 at Post W, 5-4 1 1 2 3 2 +1 1 0 0 1 0 7
Feb 14 Saint Anselm L, 4-3 1 0 1 1 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Feb 15 Saint Anselm W, 4-2 - 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 4
Feb 21 at Assumption L, 4-1 1 0 0 0 20 -1 0 0 0 0 0 3
Feb 22 Assumption W, 1-0 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Feb 29 at Assumption W, 4-3 - 0 0 0 2 +1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Mar 7 vs. Stonehill L, 3-1 1 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 4
  gp g a pts pim +/- ppg shg eng gwg gtg hat s
2016-17 17 4 6 10 24 -2 3 0 0 0 0 0 41
2017-18 13 3 8 11 8 +2 1 0 0 1 0 0 28
2018-19 24 6 4 10 42 -12 2 0 0 2 0 0 48
2019-20 32 11 15 26 34 -4 7 0 0 3 0 0 137
Total 86 24 33 57 108 -16 13 0 0 6 0 0 254
    gp g a pts pim +/- ppg shg eng gwg gtg hat s
Event Total 32 11 15 26 34 -4 7 0 0 3 0 0 137
Conference 18 7 9 16 26 -4 5 0 0 2 0 0 78
Exhibition 1 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Location Home 13 5 9 14 2 -2 5 0 0 1 0 0 56
Away 17 5 6 11 32 -1 2 0 0 1 0 0 75
Neutral 2 1 0 1 0 -1 0 0 0 1 0 0 6
Result Wins 16 6 8 14 8 +6 4 0 0 3 0 0 64
Losses 12 5 6 11 24 -9 3 0 0 0 0 0 48
Ties 4 0 1 1 2 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 25
Month November 9 4 5 9 4 +2 3 0 0 0 0 0 35
December 3 1 1 2 0 +1 0 0 0 1 0 0 6
January 10 5 6 11 6 -2 3 0 0 1 0 0 57
February 9 1 3 4 24 -3 1 0 0 1 0 0 35
March 1 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4

News Mentions

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PREVIEW: Men’s Ice Hockey Seeks First NE10 Crown in Title Matchup with Stonehill

RINDGE, N.H. (March 6, 2020) – For only the second time in program history, the Franklin Pierce University men’s ice hockey team will...

March 6, 2020

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Men’s Ice Hockey Comes Back Late to Win at Post, 5-4 (OT)

SHELTON, Conn. (February 8, 2020) -- A day after skating to a 2-2 tie against a last-place team at Sports Center of Connecticut, the Franklin...

February 8, 2020

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Men’s Ice Hockey Skates to 3-3 (OT) Tie with Stonehill

WINCHENDON, Mass. (January 31, 2020) -- On Faculty and Staff Appreciation Night at the Jason Ritchie Ice Arena, the Franklin Pierce University...

January 31, 2020

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Men’s Ice Hockey’s Comeback Not Enough in 4-3 Loss to SNHU

WINCHENDON, Mass. (January 25, 2020) -- The Franklin Pierce men’s hockey team took to the ice on Saturday night, just 24 hours after a...

January 25, 2020

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Lester Pair, Early Lead Not Enough, Men’s Ice Hockey Falls at Assumption, 5-3

WORCESTER, Mass. (January 21, 2020) – Senior forward Alex Lester (Methuen, Mass.) scored a pair of first-period goals to help the Franklin...

January 21, 2020

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Lester Scores Late, Men’s Ice Hockey Forces 2-2 (OT) Tie at Saint Michael’s

SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. (January 18, 2020) -- Overtime has become a recent trend for the Franklin Pierce University men’s hockey team. For the...

January 18, 2020

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Men’s Ice Hockey Tripped up in Overtime at Saint Michael’s, 6-5

SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. (January 17, 2020) -- It was a wild, goal-filled affair at the Cairns Arena on Friday night, as the Franklin Pierce...

January 17, 2020

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Three-Goal Third Helps Men’s Ice Hockey Rally Past Post, 4-3 (OT)

WINCHENDON, Mass. (January 15, 2020) – In a contest which was marred by penalties, particularly in the second period, the Franklin Pierce...

January 14, 2020

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Men’s Ice Hockey Chalks up 4-2 Win over Western New England

WINCHENDON, Mass. (January 10, 2020) – Junior goaltender Ian Wallace (West Islip, N.Y.) made 37 saves and four different Ravens found the...

January 10, 2020

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Men’s Ice Hockey Comes up Short Against Johnson & Wales, 5-3

WINCHENDON, Mass. (January 5, 2020) – The shots were aplenty on Sunday night for the Franklin Pierce University men’s ice hockey team,...

January 5, 2020

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Men’s Ice Hockey Falls Behind Early, Has Winning Streak Snapped by Nichols, 4-0

WINCHENDON, Mass. (December 14, 2019) -- All good things must come to an end, and for the Franklin Pierce University men’s ice hockey team,...

December 14, 2019

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Lester Scores, Wallace Saves, Men’s Ice Hockey Wins Again, 5-3, at Saint Anselm

MANCHESTER, N.H. (December 7, 2019) -- A four-point night, including a hat trick, for senior captain Alex Lester (Methuen, Mass.) and 28 saves...

December 7, 2019

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Men’s Ice Hockey Claims Hoar Invitational Title with 4-1 Win over Wilkes

WORCESTER, Mass. (December 1, 2019) – As the snow began falling outside, Saturday afternoon became a day of historic proportions for the...

December 1, 2019

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Fast Start Leads Men’s Ice Hockey Past Becker, 7-2, in Hoar Invitational Opener

WORCESTER, Mass. (November 30, 2019) – With the first major snowstorm of the season bearing down on the region, it was a blizzard of goals...

November 30, 2019

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Men’s Ice Hockey Unbeaten in Six After 4-1 win at Framingham State

FRAMINGHAM, Mass. (November 26, 2019) -- The Franklin Pierce University men’s ice hockey team took to the road on Tuesday and notched a new...

November 26, 2019

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Five-Goal Second Lifts Men’s Ice Hockey over Saint Michael’s, 8-4

WINCHENDON, Mass. (November 22, 2019) -- After a scoreless first period, the remainder of the game was anything but at the Jason Ritchie Ice Arena...

November 22, 2019

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Men’s Ice Hockey Smothers Westfield State, 4-2

WESTFIELD, Mass. (November 19, 2019) – On the road for the third straight game, the Franklin Pierce University men’s ice hockey team...

November 19, 2019

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Ladzinski’s Winner Lifts Men’s Ice Hockey to 4-2 Win at UMass Dartmouth

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (November 16, 2019) -- Trailing 2-1 early in period three, the Franklin Pierce University men’s ice hockey team relied on...

November 16, 2019

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Men’s Ice Hockey Redeems Itself on Special Teams, Snatches 4-3 (OT) Victory from Stonehill

WINCHENDON, Mass. (November 9, 2019) – Somewhere, perhaps, in the universe, things have aligned in just such a manner. Some stars have...

November 9, 2019

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Men’s Ice Hockey Home Opener Spoiled by Suffolk, 3-2

WINCHENDON, Mass. (November 1, 2019) -- The Franklin Pierce University men’s ice hockey team opened up the 2019-2020 campaign with a 3-2...

November 1, 2019

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Alex Lester
  • Stonehill vs. Franklin Pierce
James Morrissey
  • Stonehill vs. Franklin Pierce
James Morrissey
  • Franklin Pierce vs. Anna Maria
James Morrissey
  • St. Michael's vs. Franklin Pierce