Brian Morenz (born May 11, 1949) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey Centre. He played professionally in the World Hockey Association (WHA) with the New York Raiders, New York Golden Blades, and Jersey Knights franchise as well as the San Diego Mariners. He is a distant cousin of Howie Morenz, the Montreal Canadiens great.
Playing career Morenz was born in Brampton, Ontario, Canada. He played in the 1961 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with his hometown youth team. Morenz played junior hockey with the Oshawa Generals of the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) from 1965 to 1968. He was drafted by the Chicago Black Hawks 21st overall in the 1966 NHL Amateur Draft. He was a member of the 1966 OHA champion Generals, but he did not play with the team in the Memorial Cup final as he was recovering from a fractured skull. After junior, he moved on to university, playing with the University of Denver Pioneers from 1968 until 1972. In 1972, he was drafted by the New York Raiders in the 1972 WHA Player Selection Draft, then started his pro career with the Raiders in 1972–73. He stayed with the franchise for four seasons, as it became the New York Golden Blades and New Jersey Golden Knights, then moved to San Diego to become the San Diego Mariners. He sat out the 1976–77 season after the Mariners folded. He returned to hockey in 1976 with the San Diego Sharks and finished his hockey career with the San Diego Hawks of the Pacific Hockey League in 1978–79. He played 223 games in the WHA, scoring 53 goals and 57 assists for 110 points.
Awards OHA champion Oshawa Generals, 1966 NCAA Champion University of Denver Pioneers, 1969 Brampton Sports Hall of Fame, 1991
Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM1965–66Oshawa GeneralsOHA48 15 17 32 26 — — — — —1966–67 Oshawa Generals OHA 48 9 16 25 33 — — — — —1967–68 Oshawa GeneralsOHA 53 18 20 38 59 — — — — —1969–70 University of DenverWCHA32 17 24 41 48 — — — — —1970–71 University of DenverWCHA36 15 19 34 39 — — — — — 1971–72 University of DenverWCHA –– 10 35 45 74 — — — — —1972–73New York RaidersWHA30 7 1 8 23 — — — — —1973–74New York Golden Blades/Jersey Knights WHA 75 20 30 50 44 — — — — —1974–75San Diego MarinersWHA 78 20 19 39 76 10 0 3 3 81975–76San Diego Mariners WHA 40 6 7 13 22 11 2 1 3 111978–79 San Diego HawksPHL58 33 31 64 35 — — — — — WHA totals223 53 57 110 165 21 2 4 6 19
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