Bertram Clifford "Bert" Morrison (January 10, 1880 – April 23, 1969) was a Canadian professional ice hockey rover from Toronto, who was active with several clubs in the early 1900s. Amongst the teams Morrison played for were the Pittsburgh Keystones, Portage Lakes Hockey Club, Calumet Miners, Montreal Shamrocks, Toronto Professionals and Montreal Wanderers.
Career Bert Morrison was educated at Upper Canada College in his hometown of Toronto, where he also played on the school hockey team. He started out his senior career on the semi-professional ice hockey circuit in the 1901–02 season when he played for the Pittsburgh Keystones in the Western Pennsylvania Hockey League. Amongst his teammates on the Keystones that season were Riley Hern and Harry Peel, with Peel later admitting to being paid money to play for the team. Morrison himself were investigated on the same matter by the Ontario Rugby Football Union and the Ontario Hockey Association after playing a game with Toronto against London."Playing hockey here is a serious offense" The Pittsburgh Press, November 10, 1902.
In the 1903–04 season Morrison scored a total number of 94 goals in 25 games with the Portage Lakes Hockey Club, playing alongside future Hockey Hall of Fame members Hod Stuart, Bruce Stuart, Riley Hern and Jack Gibson.
Post career Morrison enlisted with the Canadian armed forces for service in World War 1 in 1915. He was both gassed and shell-shocked during battles in France, as well as held prisoner of war in Germany, before returning to Canada in February 1919."Bert Morrison Is Back From France" The Toronto Star, February 18, 1919 (page 20). Retrieved May 29, 2025.
His military attestation papers listed his occupation as a brass manufacturer. His military papers post service also reported on him suffering from mental health issues, including hallucinations, probably worsened by his time overseas.MORRISON, BERTRAM (digitised service file) Library and Archives Canada – Personnel Records of the First World War (bac-lac.gc.ca). Retrieved May 29, 2025.
Morrison died in 1969, aged 89, and is buried at Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Toronto.
Statistics Exh. = Exhibition games, NYSHL = New York Senior Hockey League Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1901–02 Pittsburgh Keystones Exh. 7 11 2 13 2 – – – – – WPHL 13 10 4 14 8 – – – – – 1902–03 – – – – – – – – – – 1903–04 Portage Lakes Hockey Club Exh. 14 68 0 68 4 – – – – – US Pro – – – – – 9 24 0 24 6 World Pro – – – – – 2 2 0 2 4 1904–05 Portage Lakes Hockey Club IPHL 12 10 0 10 8 – – – – – 1905–06 Toronto Professionals Exh. – – – – – – – – – – 1906–07 Calumet Miners IPHL 22 28 7 35 31 – – – – – 1907–08 Montreal Shamrocks ECAHA 7 12 1 13 15 – – – – – Montreal Wanderers World Pro – – – – – 1 0 – 0 – 1908 Toronto Professionals OPHL 9 22 0 22 22 – – – – – Toronto Professionals Stanley Cup – – – – – 1 0 0 0 0 1908–09 – – – – – – – – – – 1909–10 – – – – – – – – – – 1910–11 – – – – – – – – – – 1911–12 Toronto Professionals Exh. 1 1 0 1 – – – – – – IPHL totals 34 38 7 45 39 – – – – –
Statistics per Society for International Hockey Research at sihrhockey.org
References The Origins and Development of the International Hockey League and its effect on the Sport of Professional Ice Hockey in North America Daniel Scott Mason, University of British Columbia, 1992
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