Sidney Morin

Sidney Morin
Morin with PWHL Boston in 2024
Born (1995-06-06) June 6, 1995 (age 29)
Minnetonka, Minnesota, US
Height 5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Weight 128 lb (58 kg; 9 st 2 lb)
Position Defense
Shoots Right
PWHL team
Former teams		 Boston Fleet
National team  United States
Playing career 2013–present
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Pyeongchang Ice hockey
World U18 Championship
Silver medal – second place 2013 Finland

Sidney Emilie Morin (born June 6, 1995) is a Canadian-American[1] professional ice hockey defenseman for the Boston Fleet of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). As a member of the United States women's national team, she won a gold medal in the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Sochi.[2]

Playing career

Morin with the Minnesota Whitecaps in 2022

Morin is a former captain of the Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs women's ice hockey program. As a Bulldog, Morin was named WCHA Women's Defensive Player of the Year in 2017.

After graduating, she signed her first professional contract with Modo Hockey Dam for the 2017–18 SDHL season.[3] The following season, she signed with Linköping HC Dam.[4][5] She was named SDHL Defender of the Year in 2020.[6]

After three seasons playing in Europe, Morin returned to Minnesota to join the Minnesota Whitecaps of the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF) for the 2022–23 season.[7] She was drafted in the ninth round of the 2023 PWHL Draft by PWHL Minnesota, but was released and signed by PWHL Boston prior to the 2024 season.[8][9] On June 20, 2024, she signed a one-year contract extension with Boston.[10]

International

She won gold at the 2018 Winter Olympics with Team USA, picking up two assists in five games.[11][12]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2013–14 Minnesota Duluth WCHA 36 5 10 15 12 — — — — —
2014–15 Minnesota Duluth WCHA 37 2 13 15 4 — — — — —
2015–16 Minnesota Duluth WCHA 37 4 12 16 6 — — — — —
2016–17 Minnesota Duluth WCHA 37 8 16 24 14 — — — — —
2017–18 Modo Hockey SDHL 21 10 22 32 10 5 2 2 4 0
2018–19 Linköping HC SDHL 32 17 21 38 12 9 4 7 11 0
2019–20 HV71 SDHL 36 15 34 49 8 6 3 5 9 0
2020–21 HV71 SDHL 36 18 47 65 6 5 0 8 8 0
2021–22 HC Ladies Lugano SWHL A 25 20 38 58 2 5 5 3 8 6
2022–23 Minnesota Whitecaps PHF 24 7 10 17 4 3 1 1 2 0
2023–24 PWHL Boston PWHL 24 1 3 4 2 8 0 2 2 0
NCAA totals 147 19 51 70 36 — — — — —
SDHL totals 89 42 77 119 30 20 9 14 23 0
SWHL totals 25 20 38 58 2 5 5 3 8 6
PHF totals 24 7 10 17 4 3 1 1 2 0
PWHL totals 24 1 3 4 2 8 0 2 2 0

Source: [13]

International

Year Team Event Result   GP G A Pts PIM
2013 United States U18 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 1 0 1 2
2018 United States OG 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 0 2 2 2
Junior totals 5 1 0 1 2
Senior totals 5 0 2 2 2

Source: [13]

References

  1. ^ "Bulldog Spotlight: Sidney Morin". UMD Athletics. 3 February 2016. Archived from the original on 22 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Sidney Morin till MODO Hockey". MODO Hockey (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 12 December 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Modos nyförvärv Sidney Morin hjälte mot Djurgården". 17 September 2017. Archived from the original on 21 July 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Player Profile: Sidney Morin". eliteprospects.com. Archived from the original on 22 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  5. ^ Sundberg, Göran (29 August 2018). "Kamp mot klockan för stjärnan". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  6. ^ Lindeberg, Angelica (June 2020). "Här är vinnarna i SDHL Awards 19/20". SDHL.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 7 October 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  7. ^ Johnson, Randy (19 May 2022). "Olympic gold medalist Sidney Morin signs with Whitecaps". Star Tribune. Archived from the original on 1 March 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  8. ^ Wegman, Josh (18 September 2023). "PWHL Draft results: Minnesota takes Heise with top pick". theScore.com. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  9. ^ Vierzba, Neil (12 December 2023). "Former UMD Captain Sidney Morin Departs PWHL Minnesota for Boston". Fox21Online. Archived from the original on 13 December 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  10. ^ Kennedy, Ian (20 June 2024). "PWHL Boston Re-Signs Brandt, Brown, Morin, and Shirley". The Hockey News. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  11. ^ Grgas Wheeler, Kelly (22 February 2018). "Rooney and Morin Strike Olympic Gold". UMD Athletics. Archived from the original on 22 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  12. ^ "Take Five With Sidney Morin". USA Hockey Magazine. 2018. Archived from the original on 10 November 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  13. ^ a b "Playing profile: Sidney Morin". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 22 June 2024.


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