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Josh Morrissey

Position	Left Defense	Current Team	Winnipeg Jets
Shoots	Left	Current Contract	8 years
Height	6'0"	Expires	2027-28
Weight (lbs)	195	Expiry Age (Jun 30)	33
Age	30 (Mar 28, 1995)	Expiry Status	UFA
Drafted	2013, Round 1, Overall 13 (WPG)

Date	Team	Transaction
Sep 12, 2019	Winnipeg Jets	Signed 8 years @ $6.250M AAV starting in 2020-21
Sep 16, 2018	Winnipeg Jets	Signed 2 years @ $3.150M AAV starting in 2018-19
Oct 9, 2013	Winnipeg Jets	Signed to an entry level contract.

Status History Coming Soon

2025-26 Player Card

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About Player Cards

Player cards present an infographic of a players performance. In this case it shows the player performance over a 3 season span. Each square is separated into three separate sub-boxes with the two smaller boxes on top representing the past two seasons and the larger box on the bottom representing the current or most recent season. This allows the reader to guage how consistent a player has been, and if early in the season it can help identify whether a players performance may be impacted by small sample size and subject to regression or is consistent with recent past performance.

Notes and Definitions

The numbers represent percentiles so the higher the better.
Percentiles are determined by comparing Forwards to Forwards and Defensemen to Defensemen.
Bursts/mi are calculated from NHL Edge Data are are speed bursts above 20mpg per mile skated. The NHL doesn't adjust for ice time so the players that skate more will naturally have more bursts over 20, or at least more opportunity to have more. The NHL also does not provide ice time in the context of NHL Edge Statistics, however, it does provide distance skated. By adjusting for distance skated it will have a similar effect to adjusting for ice time but also adjust for situationional effect. For example, Players don't typically skate as much on the PK, mostly within the defensive zone, so don't get significant opportunity in that ice time to get speed bursts above 20mph. Adjusting with miles skates would account for this better than adjusting with ice time.
Sh%AE is Shooting Percentage above Expected (Sh% - xSh%) and is an indicator of how good a shooter is at converting chances into goals.
Relative statistics are On Ice - Off Ice statistics and can be an indicator of whether the player makes his teammates better or worse.
All data is 5v5 except Shooting Hardest and Average, Skating Top Speed and Bursts/mi which are all situations, ES Average which is even strength (NHL doesn't give a specific definition).

Data Sources

Salary data is from TheStanleyCap.com
Shooting and Skating (except Sh%AE) are from NHL Edge
Other statistics are from Puckalytics.com and derived from data from NHL.com

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5v5 Individual Stats

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	G/60	A/60	Pts/60	xG/60	GAE/60	Sh%	xSh%	Sh%AE	%SA Rush	%SA Reb.
2015-16	WPG	1	15:32	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	-0.00	0.00	0.09	-0.09	0.00	0.00
2016-17	WPG	82	1387:32	0.22	0.43	0.65	0.15	0.06	5.75	4.06	1.69	0.84	0.00
2017-18	WPG	81	1335:18	0.31	0.67	0.99	0.15	0.16	7.61	3.64	3.97	0.78	3.10
2018-19	WPG	59	988:46	0.06	0.91	0.97	0.20	-0.14	1.30	4.26	-2.96	0.94	2.83
2019-20	WPG	65	1213:40	0.20	0.44	0.64	0.16	0.04	4.44	3.56	0.89	0.78	2.34
2020-21	WPG	56	1029:47	0.12	0.29	0.41	0.19	-0.07	2.30	3.76	-1.46	0.00	4.96
2021-22	WPG	79	1477:57	0.20	0.53	0.73	0.27	-0.07	4.20	5.67	-1.47	1.11	5.56
2022-23	WPG	78	1458:40	0.49	1.11	1.60	0.29	0.20	9.45	5.57	3.88	0.00	4.86
2023-24	WPG	81	1602:53	0.30	1.27	1.57	0.28	0.02	5.48	5.07	0.41	0.46	4.13
2024-25	WPG	80	1557:19	0.35	0.81	1.16	0.23	0.12	6.34	4.23	2.10	0.46	2.78
2025-26	WPG	11	202:17	0.30	1.48	1.78	0.11	0.18	10.00	3.80	6.20	0.00	5.56

5v5 On Ice Stats

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	SAF/60	GF/60	xGF/60	SAA/60	GA/60	xGA/60	GF%	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
2015-16	WPG	1	15:32	23.18	0.00	0.78	38.63	0.00	3.39	-	18.78	-1.98	0.49	-30.03
2016-17	WPG	82	1387:32	40.86	2.68	2.45	38.23	2.77	2.27	49.21	51.91	0.05	-0.16	2.23
2017-18	WPG	81	1335:18	44.44	2.70	2.52	41.02	2.52	2.21	51.72	53.28	0.10	-0.02	1.25
2018-19	WPG	59	988:46	45.69	2.91	2.61	41.75	2.67	2.54	52.17	50.69	0.18	-0.03	2.07
2019-20	WPG	65	1213:40	40.29	2.42	2.27	46.27	2.47	2.91	49.49	43.80	0.08	0.27	-1.46
2020-21	WPG	56	1029:47	37.58	2.16	2.15	45.21	2.10	2.87	50.68	42.84	-0.01	0.50	-4.81
2021-22	WPG	79	1477:57	43.84	2.31	2.84	40.19	2.44	2.47	48.72	53.43	0.29	-0.34	5.84
2022-23	WPG	78	1458:40	45.41	3.00	2.84	42.41	2.47	2.75	54.89	50.81	0.19	0.36	-1.71
2023-24	WPG	81	1602:53	47.88	3.11	2.87	41.96	1.76	2.60	63.85	52.46	0.56	0.31	2.23
2024-25	WPG	80	1557:19	45.12	2.50	2.67	41.65	1.73	2.25	59.09	54.23	0.35	0.02	3.23
2025-26	WPG	11	202:17	36.19	4.15	2.28	39.75	1.48	2.19	73.68	51.06	0.58	-0.75	14.36

NHL Edge Stats

		Skating				Shooting					Zone Time
Season	GP	Top Speed	Bursts>20/mi	Avg. Speed	ES Avg. Speed	Top Speed	Avg. Speed	%Long Range	%Mid Range	%High Danger	ES DZ%	ES NZ%	ES OZ%
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Legend

Percentile 0-25

Percentile 25-50

Percentile 50-75

Percentile 75-100

Forwards are compared with forwards and Defensemen are are compared with Defensemen.

5v5 Defense Pairs

Season

Season	Teammate	Team	TOI	GF/60	GA/60	GF%	xGF/60	xGA/60	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
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Glossary

Type	Statistic	Definition
Individual	G/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes.
Individual	A/60	Assists per 60 minutes.
Individual	Pts/60	Points per 60 minutes.
Individual	xG/60	Expected Goals per 60 minutes.
Individual	GAE/60	Goals Above Expected (G/60 - xG/60).
Individual	Sh%	Shooting Percentage.
Individual	xSh%	Expected Shooting Percentage.
Individual	Sh%AE	Shooting percentage above expected (Sh% - xSh%).
Individual	%SA Rush	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be on the rush.
Individual	%SA Reb.	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be from rebounds.
On Ice	SAF/60	Shot Attempts For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	GF/60	Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	xGF/60	Expected Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	SAA/60	Shot Attempts Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GA/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	xGA/60	Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GF%	Goals For Percentage = Goals For / (Goals For + Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF%	Expected Goals For Percentage = Expected Goals For / (Expected Goals For + Expected Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF Rel	xGF/60 when On Ice - xGF/60 when not On Ice.
On Ice	xGA Rel	xGA/60 when On Ice - xGA/60 when not On Ice (lower is better).
On Ice	xGF% Rel	xGF% when On Ice - xGF% when not On Ice.

Individual and On-Ice stats from Puckalytics.com (starting in 2015-16). NHL Edge Stats from edge.nhl.com (starting in 2021-22). Edge statistic definitions can be found at the Edge Stats Glossary.

News and Opinions

Jets’ Scheifele and Morrissey: The Heartbeat of Winnipeg and the Road to Olympic Glory at The Hockey Writers (Thu Oct 23, 2025)
TSN | Josh Morrissey on Jets’ motivation ‘You’re never satisfied until you’ve won a Stanley Cup’ at Illegal Curve Hockey (Sat Oct 11, 2025)
Informal Winnipeg Jets media availability: Josh Morrissey at Illegal Curve Hockey (Mon Sep 15, 2025)
EA Sports Reveals Josh Morrissey's Ranking Among Defencemen at Yahoo Sports NHL (Wed Aug 27, 2025)
Jets’ Josh Morrissey earns 90 overall rating in NHL 26 at Jets Nation (Mon Aug 25, 2025)
Goals and expectations for the Jets’ number one defenceman Josh Morrissey at Jets Nation (Fri Aug 8, 2025)
Hockey Canada invites Josh Morrissey and Mark Scheifele to Olympic orientation camp at Illegal Curve Hockey (Sat Aug 2, 2025)
Hockey Canada invites Josh Morrissey and Mark Scheifele to 2026 Winter Olympics orientation camp at Jets Nation (Fri Aug 1, 2025)

Current Contract

Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2020-21	25		$6,250,000	$6,250,000	-	-	$8,000,000	$8,000,000	$8,000,000	RFA-arb
2021-22	26		$6,250,000	$6,250,000	-	-	$8,000,000	$8,000,000	$8,000,000	RFA-arb
2022-23	27	NMC	$6,250,000	$6,250,000	-	-	$5,200,000	$5,200,000	$5,200,000	UFA
2023-24	28	NMC	$6,250,000	$6,250,000	-	-	$8,000,000	$8,000,000	$8,000,000	UFA
2024-25	29	NMC	$6,250,000	$6,250,000	-	-	$6,400,000	$6,400,000	$6,400,000	UFA
2025-26	30	M-NTC	$6,250,000	$6,250,000	-	-	$4,800,000	$4,800,000	$4,800,000	UFA
2026-27	31	M-NTC	$6,250,000	$6,250,000	-	-	$4,800,000	$4,800,000	$4,800,000	UFA
2027-28	32	M-NTC	$6,250,000	$6,250,000	-	-	$4,800,000	$4,800,000	$4,800,000	UFA
Total					-	-	$50,000,000	$50,000,000	$50,000,000

Signed: Sep 12, 2019

Team: Winnipeg Jets

GM: Kevin Cheveldayoff

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 7.67

Clause: Starting July 1, 2025 player submits a 15 team no trade list.

Previous Contracts (show) (hide)

Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2018-19	23	$3,150,000	$3,150,000	-	-	$3,150,000	$3,150,000	$3,150,000	RFA
2019-20	24	$3,150,000	$3,150,000	-	-	$3,150,000	$3,150,000	$3,150,000	RFA-arb
Total				-	-	$6,300,000	$6,300,000	$6,300,000

Signed: Sep 16, 2018

Team: Winnipeg Jets

GM: Kevin Cheveldayoff

Exp. Status: RFA-arb

Cap %: 3.96

Entry Level Contract ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2013-14	18	$925,000	$1,425,000	-	$92,500	-	$92,500	-	ELC
2014-15	19	$894,167	$1,394,167	-	$92,500	-	$92,500	-	ELC
2015-16	20	$863,333	$1,363,333	$500,000	$92,500	$832,500	$925,000	$70,000	ELC
2016-17	21	$863,333	$1,363,333	$500,000	-	$832,500	$832,500	$70,000	ELC
2017-18	22	$863,333	$1,363,333	$500,000	-	$832,500	$832,500	$70,000	ELC
Total				$1,500,000	$277,500	$2,497,500	$2,775,000	$210,000

Signed: Oct 9, 2013

Team: Winnipeg Jets

GM: Kevin Cheveldayoff

Exp. Status: RFA

Note: This entry level contract slid two seasons as player did not meet the games played threshold to start the contract.

Career Statistics

			Regular Season									Playoffs
Season	League	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G
2008-09	AMBHL	Cgy. Royals	33	6	18	24		56
2008-09	AEHL U15	Calgary Royals U15 AAA										10	1	3	4		16
2009-10	AMBHL	Cgy. Royals	32	21	28	49		108
2010-11	WHL	Prince Albert	5	0	0	0	-3	4
2010-11	AMHL	Cgy. Royals	30	17	22	39		11				6	1	3	4		10
2011-12	WHL	Prince Albert	68	10	28	38	-2	60
2012-13	WJ18-A	Canada	7	3	4	7	+10	4	11	2,727.0
2012-13	WHL	Prince Albert	70	15	32	47	+14	91				4		1	1	-3	9
2013-14	WJC-A	Canada	7	1	2	3	+3	4	10
2013-14	AHL	St. John's	8	0	1	1	+1	2	13	0.0		20	2	7	9	+1	20	32	625.0
2013-14	WHL	Prince Albert	59	28	45	73	+6	59				4	1	2	3	-1	6
2014-15	WHL	Prince Albert	27	7	14	21	-9	28
2014-15	WJC-A	Canada	7	1	3	4	+9		18
2014-15	WHL	Kelowna	20	6	11	17	+10	34				13	2	12	14	+10	24
2014-15	M-Cup	Kelowna										5	1	4	5	+3	10	14	710.0
2015-16	AHL	Manitoba	57	3	19	22	-9	47	107	280.0
2015-16	NHL	Winnipeg Jets	1	0	0	0			1	0.0	15:54
2016-17	NHL	Winnipeg Jets	82	6	14	20	+6	38	99	6.1	19:29
2016-17	WC	Canada	10	0	1	1	+5	6
2017-18	NHL	Winnipeg Jets	81	7	19	26	+15	47	102	6.9	20:27	16	1	1	2	+2	6	26	3.8	20:23
2018-19	NHL	Winnipeg Jets	59	6	25	31	+9	14	95	6.3	22:24	6		1	1	-1		8	0.0	19:08
2019-20	NHL	Winnipeg Jets	65	5	26	31	+1	24	120	4.2	22:46	4		1	1	-4	4	3	0.0	19:12
2020-21	NHL	Winnipeg Jets	56	4	17	21	-1	25	116	3.4	23:33	8	1	4	5	-4	6	12	8.3	26:18
2021-22	NHL	Winnipeg Jets	79	12	25	37	-3	66	173	6.9	23:40
2022-23	NHL	Winnipeg Jets	78	16	60	76	+2	41	172	9.3	24:14	3		1	1	+1		5	0.0	16:36
2023-24	NHL	Winnipeg Jets	81	10	59	69	+34	44	196	5.1	24:11	5	3	1	4	-3	2	12	25.0	24:35
2024-25	4 Nations	Canada	3	0	0	0	+1	2	3	0.0	64:37
2024-25	NHL	Winnipeg Jets	80	14	48	62	+17	22	172	8.1	24:23	12		6	6		8	19	0.0	21:08
2025-26	NHL	Winnipeg Jets	11	1	9	10	+11	6	18	5.6	24:46
NHL Career			673	81	302	383	+91	327	1264	6.4	22:47	54	5	15	20	-9	26	85	5.9	21:22