Samuel Morin

ABOUT SAMUEL MORIN

Canadian former professional ice hockey player best known for playing as a defenseman for the National Hockey League's Philadelphia Flyers . He had previously played in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, where he helped his team, Rimouski Océanic, achieve a President's Trophy in 2015.

He began playing minor ice hockey when he was only five years old before going on to play in the Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Rive-Sud Est minor hockey team in 2007 and 2008.

In the 2011-12 season, he was named to the QMJHL All-Rookie Team. He won gold medals at both the U18 and U20 IIHF World Championships, in 2013 and 2015.

He was born to parents Pascal and Sylvie Morin, who were both farmers from Saint-Isidore.

He played alongside Rasmus Ristolainen on the Philadelphia Flyers.