{"product_id":"1992-93-cincinnati-cyclones-ihl-dean-morton-red-wings-nhl-referee-hockey-card","title":"1992-93 Cincinnati Cyclones IHL Dean Morton Red Wings NHL Referee Hockey Card","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e1992-93 Cincinnati Bell Telephone Cincinnati Cyclones, Dean Morton. The front is dated 1992-93 and carries the Cyclones team logo and mascot along with the Cincinnati Bell Telephone and Fox 19 sponsor marks. He is pictured on the ice in a white Cyclones jersey, and the front lists him as 21 Dean Morton, D.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe back reads 21 Morton, Dean, D, with height 6-1, weight 196, birthplace Peterborough, Ont., and birth date 2\/27\/68. It carries a single stat line for his 91-92 club, Moncton, showing 6 games played, 1 goal, 1 assist, 2 points and 15 penalty minutes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eMorton was drafted by the Detroit Red Wings in the eighth round of the 1986 NHL Entry Draft and played major junior in the OHL with the Ottawa 67's and the Oshawa Generals, reaching the Memorial Cup with Oshawa in 1987. He turned pro in 1988 with the AHL's Adirondack Red Wings and won a Calder Cup there. On October 5, 1989, the opening night of the season, he made his NHL debut for Detroit at the Calgary Saddledome wearing number 5 and scored a goal assisted by Steve Yzerman in a 10-7 loss to the Flames. It was the only NHL game he ever played, making him one of five players in league history to score a goal in his lone NHL appearance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eMorton retired as a player in 1993 and later became an NHL official. He made his refereeing debut on November 11, 2000, went full time in 2008 wearing number 36, and worked 1,005 regular season games before retiring in March 2022. His final game as a referee was Detroit at Calgary, the same matchup and the same building as his only game as a player.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe 1992-93 season was the Cyclones' first in the International Hockey League. The franchise played its first two seasons, 1990-91 and 1991-92, in the ECHL, and it remained in the IHL through 2000-01, when the league ceased operations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThis card is raw and ungraded. Please review all photos, which show the exact card you will receive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eShips securely packaged. Message us to save with combined shipping.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"B\u0026R Collectibles","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67520841678893,"sku":"EB-318857597731","price":2.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/8160\/0045\/files\/57_8caa9577-3fba-4935-948a-9464402d8c80.png?v=1789236069","url":"https:\/\/brcollectibles.co\/products\/1992-93-cincinnati-cyclones-ihl-dean-morton-red-wings-nhl-referee-hockey-card","provider":"B\u0026R Collectibles","version":"1.0","type":"link"}