Morgan Rielly Biography, Age, Girlfriend, Contract, Injury, Draft, Networth

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1 Morgan Rielly Biography2 Morgan Rielly Age|Family3 Morgan Rielly Wife|girlfriend4 Morgan Rielly Photo5 morgan Rielly contract6 morgan Rielly jersey7 morgan Rielly draft8 morgan Rielly injury9 Morgan Rielly Networth|salary10 Morgan Rielly Twitter11 Morgan Rielly Instagram12 Morgan Rielly Interview

Morgan Rielly Biography

Morgan Rielly born Morgan Frederick Rielly is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He plays and is the captain for the Toronto Maple Leafs. He was drafted in the first round as the fifth overall in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft. Morgan was born on 9 March 1994 in Vancouver, Canada.

Before Morgan was drafted he played for the Moose Jaw Warriors. He also represented Canada internationally on several occasions one being the 2016 World Championship which he captured a gold medal. Morgan was selected second overall by the Moose Jaw Warriors of the Western Hockey League in the Bantam Draft in 2009. Before entering the WHL, he played midget hockey for the Notre Dame Hounds in Wilcox, Saskatchewan.

In his final season with the Hounds, Morgan was the top-scoring defenseman in the Saskatchewan Midget AAA Hockey League, he was with 55 points in 43 games. His team captured Canada’s national midget championship. He joined the Warriors for the 2010–11 WHL season, playing in 65 games and recording 28 points. Heading into the 2011–12 WHL season, he was ranked prospect for the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.

He suffered a serious knee injury, a torn anterior cruciate ligament, which caused him to miss most of the season. He returned for the end of the Warriors playoff run against the Edmonton Oil Kings. Despite the injury, he still finished the season ranked fifth among North American skaters by the Central Scouting Bureau. Morgan was selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the first round, fifth overall, and he signed a contract with the club shortly before the 2012–13 NHL lockout. He spent the 2012–13 season with the Warriors, with a stint in January at the Toronto Maple Leafs training camp, but eventually was returned to finish the season in the WHL.

Morgan made his professional debut at the end of the 2012–13 season with the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League. It was the start of the 2013–14 NHL season, he made the Maple Leafs roster out of training camp. He made his NHL debut on October 5, 2013, against the Ottawa Senators. On December 16, 2013, he scored his first NHL goal, against Stanley Cup winner Marc-André Fleury of the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Throughout the 2015–16 season, earned much praise from Maple Leafs head coach Mike Babcock, as well as other figures of management. In addition, he would see an increase in ice time, often appearing on the top pairing for the club. He also set career highs in multiple offensive categories such as goals, assists and points. Rielly signed a six-year, $30 million contracts on April 13, 2016, carrying an average value of $5 million a season. He had his first career 4-point game, 1 goal and 3 assists, on November 11, 2016, during a 6-3 win against the Philadelphia Flyers. He spent most of the 2016–17 season with rookie Nikita Zaitsev on the Leafs’ shutdown defence pairing, and finished the season with 27 points in 76 games. Rielly was nominated for the Bill Masterton Trophy at the end of the 2016–17 season.

Rielly was injured in a game against the Philadelphia Flyers on January 19, 2018, and he was placed on injured reserve on January 22. He was back in the Leafs’ lineup on February 3, 2018, after missing six games. Despite his injury, he and fellow defenceman Jake Gardiner became the first two Leafs defenceman to record at least 50 points in a season since Tomáš Kaberle and Bryan McCabe accomplished the feat in 2006–07. He ended the season with a career-high 46 assists and 52 points, tying Gardiner for the team points leader amongst Leafs defencemen, and helped propel the Leafs to their second consecutive playoff showing. Despite pushing the Boston Bruins to seven games, the Leafs lost the series in the first round, as Rielly finished the playoffs with five points.

During the 2018–19 season, on October 9, 2018, Morgan recorded four assists in a 7–4 win over the Dallas Stars, bringing him to ten points in his first four games, tying him for the NHL lead in points alongside teammate Auston Matthews. The next game, was on October 11 which they were against the Detroit Red Wings, Rielly passed Bobby Orr for most points by a defenceman in a team’s first five games, with 12 points. By picking up an assist the next game, he established the longest season-opening point streak by a defenceman in franchise history. On October 14, Rielly was named as one of the NHL’s 3 Stars of the Week for the first time in his career. He had an NHL-leading six assists, along with an overtime goal against the Chicago Blackhawks, during a four-game Maple Leafs win streak. He was named as the NHL’s second star of the week for his accomplishments.

On the international play he represents Canada internationally. He started out in regional and age-group competitions. When he was representing Team Pacific at the 2011 World U-17 Hockey Challenge, he scored two goals in five games and helped his team capture a bronze medal. Later that year, Rielly was part of Canada’s gold medal-winning squad at the 2011 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament. Rielly’s first experience at an International Ice Hockey Federation sanctioned event was the 2011 IIHF World U18 Championships, where he recorded two goals and one assist in seven games. Canada finished fourth at the tournament.

During the 2012–13 NHL lockout, Morgan was selected to represent Canada at the 2013 IIHF World U20 Championships, he finished in fourth place. In 2016, he was named to Canada’s roster for the 2016 IIHF World Championship, where he was named one of Canada’s most valuable players. Canada would go on to win the tournament with a 2–0 victory over Finland in the final. Throughout the tournament, Rielly recorded the most ice time of any player on Canada. For this accomplishment, he was named to the tournament All-Star team.

Morgan Rielly Age|Family

Morgan was born on March 9th, 1994 ( he is 25 years old as of 2019) His family comes from Hamilton, Ontario, and are fans of the Maple Leafs. His father, Andy, is the owner of Rielly Lumber and his mother, Shirley is a cancer researcher and owns a medical company. He has an older brother, Connor. The family own a lab named Maggie.

Morgan Rielly Wife|girlfriend

Morgan has kept his love life private from the public eye. It will be updated soon once we get some info.

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morgan Rielly contract

Morgan signed a six-year, $30 million contract on April 13, 2016, which carried an average value of $5 million a season. He had his first career 4-point game, 1 goal and 3 assists, on November 11, 2016 during a 6-3 win against the Philadelphia Flyers.

morgan Rielly jersey

morgan Rielly jersey

morgan Rielly draft

Morgan was drafted by the Maple Leafs in the first round, fifth overall, of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft. Before he was drafted, he played with the Moose Jaw Warriors of the Western Hockey League.

morgan Rielly injury

Heading into the 2011–12 WHL season, he was a highly ranked prospect for the 2012 NHL Entry Draft. He suffered a serious knee injury, a torn anterior cruciate ligament, causing him to miss most of the season.

Morgan Rielly Networth|salary

Morgan has an estimated net worth of 10 million dollars. He has earned this from his career as a professional hockey player.

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