Transitioning from a professional athlete to a member of the 91裸聊视频榬eal world91裸聊视频� isn91裸聊视频檛 always easy but former Vancouver Canuck Brendan Morrison appears to be doing just fine.
Morrison91裸聊视频檚 16-year NHL career ended in 2012 but it91裸聊视频檚 safe to say he91裸聊视频檚 been busy since walking away from the game.
91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 an adjustment 91裸聊视频� no question. I think everybody handles it differently. You always think you are ready but when it ends, it ends abruptly even though you are semi-prepared for it,91裸聊视频� said Morrison, part of the Canucks famed 91裸聊视频榃est Coast Express91裸聊视频� line with Markus Naslund and Todd Bertuzzi in the early 200091裸聊视频檚.
There was a period of adjustment for the Pitt Meadows, B.C. native in which the regimented world of professional hockey was replaced with a lot more freedom, one in which his wife Erin helped him navigate.
91裸聊视频淚 found that as an athlete, you live your life off an itinerary. You91裸聊视频檙e told be here for breakfast at this time. Be at this meeting at this time. Be here at this time. When the season would end, I would tell my wife just to make me a list as I91裸聊视频檓 great at getting things done and she91裸聊视频檇 be like 91裸聊视频楴o. You figure out the list and do it91裸聊视频� and I91裸聊视频檇 be like 91裸聊视频榡ust make it for me and I91裸聊视频檒l get it done.91裸聊视频� We91裸聊视频檇 always have this back and forth. I had to take the initiative on a lot of things, so that was a big adjustment,91裸聊视频� explained Morrison during our Moj on Sports Podcast session.
Having four children kept Morrison busy with no time to reflect. 91裸聊视频淚 think a huge thing for me was my family. Having four kids, there was no time to sit around and think about things. With four kids, it91裸聊视频檚 like what91裸聊视频檚 the next activity? We91裸聊视频檙e going to hockey. We91裸聊视频檙e going to soccer. We91裸聊视频檙e doing football. We91裸聊视频檙e doing baseball. Dance lessons 91裸聊视频� whatever it was. So that was key,91裸聊视频� he said.
According to Morrison, another key to the successful transition was finding another passion. An avid fisherman, his Reel West Coast Fishing company helped fill the void left by hockey.
91裸聊视频淪tarting a business in fishing and having my own fishing program was huge. I91裸聊视频檓 still doing that to this day 91裸聊视频� traveling around to amazing locations and fishing. (We91裸聊视频檙e) really trying to promote getting outside and enjoying the outdoors. Yes, a big part of it is catching fish but it91裸聊视频檚 just disconnecting from your phone and connecting with what I call the real world, which is being back out in nature,91裸聊视频� he explained.
Morrison and his family recently moved to Northville, Michigan - which is situated halfway between Detroit and Ann Arbor - in attempt to be closer to his son Brayden, a sophomore forward with the University of Wisconsin hockey team, and his daughter Makenna, also a sophomore, who is a midfielder with the women91裸聊视频檚 soccer team at Miami of Ohio. The move was also made to give his other daughters 91裸聊视频� 14-year-old Kailyn and 17-year-old Taylor 91裸聊视频� better athletic opportunities.
Keeping tabs on his kids keeps Morrison occupied but he is also a part of a couple of other business ventures. While playing with Washington, Morrison got involved with the Strongman Group out of North Vancouver which has commercial real estate assets in B.C., Alberta and Saskatchewan. After his career ended, he and former Vancouver teammate Geoff Sanderson started a rental company in the oil and gas business in Calgary which is now in its tenth year of operation.
91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檝e got multiple things on the go and I91裸聊视频檓 very fortunate that I91裸聊视频檓 able to do it from my house. It allows me to be flexible and still do things with my family while I91裸聊视频檓 still getting stuff done,91裸聊视频� noted Morrison.
Morrison also spent some time working on Calgary Flames television broadcasts as an intermission analyst but doesn91裸聊视频檛 see himself returning to that job any time soon. 91裸聊视频淚 liked doing it and it was fun but I never did see it as a career for me. Sometimes I have a commitment issue and committing to forty games was a lot,91裸聊视频� he chuckled.
As for the team he starred for, Morrison still keeps tabs on the Canucks from afar and recalled his time playing for current Canucks head coach Bruce Boudreau.
91裸聊视频淚 follow them and stay in tune with what91裸聊视频檚 happening. I had Boudreau in Washington. He was run and gun, which is fun for players, and I think maybe you91裸聊视频檙e seeing a bit of that there in Vancouver. He needed to hold guys more accountable on certain things but it was still a fun situation to play in,91裸聊视频� said Morrison of his time as a Capital during the 2009-10 season.
Morrison is happy for now in Michigan but admits that he and his wife will eventually return to Vancouver.
91裸聊视频淭hat91裸聊视频檚 the plan. I don91裸聊视频檛 know when but we will definitely be back there,91裸聊视频� he stated.
When he does return, you can bet that he will be busy.
Veteran B.C. sports personality Bob 91裸聊视频渢he Moj91裸聊视频� Marjanovich writes twice weekly for Black Press Media. And check out his weekly podcast every Monday at or your local Black Press Media website.
