Morgan Barron

Morgan Barron
Barron with Cornell in 2019
Born (1998-12-02) December 2, 1998 (age 25)
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Left
NHL team
Former teams
Winnipeg Jets
New York Rangers
NHL draft 174th overall, 2017
New York Rangers
Playing career 2021–present

Morgan Andrew Barron (born December 2, 1998) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward playing for the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Born and raised in Nova Scotia, Barron played two seasons of minor ice hockey with the Newbridge Academy Gladiators of the Nova Scotia Major Midget Hockey League (NSMMHL) before enrolling at St. Andrew's College in Ontario. Upon graduating, he enrolled and graduated from Cornell University to play collegiate ice hockey and was picked 174th overall by the New York Rangers in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft.

Barron played three seasons at Cornell before starting his professional career with the Rangers. He received numerous accolades including an AHCA All-America, All-Ivy League, and All-ECAC Hockey First Team selection and was named ECAC Hockey Player of the Year for 2020.