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Morrison乌鸦传媒檚 16-year NHL career ended in 2012 but it乌鸦传媒檚 safe to say he乌鸦传媒檚 been busy since walking away from the game.

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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.

乌鸦传媒淚 found that as an athlete, you live your life off an itinerary. You乌鸦传媒檙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 I乌鸦传媒檓 great at getting things done and she乌鸦传媒檇 be like 乌鸦传媒楴o. You figure out the list and do it乌鸦传媒� and I乌鸦传媒檇 be like 乌鸦传媒榡ust make it for me and I乌鸦传媒檒l get it done.乌鸦传媒� We乌鸦传媒檇 always have this back and forth. I had to take the initiative on a lot of things, so that was a big adjustment,乌鸦传媒� explained Morrison during our Moj on Sports Podcast session.

Having four children kept Morrison busy with no time to reflect. 乌鸦传媒淚 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, it乌鸦传媒檚 like what乌鸦传媒檚 the next activity? We乌鸦传媒檙e going to hockey. We乌鸦传媒檙e going to soccer. We乌鸦传媒檙e doing football. We乌鸦传媒檙e doing baseball. Dance lessons 乌鸦传媒� whatever it was. So that was key,乌鸦传媒� 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.

乌鸦传媒淪tarting a business in fishing and having my own fishing program was huge. I乌鸦传媒檓 still doing that to this day 乌鸦传媒� traveling around to amazing locations and fishing. (We乌鸦传媒檙e) really trying to promote getting outside and enjoying the outdoors. Yes, a big part of it is catching fish but it乌鸦传媒檚 just disconnecting from your phone and connecting with what I call the real world, which is being back out in nature,乌鸦传媒� 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 women乌鸦传媒檚 soccer team at Miami of Ohio. The move was also made to give his other daughters 乌鸦传媒� 14-year-old Kailyn and 17-year-old Taylor 乌鸦传媒� 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.

乌鸦传媒淚乌鸦传媒檝e got multiple things on the go and I乌鸦传媒檓 very fortunate that I乌鸦传媒檓 able to do it from my house. It allows me to be flexible and still do things with my family while I乌鸦传媒檓 still getting stuff done,乌鸦传媒� noted Morrison.

Morrison also spent some time working on Calgary Flames television broadcasts as an intermission analyst but doesn乌鸦传媒檛 see himself returning to that job any time soon. 乌鸦传媒淚 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,乌鸦传媒� 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.

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Morrison is happy for now in Michigan but admits that he and his wife will eventually return to Vancouver.

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When he does return, you can bet that he will be busy.

Veteran B.C. sports personality Bob 乌鸦传媒渢he Moj乌鸦传媒� Marjanovich writes twice weekly for Black Press Media. And check out his weekly podcast every Monday at or your local Black Press Media website.