Luc Morrissey '25 Recruiting Profile

Hello, my name is Luc Morrissey and I am an avid ice hockey player. I am half Irish, half German and attend the sports boarding school in Chemnitz (Sportgymnasium Chemnitz), Germany where I train hockey 8-10x a week and play 2 league games each weekend. I’m a 2007 player and play first line for Chemnitz Crashers U20 team Division II German league. I have been playing hockey since the age of 5.

What makes me a great candidate for your team is that I truly love this sport and am a 150% passionate player who gives everything on the ice. I have the resolute goal of becoming a professional player.  I am a left defender, superb at anticipating attackers moves & blocking/ aggravating them, setting up attacks, am fast, agile and robust.

I am a strong collaborator and motivator both on and off the ice and am very much valued by both coaches and fellow team members. My coaches describe me a very sound and ‘teachable’ player – always listening, applying their coaching tips and continuously improving.

Since last year, I also play for the Irish National team and already played for Ireland in a tournament in Bratislava, Slovakia last year. This year we are planning a tour in Nova Scotia, Canada

In addition, as a very complimentary sport to Ice hockey, I have been playing unicycling hockey since I was 3 years old. I was selected to play for the German national team last year and we came 3^rd in the European championships. This summer we will be at Bemidji Campus in Minnesota competing in the world Unicycling hockey championships.

Basically, since the age of 4, I have permanently had a hockey stick in my hand whether on ice or on a unicycle. The benefit to my hockey here being that it is has allowed me to train and develop my stick handling skills ALL year round for the past 12 years ;O)

Link to my sports school: Eishockey - Sportgymnasium Chemnitz (sportgymnasium-chemnitz.de)

On the academic side, I have always been a strong, diligent & hard-working student averaging end of year grades of 1.5 (Grade A-) in my second level education. I am very keen to study in the US as it allows me to

• 1. Study in English which is my second mother tongue.
• 2. Gaining a degree from an esteemed university program
• 3. Play and grow in hockey by getting the best possible coaching.
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I am fully aware that to become a professional player, there is a ton of hard work and discipline required. I am more than ready for this challenge. 

I would very much appreciate the opportunity to meet/ chat with Coaches at universities with the option to study sports