Morgan Geekie

Carolina Hurricanes

Following the Americans' elimination from the playoffs, Geekie signed an amateur tryout offer with the Hurricanes' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Charlotte Checkers, for the remainder of their regular season on May 4, 2018.^[19] Six days later, Geekie signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Carolina Hurricanes.^[16][17] After attending the Hurricanes' training camp,^[20] he was re-assigned to the Checkers for the 2018–19 season.^[21] In 73 games throughout the regular season, Geekie tallied 19 goals and 27 assists.^[22][23] During the 2019 Calder Cup playoffs, he set the Checkers' postseason point streak record, putting up numbers in eight straight games.^[22] In Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Final, he scored 1:52 into the second overtime, sending the Checkers to the Calder Cup Final.^[24] The Checkers defeated the Chicago Wolves in five games to clinch the Calder Cup, and Geekie totaled eight goals at 18 points through 19 playoff contests.^[25]

Geekie joined the Checkers again to start the 2019–20 season.^[26] On March 7, 2020, he was called up to the Hurricanes after he put up 20 goals and 22 assists through 55 games with the Checkers.^[27][23] He made his NHL debut the following day against the Pittsburgh Penguins, in which he recorded two goals and an assist in a 6–2 win.^[28] On March 10, against the Detroit Red Wings, Geekie scored his third goal on only the fourth shot of his NHL career.^[23] During the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs, he played eight games, collected one assist.^[29]

Geekie was placed on the Hurricanes' taxi squad to begin the 2020–21 season, taxi squads being a safety measure put in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[30] After playing nine games with the Hurricanes, he was sent down to the team's new AHL affiliate, the Chicago Wolves, on February 18, 2021.^[31] In only two games with the Wolves, he notched four goals and one assist, causing him to be named AHL Player of the Week.^[32] On February 22, he was recalled to the Hurricanes.^[33] On March 12, he scored two goals as part of a 5–1 victory over the Nashville Predators.^[34] Geekie finished the season with the Hurricanes achieving three goals and six assists through 36 games. During the 2021 Calder Cup playoffs, he played in three games. On July 16, 2021, he signed a one-year, entry-level contract extension to remain with the Hurricanes.^[35][36]

Seattle Kraken

Despite re-signing with the Hurricanes, Geekie was selected from the Hurricanes at the 2021 NHL expansion draft by the Seattle Kraken on July 21, 2021.^[37] He was named to the team's inaugural opening roster before the 2021–22 season.^[38] He scored his first goal with the team in their first game, on October 12, the third Kraken goal in a 4–3 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights.^[39] In 73 games during the season, Geekie totaled seven goals and 15 assists. As a restricted free agent in the offseason, Geekie filed for arbitration before settling to a one-year, US$1,400,000 contract extension with the Kraken on July 24, 2022.^[40][41]

During the 2022–23 season, starting on January 28, 2023, Geekie was scoreless for 10 straight games before breaking his drought by scoring two goals in a 5–3 victory over the St. Louis Blues on March 1.^[42] By the end of the season, Geekie's career-high numbers increased, after he tallied nine goals and 19 assists for 28 points in 69 games, while maintaining a +14 rating. In 13 games of the 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs, he managed two goals and two assists.^[43][44]

Boston Bruins

As a restricted free agent, Geekie was never extended a qualifying offer by the Kraken, turning him into an unrestricted free agent. Geekie himself only found out about the decision on Twitter.^[43] On July 1, 2023, the opening day of free agency, he signed a two-year, US$4,000,000 contract with the Boston Bruins.^[44] On February 29, 2024, he recorded the first NHL hat-trick of his career as part of a 5–4 victory against the Vegas Golden Knights.^[45] Through 76 games of the 2023–24 season, Geekie totaled 17 goals and 22 assists for 39 points, all career highs.^[46] During the 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs, he achieved four goals and one assist in 13 games.^[29]

Geekie struggled to start the 2024–25 season, scoring only two assists in his first 11 games, causing him to end up a healthy scratch for three games.^[47] In his first game back, Geekie was placed on a line with David Pastrnak and scored his first goal of the season.^[48] After that game, Geekie became a regular fixture on the Bruins' top line and by December, had returned to form, scoring goals more consistently.^[49] By February 22, 2025, Geekie had scored his 18th goal of the season, surpassing his career high.^[50] On April 5, against the Carolina Hurricanes, Geekie notched a goal and four assists in a 5–1 victory, factoring in on all Bruins goals.^[51] He hit the 30-goal mark for the first time in his career three days later against the New Jersey Devils.^[52] Geekie became the first Bruins player other than Pastrnak, Brad Marchand, or Patrice Bergeron to score 30 goals in a season since Loui Eriksson during 2015–16.^[53] Geekie finished the season with a career-high 33 goals and 24 assists for 57 points.^[29] He received the Bruins' Eddie Shore Award for "demonstrating exceptional hustle and determination," and he was named the Bruins' Third Star due to his performance during home games.^[54] He was also awarded the Bruins' Seventh Player Award, given to the player who exceeded expectations for the season.^[55] On June 29, the Bruins re-signed Geekie to a six-year, US$33,000,000 contract, preventing him from becoming a restricted free agent.^[56]