University of Maine men’s hockey goaltender Matt Morris continued preparations for his senior season by participating in the New Jersey Devils development camp last week.
Morris was on hand for the sessions, which ran July 12-16 at the Barnabas Health Hockey House at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
The 5-10, 205-pounder is coming off a season during which he played 23 games for the Black Bears. He logged a 6-10-3 record with a 3.54 goals-against average and a .901 save percentage.
The undrafted 23-year-old led his squad to three wins last week during a 3-on-3 tournament. He played along former Boston College defenseman Steven Santini and Eagles forward J.D. Dudek.
“I’ve played against them for a few years now, it was a lot of fun,” Morris told NJ Advance Media. “It’s definitely a lot better playing with them.”
Morris, a New Jersey native who played Junior hockey with the New Jersey Hitmen, was a Devils fan as a youngster.
“I’m really learning a lot working with [goaltending development coach] Scott Clemmensen and [goaltending coach] Chris Terreri, guys that I grew up watching,” Morris told the news organization.
Last season, Morris established a career high with 50 saves in a 1-0 Hockey East loss against Providence on Feb. 5 at Alfond Arena in Orono. He is expected to be competing for playing time during 2016-17 with sophomore returnee Rob McGovern (2-14-2, 2.78 GAA, .905) and newcomer Stephen Mundinger.