Ian “Scotty” Morrison has been involved with the game of hockey in numerous capacities. He was a player, a referee, a National Hockey League executive, and a Chair of the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto.

Born in Montreal, Morrison played hockey with the likes of Jean Beliveau and Boom Boom Geffrion as a member of the Montreal Canadiens organization.

After finishing in junior hockey, he began his career as a referee with the Quebec Amateur Hockey Association and then the Quebec Senior League. At the age of 24 he became the youngest man to work as a National Hockey League referee.

After two seasons, he left the league to pursue business interests but returned to the NHL in 1965 as Referee-in-Chief. In 1981 he was made an officer of the league and appointed Vice President, Officiating.

In 1986 he was given the position of Vice President for Project Development, Site for the Hall which opened in downtown Toronto in 1993. At that time he was named Chair and Chief Executive Officer of the Hall. He retired from that position in 1998.

Morrison lived in Etobicoke from 1965 until his recent move to Haliburton after retiring. Along with his work with the Hockey Hall of Fame, Morrison helped establish the Etobicoke Sports Hall of Fame. In 1999, Morrison was inducted into the hockey Hall of Fame in the Builder category.