Andrew Murray

Andrew Murray (born November 6, 1981) is a Canadian-Croatian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL). He ended his professional career playing two seasons for KHL Medveščak Zagreb of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

Playing career Murray played college hockey for Bemidji State University for four seasons under head coach Tom Serratore where he was a three time captain and a 2005 graduate. Andrew left the program as its Division I-era scoring leader with 46-69—115 points in 128 contests ranking him seventh on the College Hockey America (CHA) career list and 30th on BSU's all-time scoring chart. His 46 goals seat him in fourth among BSU's D-I goal-scoring leaders while his 69 assists is tied for BSU Division I-era best.

He was recalled by the Columbus Blue Jackets on December 27, 2007, to play his first NHL game. He scored his first NHL goal on January 2, 2008, against Jean-Sébastien Giguère of the Anaheim Ducks. The Columbus Blue Jackets re-signed Murray to a three-year, one-way contract on March 7, 2008. The deal ran through the 2010–11 season.

On July 13, 2011, Murray was signed to a one-year, two-way contract by the San Jose Sharks.

On February 6, 2012, the San Jose Sharks placed Murray on waivers, and he was sent down to the Worcester Sharks after he cleared waivers on February 7, 2012.

On June 10, 2012, Murray's negotiation rights were traded to the Detroit Red Wings with a conditional draft pick for 2014 as part of a trade deal for Brad Stuart. The Red Wings decided to not keep Murray.

On July 6, 2012, it was announced that Murray had been signed to a one-year, two-way deal with the St. Louis Blues. With the NHL lock-out coming to affect, Murray was assigned directly by the Blues to AHL affiliate, the Peoria Rivermen. During the duration of the 2012–13 season, Murray scored 14 goals and 31 points in 51 games. He was recalled by St. Louis and played a solitary game in a 3–0 defeat to the Chicago Blackhawks on February 28, 2013.

On July 29, 2013, Murray signed his first contract abroad with a one-year contract with KHL Medveščak Zagreb from Croatia, the newest member of Kontinental Hockey League.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1998–99 Selkirk Steelers MJHL 61 10 30 40 24 — — — — — 1999–00 Selkirk Steelers MJHL 63 29 48 77 57 — — — — — 2000–01 Selkirk Steelers MJHL 64 46 56 102 72 5 3 0 3 6 2001–02 Bemidji State University CHA 35 15 15 30 22 — — — — — 2002–03 Bemidji State University CHA 36 9 18 27 38 — — — — — 2003–04 Bemidji State University CHA 25 6 14 20 41 — — — — — 2004–05 Bemidji State University CHA 31 16 22 38 30 — — — — — 2005–06 Syracuse Crunch AHL 77 13 16 29 73 6 0 1 1 17 2006–07 Syracuse Crunch AHL 72 10 12 22 62 — — — — — 2007–08 Syracuse Crunch AHL 34 13 2 15 15 — — — — — 2007–08 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 39 6 4 10 12 — — — — — 2008–09 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 67 8 3 11 10 — — — — — 2009–10 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 46 5 2 7 6 — — — — — 2010–11 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 29 4 4 8 4 — — — — — 2011–12 San Jose Sharks NHL 39 1 3 4 4 — — — — — 2011–12 Worcester Sharks AHL 10 2 1 3 0 — — — — — 2012–13 Peoria Rivermen AHL 51 14 17 31 18 — — — — — 2012–13 St. Louis Blues NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2013–14 KHL Medveščak Zagreb KHL 54 3 3 6 28 3 0 1 1 0 2014–15 KHL Medveščak Zagreb KHL 51 3 4 7 14 — — — — — 2014–15 KHL Medveščak Zagreb II CRO — — — — — 3 3 8 11 0 MJHL totals 188 85 134 219 153 5 3 0 3 6 CHA totals 127 46 69 115 131 — — — — — AHL totals 244 52 48 100 168 6 0 1 1 17 NHL totals 221 24 16 40 36 — — — — — KHL totals 105 6 7 13 42 3 0 1 1 0

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2015 Croatia WC D1B 16th 5 3 5 8 4 Senior totals 5 3 5 8 4

Awards and honours Award Year MJHL First All-Star Team 2001 All-CHA Rookie Team 2001–02 All-CHA First Team 2004–05