Glen Murray

Glen John "Muzz" Murray (born November 1, 1972) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger who played 16 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Boston Bruins, Pittsburgh Penguins and Los Angeles Kings. He is currently the Director of Player Development for the Kings.

Playing career Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Murray was raised in the Bridgewater area and played junior hockey for the Sudbury Wolves of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). Murray spent three seasons with the Wolves, putting up 84 points in his final year.

Murray was a first-round draft pick, 18th overall by the Bruins in the 1991 NHL entry draft. He spent four seasons with the Bruins before being traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins with Bryan Smolinski for Kevin Stevens and Shawn McEachern. Murray's stay with the Penguins only lasted a little over a year and he was eventually on the move again; this time he was traded to Los Angeles Kings for Ed Olczyk. Murray enjoyed moderate success with the Kings, picking up some good numbers during his five-year stay, but on October 24, 2001, Murray was traded back to the Boston Bruins with Jozef Stümpel for Jason Allison and Mikko Eloranta.

In July 2002, Murray signed a two-year contract with the Bruins.

Murray enjoyed his greatest offensive season in 2002–03, scoring 92 points (44 goals and 48 assists) for the Bruins and earning a spot in the 2003 NHL All-Star Game.

In August 2005, Murray signed a four-year, $16.6 million contract extension with the Bruins.

In November 2008, Murray had ankle surgery, claiming it was a result of an injury he sustained during play of the 2007–08 NHL season. As a result, his agent filed a claim against the Boston Bruins. The Bruins ended up winning arbitration

International play Murray was selected to play for Team Canada at the 1998 World Championships held in Zürich and Basel in Switzerland. He played in 5 games and scored 1 goal and 2 assists as Canada finished in 6th place. He was then called up to the roster again in 2004 and scored 2 goals and 2 assists as he helped Canada capture the gold medal.

Awards

Selected to two NHL All-Star games: 2003, 2004. Bruins Three Stars Awards: 2003, 2004, 2007.

Won a gold medal at the 2004 World Championships with Team Canada. Named One of the Top 100 Best Bruins Players of all Time.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1988–89 Bridgewater Mustangs AAA NSMHL 28 40 31 71 — — — — — — 1989–90 Sudbury Wolves OHL 62 8 28 36 17 7 0 0 0 4 1990–91 Sudbury Wolves OHL 66 27 38 65 82 5 8 4 12 10 1991–92 Sudbury Wolves OHL 54 37 47 84 93 11 7 4 11 18 1991–92 Boston Bruins NHL 5 3 1 4 0 15 4 2 6 10 1992–93 Providence Bruins AHL 48 30 26 56 42 6 1 4 5 4 1992–93 Boston Bruins NHL 27 3 4 7 8 — — — — — 1993–94 Boston Bruins NHL 81 18 13 31 48 13 4 5 9 14 1994–95 Boston Bruins NHL 35 5 2 7 46 2 0 0 0 2 1995–96 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 69 14 15 29 57 18 2 6 8 10 1996–97 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 66 11 11 22 24 — — — — — 1996–97 Los Angeles Kings NHL 11 5 3 8 8 — — — — — 1997–98 Los Angeles Kings NHL 81 29 31 60 54 4 2 0 2 6 1998–99 Los Angeles Kings NHL 61 16 15 31 36 — — — — — 1999–00 Los Angeles Kings NHL 78 29 33 62 60 4 0 0 0 2 2000–01 Los Angeles Kings NHL 64 18 21 39 32 13 4 3 7 4 2001–02 Los Angeles Kings NHL 9 6 5 11 0 — — — — — 2001–02 Boston Bruins NHL 73 35 25 60 40 6 1 4 5 4 2002–03 Boston Bruins NHL 82 44 48 92 64 5 1 1 2 4 2003–04 Boston Bruins NHL 81 32 28 60 56 7 2 1 3 8 2005–06 Boston Bruins NHL 64 24 29 53 52 — — — — — 2006–07 Boston Bruins NHL 59 28 17 45 44 — — — — — 2007–08 Boston Bruins NHL 63 17 13 30 50 7 0 0 0 2 NHL totals 1,009 337 314 651 679 94 20 22 42 66

International Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 1998 Canada WC 5 1 2 3 4 2004 Canada WC 9 2 2 4 4 Senior totals 14 3 4 7 8