Marty Murray

Marty Murray (born February 16, 1975) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played eight seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Calgary Flames, Philadelphia Flyers, Carolina Hurricanes and Los Angeles Kings. He is currently the general manager and head coach of the Western Hockey League's Brandon Wheat Kings, and was formerly the general manager and head coach of the Sioux Falls Stampede.

Playing career

Murray was drafted 96th overall by the Calgary Flames in the 1993 NHL entry draft from the Brandon Wheat Kings and joined the Flames organization in 1995. He spent three seasons dividing his time between the Calgary Flames and the Saint John Flames in the AHL, playing 19 NHL games. Murray then spent two seasons playing in Europe, in 1998 he played in the Austrian Hockey League for VSV EC and then moved to Germany's Deutsche Eishockey Liga for the Kölner Haie. He then returned to Calgary in 2000, but played only seven games as he spent most of the season with Saint John.

Murray signed with the Philadelphia Flyers in 2001 where he received a lot more ice time spending almost two full seasons with the team. He was traded to the Carolina Hurricanes in 2003, spending one season with the team.

After the NHL lockout, Murray returned to Germany, spending one season with the Hannover Scorpions. Murray then re-signed with Philadelphia but remained with their AHL affiliate the Philadelphia Phantoms and was eventually claimed off waivers by the Los Angeles Kings, splitting his spell between LA and the Manchester Monarchs. Murray then signed for Swiss Nationalliga A side HC Lugano in 2007. The following year he rejoined the Monarchs for a single season prior to signing a contract with the Manitoba Moose the year after that.

Transactions Selected by the Calgary Flames in the 4th round 96th overall during the 1993 NHL entry draft. Signed as a free agent by the Philadelphia Flyers, July 9, 2001. Traded to the Carolina Hurricanes by Philadelphia for a 2004 6th round draft pick (Frederik Cabana), June 22, 2003. Signed as a free agent by the Philadelphia Flyers, June 15, 2006. Claimed off recall waivers by the Los Angeles Kings on November 11, 2006. Signed to a one-year contract with the Manchester Monarchs on August 11, 2008. Signed as a free agent by the Manitoba Moose on August 17, 2009. Loaned to the Milwaukee Admirals by Manitoba in return for the loan of Peter Olvecky, on March 10, 2010.

Awards Canadian Major Junior Second All-Star Team (1994) WHL East First All-Star Team (1994, 1995) Best Forward - World Junior Championships (1995) World Junior Championships First All-Star Team (1995) AHL Canadian All-Star team (1996) AHL All-Star Rookie of the Game (1996)

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1990–91 Southwest Cougars MMHL 36 46 47 93 50 — — — — — 1991–92 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 68 20 36 56 22 — — — — — 1992–93 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 67 29 65 94 50 4 1 3 4 0 1993–94 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 64 43 71 114 33 14 6 14 20 14 1994–95 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 65 40 88 128 53 18 9 20 29 16 1995–96 Saint John Flames AHL 58 25 31 56 20 14 2 4 6 4 1995–96 Calgary Flames NHL 15 3 3 6 0 — — — — — 1996–97 Saint John Flames AHL 67 19 39 58 40 5 2 3 5 4 1996–97 Calgary Flames NHL 2 0 0 0 4 — — — — — 1997–98 Saint John Flames AHL 41 10 30 40 16 21 10 10 20 12 1997–98 Calgary Flames NHL 2 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 1998–99 EC VSV AL 33 26 41 67 12 — — — — — 1998–99 EC VSV AUT 17 13 17 30 6 6 1 4 5 0 1999–2000 Kölner Haie DEL 56 12 47 59 28 10 4 3 7 2 2000–01 Saint John Flames AHL 56 24 52 76 36 19 4 16 20 18 2000–01 Calgary Flames NHL 7 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2001–02 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 73 12 15 27 10 5 0 1 1 0 2001–02 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 3 0 3 3 2 — — — — — 2002–03 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 76 11 15 26 13 4 0 0 0 4 2003–04 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 66 5 7 12 8 — — — — — 2005–06 Hannover Scorpions DEL 24 7 22 29 16 9 4 3 7 35 2006–07 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 11 2 13 15 4 — — — — — 2006–07 Los Angeles Kings NHL 19 0 2 2 4 — — — — — 2006–07 Manchester Monarchs AHL 34 12 28 40 24 16 6 8 14 11 2007–08 HC Lugano NLA 49 7 25 32 22 — — — — — 2008–09 Manchester Monarchs AHL 76 15 39 54 37 — — — — — 2009–10 Manitoba Moose AHL 59 10 20 30 26 — — — — — 2009–10 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 15 5 5 10 10 7 2 3 5 2 AHL totals 420 122 264 386 215 82 26 44 70 51 NHL totals 261 31 42 73 41 9 0 1 1 4

International

Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 1994 Canada WJC 7 1 3 4 0 1995 Canada WJC 7 6 9 15 0 Junior totals 14 7 12 19 0