Maureen Murphy

Maureen Margaret Murphy (born December 15, 1999) is an American professional ice hockey player for PWHL Las Vegas of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). She previously played for the Montreal Victoire of the PWHL. She played college ice hockey at Providence and Northeastern.

Early life Murphy was born to Don and Jennifer Murphy. She has one sister Hannah. She attended Shattuck-Saint Mary's for three years, and won national championships in all three seasons. During the 2016–17 season she led the team in scoring with 48 goals and 43 assists.

Playing career College Murphy began her collegiate career at Providence during the 2017–18 season. During her freshman year, she recorded 19 goals and nine assists in 36 games to lead the team in scoring. She led the nation in shorthanded goals with four. She scored her first collegiate goal in her debut game on October 29, 2018. She scored her first career hat-trick on January 13, 2018, in a game against Boston. Following the season she was unanimously named to the Hockey East All-Rookie Team and Hockey East Second Team All-Star.

During the 2018–19 season, she recorded 22 goals and 21 assists in 37 games. She ranked first on the team in points, goals, assists, shots (192) and plus-minus (+27). Her eight game-winning goals ranked second-best in the nation. Following the season she was named a Hockey East Second Team All-Star and named Providence's Offensive Player of the Year.

During the 2019–20 season, she scored seven goals and four assists in 11 games, in a season that was shortened due to injury. She finished her career at Providence with 48 goals, 34 assists and 82 points in 84 games over three seasons. In January 2021, she was granted immediate eligibility for the remainder of the 2021 season. During the 2020–21 season, she recorded seven goals and 11 assists in 16 games, in a season that was shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

During the 2021–22 season, she recorded 30 goals and 26 assists in 37 games. She led the NCAA in goals (30), hat tricks (4) and power-play goals (13). During the national quarterfinals of the NCAA Division I women's ice hockey tournament she scored the game-winning goal against Wisconsin to help Northeastern advance to the Frozen Four for the second consecutive year. She was subsequently named the Hockey East Player of the Week. Following the season she was named Hockey East First Team All-Star.

During the 2022–23 season, she recorded 20 goals and 35 assists in 33 games. She averaged 1.67 points per game, which ranked third-best in the NCAA. On January 14, 2023, Murphy scored two goals in a game against Maine to reach the 100 goals milestone. Following the season she was named Hockey East Second Team All-Star and a top-ten finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Award. She became the 12th Northeastern player to be named a finalist for the award. She finished her collegiate career with 105 goals and 106 assists in 170 games.

Professional

On September 18, 2023, Murphy was drafted in the third round, 18th overall, by PWHL Montreal in the 2023 PWHL Draft. On November 29, 2023, she signed a three-year contract with Montreal. During the 2023–24 season she recorded five goals and 11 assists in 24 regular season games and one goal and two assists in three games during the Walter Cup. Following the season she was awarded the Hockey for All Award, for her leadership and positive change in the community. In December, she was elected as the team's player representative at the PWHL Players Association, the league's union, replacing Laura Stacey, who was elected president of the Association. During the 2024–25 season, she recorded three goals and three assists in 28 regular season games and two goals in four games during the 2025 PWHL playoffs. During the 2025–26 season, she recorded four goals and three assists in 21 regular season games and one goal and two assists in nine games during the 2026 Walter Cup playoffs to help the Victoire win the 2026 Walter Cup.

During the league's expansion to 12 teams ahead of the 2026–27 season, she signed a one-year contract with PWHL Las Vegas on June 12, 2026.

International play Murphy represented the United States at the 2017 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship, where she recorded one goal in three games and won a gold medal.

Personal life Murphy's favorite postgame meal is chocolate milk, chicken, veggies and whole wheat pasta. Outside of hockey, her hobbies include outdoors, trying new foods and restaurants, and hanging with family.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2017–18 Providence College WHEA 36 19 9 28 4 — — — — — 2018–19 Providence College WHEA 37 22 21 43 16 — — — — — 2019–20 Providence College WHEA 11 7 4 11 8 — — — — — 2020–21 Northeastern University WHEA 16 7 11 18 2 — — — — — 2021–22 Northeastern University WHEA 37 30 26 56 10 — — — — — 2022–23 Northeastern University WHEA 33 20 35 55 8 — — — — — 2023–24 PWHL Montreal PWHL 24 5 11 16 4 3 1 2 3 2 2024–25 Montreal Victoire PWHL 28 3 3 6 10 4 2 0 2 2 2025–26 Montreal Victoire PWHL 21 4 3 7 1 9 1 2 3 2 PWHL totals 73 12 17 29 14 16 4 4 8 6

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2017 United States U18 3 1 0 1 0Junior totals 3 1 0 1 0

Awards and honours Honours Year PWHL Walter Cup champion 2026