Murray Murdoch

John Murray Murdoch (May 19, 1904 – May 17, 2001) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach. He played for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League from 1926 to 1937, never missing a game in his career. With the Rangers, Murdoch won the Stanley Cup twice, in 1928 and in 1933. After his playing career, he coached Yale University from 1938 to 1965.

Personal life Murdoch was born in Lucknow, Ontario and raised in Edgerton, Alberta. His parents were Walter Dryden Murdoch (b. 1875) and Jennie Bell "Jane" Murray (b. 1878). He received a bachelor's degree in mathematics from the University of Manitoba where he played hockey for the Manitoba Bisons from 1921 to 1924. The Bisons won four consecutive Turnbull Cup Provincial Junior Championships, and in 1923, with Murdoch as captain, also won the Abbott Cup (Western Canada), Memorial Cup and Allan Cup for amateur hockey national titles, and were inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum as a team in 2004.

Hockey career He played left wing for the New York Rangers for 508 games with 84 goals and 108 assists, from the Rangers' first season in the 1926–27 NHL season until the 1936–37 NHL season. From 1938 to 1965, he was the sixth head coach of Yale University's hockey team. In 1974, he was awarded the Lester Patrick Trophy for his contribution to hockey in the United States.

He was the last living player from the inaugural Rangers team in 1925.

Awards and achievements Memorial Cup Championship (1923) Stanley Cup Championships (1928 & 1933) Lester Patrick Trophy Winner (1974) Hobey Baker Legends of College Hockey Award (1987) Honoured Member of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame In the 2009 book 100 Ranger Greats, was ranked No. 39 all-time of the 901 New York Rangers who had played during the team's first 82 seasons

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1921–22 University of Manitoba WJrHL — — — — — — — — — — 1921–22 University of Manitoba M-Cup — — — — — 2 2 0 2 0 1922–23 University of Manitoba WJrHL — — — — — — — — — — 1922–23 University of Manitoba M-Cup — — — — — 8 26 4 30 2 1923–24 University of Manitoba MHL 8 9 5 14 0 1 0 1 1 0 1924–25 Winnipeg Tiger Falcons MHL 18 12 2 14 2 — — — — — 1925–26 Winnipeg Maroons CHL 34 9 2 11 12 5 0 1 1 0 1926–27 New York Rangers NHL 44 6 4 10 12 2 0 0 0 0 1927–28 New York Rangers NHL 44 7 3 10 16 9 2 1 3 12 1928–29 New York Rangers NHL 44 8 6 14 22 6 0 0 0 2 1929–30 New York Rangers NHL 44 13 12 25 22 4 3 0 3 6 1930–31 New York Rangers NHL 44 7 7 14 6 4 0 2 2 0 1931–32 New York Rangers NHL 48 5 17 22 32 7 0 2 2 2 1932–33 New York Rangers NHL 48 5 11 16 23 8 3 4 7 2 1933–34 New York Rangers NHL 48 17 10 27 29 2 0 0 0 0 1934–35 New York Rangers NHL 48 14 11 25 6 4 0 2 2 4 1935–36 New York Rangers NHL 48 2 9 11 9 — — — — — 1936–37 New York Rangers NHL 48 0 14 14 16 9 1 1 2 0 1937–38 Philadelphia Ramblers IAHL 44 4 9 13 4 5 0 1 1 4 NHL totals 508 84 104 188 193 55 9 12 21 28

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