Cory Murphy

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Cory Murphy
Born	(1978-02-13) February 13, 1978 (age 46) Kanata, Ontario, Canada
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Right
Played for	Blues Ilves HC Fribourg-Gottéron HIFK Florida Panthers Tampa Bay Lightning New Jersey Devils ZSC Lions HC Dinamo Minsk Växjö Lakers Karlskrona HK
National team	Canada
NHL Draft	Undrafted
Playing career	2001–2018

Cory Murphy (born February 13, 1978) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently a player development coach for the Seattle Kraken.

Playing career

Undrafted, Murphy played collegiate hockey with Colgate University. Murphy then played five seasons in SM-liiga, the top professional ice hockey league in Finland; two for Blues, two for Ilves and in 2006–07 for HIFK. In the 2003–04 season with Ilves, he was chosen to the series' all-star team. In the 2006–07 season with HIFK, he was awarded Kultainen kypärä for best player in the league, as well as the Lasse Oksanen trophy for best player of the season during regular season play and Pekka Rautakallio trophy for best defenseman of the season. Murphy was a member of the Canadian team in the 2007 IIHF World Championship that won gold in a 4–2 win against Finland in Moscow. ^[1]

On March 27, 2007, Murphy signed a two-year National Hockey League contract with the Florida Panthers. ^[2] Murphy's first NHL goal was scored October 6, 2007 against Kevin Weekes of the New Jersey Devils.

In the 2008–09 season, Murphy played seven games for the Panthers while bothered by a re-occurring shoulder injury. Murphy was sent to the Panthers affiliate, the Rochester Americans, for a two-week conditioning stint before being recalled by the Panthers on January 15, 2009. ^[3] Murphy was subsequently claimed off re-entry waivers by the Tampa Bay Lightning on January 19, 2009. ^[4] On July 17, 2009, he was signed by the New Jersey Devils to a two-way contract. ^[5]

On June 4, 2010, Murphy returned to Switzerland, signing a two-year contract with ZSC Lions of the NLA. ^[6] At the conclusion of his deal with the Lions, and spending the 2012–13 season in the Kontinental Hockey League with HC Dynamo Minsk on May 21, 2013, Murphy signed a two-year deal with the Swedish team Växjö Lakers of the then named Elitserien.

In his 18th and final professional season in 2017–18, Murphy joined Karlskrona HK of the SHL; he scored 1 goal and 15 points through 51 games, unable to help Karlskrona avoid relegation.

Coaching career

On May 21, 2018, Murphy announced his retirement from playing professional hockey upon accepting an assistant coaching role with Rögle BK of the SHL for the 2018–19 season. ^[7]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1994–95	Kanata Valley Lasers	CJHL		51	6	20	26	62		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Kanata Valley Lasers	CJHL		53	20	36	56	70		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Kanata Valley Lasers	CJHL		53	22	37	59	52		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Colgate University	ECAC		35	8	19	27	38		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Colgate University	ECAC		34	3	23	26	26		—	—	—	—	—
1999–2000	Colgate University	ECAC		35	10	19	29	26		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Colgate University	ECAC		34	7	22	29	34		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Blues	SM-l		46	9	15	24	38		3	0	1	1	0
2002–03	Blues	SM-l		45	11	4	15	49		7	1	0	1	2
2003–04	Ilves	SM-l		56	18	26	44	22		7	1	2	3	2
2004–05	Ilves	SM-l		56	12	23	35	36		7	1	3	4	18
2005–06	HC Fribourg–Gottéron	NLA		44	13	22	35	52		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	HIFK	SM-l		45	13	37	50	46		5	0	1	1	4
2007–08	Florida Panthers	NHL		47	2	15	17	22		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Florida Panthers	NHL		7	0	1	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Rochester Americans	AHL		5	2	4	6	2		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL		25	5	10	15	12		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	New Jersey Devils	NHL		12	2	1	3	2		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Lowell Devils	AHL		64	6	38	44	30		5	0	0	0	2
2010–11	ZSC Lions	NLA		49	10	25	35	30		5	0	3	3	0
2011–12	ZSC Lions	NLA		24	3	7	10	4		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	Dinamo Minsk	KHL		52	5	26	31	36		—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	Växjö Lakers	SHL		53	13	21	34	24		12	1	3	4	8
2014–15	Växjö Lakers	SHL		55	9	30	39	18		18	0	9	9	4
2015–16	Växjö Lakers	SHL		52	3	22	25	45		12	0	1	1	4
2016–17	Växjö Lakers	SHL		48	3	16	19	28		6	0	2	2	2
2017–18	Karlskrona HK	SHL		51	1	14	15	32		—	—	—	—	—
SM-l totals				248	63	105	168	191		29	3	7	10	26
NHL totals				91	9	27	36	38		—	—	—	—	—
SHL totals				259	29	103	132	147		48	1	15	16	18

International

Medal record
Representing
Ice hockey
World Championships
	2007 Moscow

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2007	Canada	WC			9	1	6	7	8
Senior totals					9	1	6	7	8

Awards and honours

Award	Year
College
All-ECAC Hockey Rookie Team	1997–98
All-ECAC Hockey First Team	1999–00
All-ECAC Hockey Second Team	2000–01
Liiga
All-Star Team	2004, 2007
Lasse Oksanen trophy	2007
Pekka Rautakallio trophy	2007
Kultainen kypärä	2007
SHL
Defenseman of the Year	2015
SHL Champion (Växjö Lakers)	2015

References

1. "Murphy crawls out of woodwork, into the show". Canada.com . Retrieved 2007-05-09.
2. "Panthers sign Murphy". m&c.com. 2007-03-27. Archived from the original on 2012-09-03. Retrieved 2009-01-27.
3. "Florida Panthers bring back Cory Murphy". foxsports.com. 2009-01-15. Retrieved 2009-01-27.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
4. "Cory Murphy claimed off waivers". sun-sentinel.com. 2009-01-19. Archived from the original on 2009-01-22. Retrieved 2009-01-27.
5. "Devils ink defenseman Cory Murphy to two-way contract". tsn.ca. 2009-07-17. Retrieved 2009-07-17.
6. "Cory Murphy commits to ZSC". ZSC Lions. 2010-06-04. Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2010-06-07.
7. "Cory Murphy completes coaching staff" (in Swedish). Rögle BK. 2018-05-21. Retrieved 2018-05-21.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com , or  Eliteprospects.com , or  Eurohockey.com , or  Hockey-Reference.com , or  The Internet Hockey Database

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Tony Salmelainen	Winner of the Lasse Oksanen trophy 2006–07	Succeeded by Ville Leino