Bob Murray (ice hockey, born 1954)

Bob Murray
Bob Murray
Born	November 26, 1954 (age 70); Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Right
Played for	Chicago Black Hawks
NHL draft	52nd overall, 1974 ; Chicago Black Hawks
WHA draft	77th overall, 1974 ; Cincinnati Stingers
Playing career	1974–1990

Last updated January 17, 2025

Robert Frederick Murray (born November 26, 1954) is a Canadian professional ice hockey executive and former player. He most recently served as the general manager of the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League. Murray played in the NHL from 1975 to 1990 as a defenceman with the Chicago Black Hawks. He played in two NHL All-Star Games and helped the Black Hawks reach the NHL playoff semifinals five times in a nine-year stretch.

Playing career

Junior hockey

Murray played for the Cornwall Royals of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) from 1971 to 1974. He won a Memorial Cup in 1972. After scoring 99 points as a defender in his final junior season, he was drafted 52nd overall by the Black Hawks in the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft.

Professional hockey

After playing with the Dallas Black Hawks of the Central Hockey League in 1974–75, he joined the Chicago Black Hawks for the 1975–76 season. After developing a leadership role with the team, Murray served as Chicago's interim captain for two months of the 1985–86 season (November 1985 to January 1986) while captain Darryl Sutter was out of the lineup with an injury. Other than starting the 1988–89 season briefly in the IHL, Murray spent 15 consecutive seasons with Chicago, finishing his career with a postseason loss to the Edmonton Oilers on May 12, 1990.

In 1,008 career NHL games, Murray amassed 132 goals and 382 assists. As a member of the Campbell Conference team, he appeared in both the 33rd National Hockey League All-Star Game in February 1981 and the 35th National Hockey League All-Star Game in February 1983.

Post-playing career

The Blackhawks hired Murray as their director of player personnel in 1991, and he became the sixth general manager in Blackhawks' history on July 3, 1997. He served as general manager of the Blackhawks from 1997 to December 1999, when he was fired 22 games into his third season with Chicago in last place in the Central Division.^[1] Murray briefly worked as a scouting consultant for the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim before becoming a professional scout for the Vancouver Canucks from 1999 to 2005.

On July 14, 2005, Murray became the Ducks' senior vice president of hockey operations, working with Anaheim general manager Brian Burke and overseeing all aspects of player development. He won the Stanley Cup in this role with the Ducks in 2007.^{[ citation needed ]}

Murray replaced Burke as the Ducks' general manager on November 12, 2008, when Burke abruptly left the job to become the Toronto Maple Leafs' general manager and president later in the month. The Ducks made the Stanley Cup playoffs in eight of Murray's first 10 seasons in charge, reaching two Western Conference finals and winning five consecutive Pacific Division titles from 2012 to 2017. Murray won the NHL's Jim Gregory General Manager of the Year award for the 2013–14 season^[2] after the Ducks finished atop the Western Conference with a franchise-record 116 points.

On February 10, 2019, Murray fired head coach Randy Carlyle for the second time in their Anaheim careers and assumed the head coaching position himself for the final 26 games of the 2018–19 season.^[3] Murray returned exclusively to the front office later that summer, hiring Dallas Eakins as the Ducks' new head coach.^[4]

On November 9, 2021, Murray was placed on administrative leave by the Anaheim Ducks pending the results of an ongoing investigation.^[5] The investigation is reportedly focused on Murray's alleged history of verbal abuse to players and staff members.^[6] The following day, November 10, Murray resigned from his position and informed the team he planned to enter treatment for alcohol abuse.^[7] At the time of his resignation, Murray was the third-longest^{[ citation needed ]} tenured general manager in the league.

Less than five months later, in February 2022, Murray reportedly joined the Calgary Flames as a scout.^[8]

Career statistics

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1971–72	Cornwall Royals	QMJHL	62	14	49	63	88	16	2	6	8	18
1971–72	Cornwall Royals	M-Cup	—	—	—	—	—	3	1	1	2	6
1972–73	Cornwall Royals	QMJHL	32	9	26	35	34	12	1	21	22	43
1973–74	Cornwall Royals	QMJHL	63	23	76	99	88	5	0	6	6	6
1974–75	Dallas Black Hawks	CHL	75	14	43	57	130	10	2	6	8	13
1975–76	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL	64	1	2	3	44	—	—	—	—	—
1976–77	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL	77	10	11	21	71	2	0	1	1	2
1977–78	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL	70	14	17	31	41	4	1	4	5	2
1978–79	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL	79	19	32	51	38	4	1	0	1	6
1979–80	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL	74	16	34	50	60	7	2	4	6	6
1980–81	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL	77	13	47	60	93	3	0	0	0	2
1981–82	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL	45	8	22	30	48	15	1	6	7	16
1982–83	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL	79	7	32	39	71	13	2	3	5	10
1983–84	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL	78	11	37	48	78	5	3	1	4	6
1984–85	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL	80	5	38	43	56	15	3	6	9	20
1985–86	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL	80	9	29	38	75	3	0	2	2	0
1986–87	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL	79	6	38	44	80	4	1	0	1	4
1987–88	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL	62	6	20	26	44	5	1	3	4	2
1988–89	Saginaw Hawks	IHL	18	3	7	10	14	—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL	15	2	4	6	27	16	2	3	5	22
1989–90	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL	49	5	19	24	45	16	2	4	6	8
NHL totals			1,008	132	382	514	871	112	19	37	55	106

Head coaching record

Team	Year	Regular season						Postseason
Team	Year	G	W	L	OTL	Pts	Finish	W	L	Win%	Result
ANA	2018–19	26	14	11	1	29	6th in Pacific	—	—	—	Missed playoffs
Total		26	14	11	1	29		—	—	—

Awards

Jim Gregory General Manager of the Year Award (2014)

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References

↑ Gano, Rick. "Blackhawks Fire GM Murray". apnews.com. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
↑ records.nhl.com. "Jim Gregory General Manager of the Year Award". records.nhl.com. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
↑ "Ducks Executive VP/GM Murray to Assume Interim Head Coaching Position". NHL.com. February 10, 2019. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
↑ "Eakins hired as Ducks coach". NHL.com. June 17, 2019. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
↑ "Ducks Place EVP/General Manager Bob Murray on Administrative Leave". NHL.com. November 9, 2021. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
↑ Seravalli, Frank (November 10, 2021). "Sources: Ducks GM Bob Murray placed on leave for 'mental warfare,' verbal abuse". Daily Faceoff.
↑ "Bob Murray Resigns From Position as Ducks EVP & General Manager". NHL.com. November 10, 2021.
↑ Stephens, Eric (February 22, 2022). "Former Ducks GM Bob Murray joins Flames as scout: Sources".

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
Anaheim Ducks profile
Bob Murray's trades as GM of the Ducks
Bob Murray's trades as GM of the Black Hawks

Preceded by Darryl Sutter	Chicago Black Hawks captain 1985–86 During injury to Darryl Sutter	Succeeded by Darryl Sutter
Preceded by Bob Pulford	General manager of the Chicago Blackhawks 1997–1999	Succeeded by Bob Pulford
Preceded by Brian Burke	General manager of the Anaheim Ducks 2008–2021	Succeeded by Jeff Solomon Interim
Preceded by Randy Carlyle	Head coach of the Anaheim Ducks (interim) 2019	Succeeded by Dallas Eakins

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[1] Gano, Rick. "Blackhawks Fire GM Murray". apnews.com. Retrieved May 24, 2021.

[2] records.nhl.com. "Jim Gregory General Manager of the Year Award". records.nhl.com. Retrieved May 24, 2021.

[3] "Ducks Executive VP/GM Murray to Assume Interim Head Coaching Position". NHL.com. February 10, 2019. Retrieved February 10, 2019.

[4] "Eakins hired as Ducks coach". NHL.com. June 17, 2019. Retrieved January 8, 2023.

[5] "Ducks Place EVP/General Manager Bob Murray on Administrative Leave". NHL.com. November 9, 2021. Retrieved November 9, 2021.

[6] Seravalli, Frank (November 10, 2021). "Sources: Ducks GM Bob Murray placed on leave for 'mental warfare,' verbal abuse". Daily Faceoff.

[7] "Bob Murray Resigns From Position as Ducks EVP & General Manager". NHL.com. November 10, 2021.

[8] Stephens, Eric (February 22, 2022). "Former Ducks GM Bob Murray joins Flames as scout: Sources".

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