Brett Murray (ice hockey)

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Brett Murray
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Murray with the Rochester Americans in 2021
Born (1998-07-20) July 20, 1998 (age 25)
Bolton, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight 228 lb (103 kg; 16 st 4 lb)
Position Left wing
Shoots Left
NHL team (P)
Cur. team		 Buffalo Sabres
Rochester Americans  (AHL)
NHL draft 99th overall, 2016
Buffalo Sabres
Playing career 2019–present

Brett Murray (born July 20, 1998) is a Canadian professional ice hockey left wing currently playing for the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League while under contract to the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League (NHL). He played collegiately for Penn State University.

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Playing career

Junior

Murray played for the Carleton Place Canadians in the Central Canada Hockey League, where he was part of a league championship in the 2015–16 season. [1]

Murray led the USHL in goals in the 2018–19 season, scoring 41 for the Youngstown Phantoms. He was second in the league in points with 76, and was named to the league's First Team at the end of the season. [2]

College

Murray joined the Penn State hockey team at the beginning of 2017. [3]

Professional

Murray was drafted in the fourth round, 99th overall by the Buffalo Sabres in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft.

The Sabres signed him to a one-year AHL contract to play with the Rochester Americans in 2019–20. The team then signed him to a two-year entry-level contract ahead of the 2020–21 season. [4]

Murray was signed to a one-year, two-way contract extension with the Sabres for the 2024–25 season on July 1, 2024. [5]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2015–16 Carleton Place Canadians CCHL 48143246161658134
2016–17 Youngstown Phantoms USHL 277132022—————
2016–17 Penn State U. B1G 120114—————
2017–18 Penn State U.B1G2115623—————
2018–19 Youngstown PhantomsUSHL624135763521010
2019–20 Rochester Americans AHL 559152410—————
2020–21 Rochester AmericansAHL279112023—————
2020–21 Buffalo Sabres NHL 20000—————
2021–22 Rochester AmericansAHL5215173235103364
2021–22 Buffalo SabresNHL1924623—————
2022–23 Rochester AmericansAHL712326494614461013
2023–24 Rochester AmericansAHL541715323621010
2023–24 Buffalo SabresNHL20002—————
NHL totals2324625—————

Awards and honours

AwardYear
CCHL
All-Rookie Team2016
Top Prospect Award2016
Champion (Carleton Place Canadians)2016
USHL
First All-Star Team 2019 [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Brett Murray - Men's Ice Hockey". GoPSUSports.com. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  2. 1 2 "All-USHL Teams Announced". USHL.com. April 23, 2019. Archived from the original on April 17, 2022. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  3. ↑ Jones, Ben (December 26, 2016). "Penn State Hockey: Forward Brett Murray Joining Nittany Lions". StateCollege.com. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  4. ↑ LaBarbour, Jourdon (July 31, 2020). "Sabres sign Murray to 2-year, entry-level contract". NHL.com. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Sabres sign five players to two-way contracts". Buffalo Sabres. July 1, 2024. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
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