Brett Murray (ice hockey)

Brett Murray
Murray with the Rochester Americans in 2021
Born	(1998-07-20) July 20, 1998 (age 26) 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 Former teams	Free Agent Buffalo Sabres
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 who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played 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.

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	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2015–16	Carleton Place Canadians	CCHL		48	14	32	46	16		16	5	8	13	4
2016–17	Youngstown Phantoms	USHL		27	7	13	20	22		—	—	—	—	—
2016–17	Penn State U.	B1G		12	0	1	1	4		—	—	—	—	—
2017–18	Penn State U.	B1G		21	1	5	6	23		—	—	—	—	—
2018–19	Youngstown Phantoms	USHL		62	41	35	76	35		2	1	0	1	0
2019–20	Rochester Americans	AHL		55	9	15	24	10		—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	Rochester Americans	AHL		27	9	11	20	23		—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2021–22	Rochester Americans	AHL		52	15	17	32	35		10	3	3	6	4
2021–22	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		19	2	4	6	23		—	—	—	—	—
2022–23	Rochester Americans	AHL		71	23	26	49	46		14	4	6	10	13
2023–24	Rochester Americans	AHL		54	17	15	32	36		2	1	0	1	0
2023–24	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		2	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
2024–25	Rochester Americans	AHL		66	27	22	49	29		8	0	0	0	4
2024–25	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		3	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				26	2	4	6	25		—	—	—	—	—

Awards and honours

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

References

1. "Brett Murray - Men's Ice Hockey". GoPSUSports.com. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
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.

External links

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