Colin Murphy (ice hockey)

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Colin Murphy
Colin Murphy.jpg
Murphy with the Toronto Marlies in 2007
Born (1980-04-11) April 11, 1980 (age 44)
Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for St. John's Maple Leafs
Toronto Marlies
Portland Pirates
Augsburger Panther
Hamburg Freezers
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2005–2013

Colin Murphy (born April 11, 1980) is a former Canadian professional ice hockey player who played in the American Hockey League and Deutsche Eishockey Liga.

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Playing career

Growing up on Alderwood in Abasand in the 1990s, the Family Garage door was dented from numerous puck strikes during the winter from his Two Brothers and himself, relentless in the Pursuit of Greatness. Summers were spent playing ball hockey from garage to garage down the narrow street from 108 Alderwood. He owned the 'net'.

Undrafted, Murphy played collegiate hockey with Michigan Tech of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association. Scoring at a point per game pace with 152 points in 145 games, Murphy was signed as a free agent by the Toronto Maple Leafs on September 14, 2005. [1]

Murphy made his professional debut upon completion of his college career, playing the Leafs affiliate the St. John's Maple Leafs at the end of the 2004–05 season. Colin started his first full pro season in 2005–06 and became the first player to score for new leafs affiliate, the Toronto Marlies.

On August 4, 2008, Murphy was signed by the Buffalo Sabres as an unrestricted free agent. [2] He was then assigned to affiliate, the Portland Pirates for the 2008–09 season.

On May 11, 2009, Murphy signed a one-year contract with German team, Augsburger Panther. [3] Colin finished second on the Panthers in scoring with 57 points for the 2009–10 season before signing with fellow DEL team the Hamburg Freezers on June 28, 2010. [4]

Awards and honours

AwardYear
All-WCHA First Team 2004–05
AHCA West Second-Team All-American 2004–05
Wood Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame 2015

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2001–02 Michigan Tech WCHA 388192740—————
2002–03 Michigan TechWCHA3720204042—————
2003–04 Michigan TechWCHA3315173228—————
2004–05 Michigan TechWCHA3711425340—————
2004–05 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 121783451347
2005–06 Toronto Marlies AHL531618344440000
2006–07 Toronto MarliesAHL73203656126—————
2007–08 Toronto MarliesAHL681127381521123534
2008–09 Portland Pirates AHL501317305050004
2009–10 Augsburger Panther DEL 531938579014291118
2010–11 Hamburg Freezers DEL5118304840—————
2011–12 Hamburg FreezersDEL1844828—————
2012–13 Hamburg FreezersDEL32881624614520
AHL totals256611051664062536955

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References

  1. ↑ "Leafs trim roster". leafs.nhl.com. September 30, 2005. Archived from the original on July 26, 2011. Retrieved February 25, 2009.
  2. ↑ "Sabres sign pair of free agents". sabres.nhl.com. August 4, 2008. Archived from the original on August 31, 2008. Retrieved February 25, 2009.
  3. ↑ "Colin Murphy signs with Augsburg". (in german) aevpanther.de. May 11, 2009. Archived from the original on December 13, 2019. Retrieved May 11, 2009.
  4. ↑ "Freezers complete attack: Engelhardt, Murphy from Augsburger" (in German). Hamburg Freezers. April 28, 2010. Archived from the original on May 12, 2010. Retrieved May 22, 2010.
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