Glen Murray (ice hockey)

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Glen Murray
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Murray with the Boston Bruins in 2007
Born (1972-11-01) November 1, 1972 (age 52)
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 218 lb (99 kg; 15 st 8 lb)
Position Right wing
Shot Right
Played for Boston Bruins
Pittsburgh Penguins
Los Angeles Kings
National teamFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
NHL draft 18th overall, 1991
Boston Bruins
Playing career 19922008

Glen John Murray (born November 1, 1972) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger who played 16 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Boston Bruins, Pittsburgh Penguins and Los Angeles Kings. He is currently the Director of Player Development for the Kings.

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Playing career

Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Murray was raised in the Bridgewater area and played junior hockey for the Sudbury Wolves of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). Murray spent three seasons with the Wolves, putting up 84 points in his final year.

Murray was a first-round draft pick, 18th overall by the Bruins in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft. He spent four seasons with the Bruins before being traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins with Bryan Smolinski for Kevin Stevens and Shawn McEachern. Murray's stay with the Penguins only lasted a little over a year and he was eventually on the move again; this time he was traded to Los Angeles Kings for Ed Olczyk. Murray enjoyed moderate success with the Kings, picking up some good numbers during his five-year stay, but on October 24, 2001, Murray would once again find himself in the middle of a trade. Murray was traded back to the Boston Bruins with Jozef Stümpel for Jason Allison and Mikko Eloranta. [1]

In July 2002, Murray signed a two-year contract with the Bruins. [2]

Murray enjoyed his greatest offensive season in 2002–03, scoring 92 points (44 goals and 48 assists) for the Bruins and earning a spot in the 2003 NHL All-Star Game.

In August 2005, Murray signed a four-year, $16.6 million contract extension with the Bruins. [3]

In November 2008, Murray had ankle surgery, claiming it was a result of an injury he sustained during play of the 2007–08 NHL season. As a result, his agent filed a claim against the Boston Bruins. [4] The Bruins ended up winning arbitration [4] and on July 23, 2008, Murray was placed on waivers by the Bruins. Three days later, on July 26, the Bruins announced the buyout of Murray's contract to free up salary cap room. [5] [6]

International play

Murray was selected to play for Team Canada at the 1998 World Championships held in Zürich and Basel in Switzerland. He played in 5 games and scored 1 goal and 2 assists as Canada finished in 6th place. He was then called up to the roster again in 2004 and scored 2 goals and 2 assists as he helped Canada capture the gold medal.

Awards

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1988–89Bridgewater Mustangs AAANSMHL28403171
1989–90 Sudbury Wolves OHL 62828361770004
1990–91 Sudbury WolvesOHL66273865825841210
1991–92 Sudbury WolvesOHL543747849311741118
1991–92 Boston Bruins NHL 531401542610
1992–93 Providence Bruins AHL 483026564261454
1992–93 Boston BruinsNHL273478
1993–94 Boston BruinsNHL81181331481345914
1994–95 Boston BruinsNHL355274620002
1995–96 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL69141529571826810
1996–97 Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL6611112224
1996–97 Los Angeles Kings NHL115388
1997–98 Los Angeles KingsNHL812931605442026
1998–99 Los Angeles KingsNHL6116153136
1999–00 Los Angeles KingsNHL782933626040002
2000–01 Los Angeles KingsNHL6418213932134374
2001–02 Los Angeles KingsNHL965110
2001–02Boston BruinsNHL733525604061454
2002–03 Boston BruinsNHL824448926451124
2003–04 Boston BruinsNHL813228605672138
2005–06 Boston BruinsNHL6424295352
2006–07 Boston BruinsNHL5928174544
2007–08 Boston BruinsNHL631713305070002
NHL totals1,0093373146516799420224266

International

YearTeamEventGPGAPtsPIM
1998 Canada WC 51234
2004 CanadaWC92244
Senior totals143478

See also

References

  1. Lindsay, Jay (October 24, 2001). "Bruins Trade Allison to Kings". apnews.com. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  2. Glen Murray, Bruins agree to deal CBC Sports
  3. Murray staying aboard and McEachern is back The Boston Globe
  4. 1 2 Dupont, Kevin Paul (June 19, 2009). "Arbitrator rules against Murray". The Boston Globe. Archived from the original on February 22, 2012. Alt URL (subscription required)
  5. "BOSTON BRUINS BUY OUT FINAL YEAR OF FORWARD GLEN MURRAY'S CONTRACT". thehockeynews.com. July 26, 2008. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  6. "Boston Bruins - News: Bruins Buy Out Glen Murray - 07/26/2008". Archived from the original on 2008-07-27. Retrieved 2008-07-26.
  7. "Bruins Announce "Historic 100" Ahead of All-Centennial Team Reveal | Boston Bruins". www.nhl.com. 2023-09-12. Retrieved 2025-04-14.
Preceded by Boston Bruins first round draft pick
1991
Succeeded by