Gord Murphy

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Gord Murphy
Born (1967-02-23) February 23, 1967 (age 57)
Willowdale, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Right
Played for Philadelphia Flyers
Boston Bruins
Florida Panthers
Atlanta Thrashers
National teamFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
NHL Draft 189th overall, 1985
Philadelphia Flyers
Playing career 19872002

Gordon J. Murphy (born February 23, 1967) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played 14 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Philadelphia Flyers, Boston Bruins, Florida Panthers and Atlanta Thrashers. He is currently an assistant coach for the New York Rangers.

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Playing career

He was drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in the ninth round, 189th overall, of the 1985 NHL Entry Draft. After playing three seasons in the Ontario Hockey League with the Oshawa Generals, Murphy made his professional debut with the Flyers' AHL affiliate, the Hershey Bears, in the 1987–88 season. [1] In 1988–89, he joined the Flyers. After three-plus seasons in Philadelphia Murphy was traded, along with Brian Dobbin and a 1992 third-round draft choice, to the Boston Bruins for Garry Galley and Wes Walz in January of 1992. [2]

Murphy was selected by the Florida Panthers in the 1993 NHL Expansion Draft, [3] and he played there for six seasons. The Panthers traded him to another expansion team, the Atlanta Thrashers, as part of a deal made in the 1999 NHL Expansion Draft in which the Panthers acquired goaltender Trevor Kidd. [4] Murphy spent two seasons in Atlanta before joining the Bruins once again for the 2001–02 season. After one season in the Bruins organization, he officially retired on March 19, 2002. [1]

In his NHL career, Murphy played in 863 games. He scored 85 goals and added 238 assists. He also played in 53 Stanley Cup playoff games, scoring three goals and recording 16 assists. He was a member of the 1996 Florida Panthers, who won the Eastern Conference before losing in the Stanley Cup Finals.

Coaching career

He worked as an assistant coach with the Columbus Blue Jackets from the 2002–03 NHL season [5] until he was fired as a part of an overall coaching change on June 16, 2010. [6] After working for Florida Panthers as an assistant coach, Murphy was fired on November 8, 2013 along with head coach Kevin Dineen and assistant coach Craig Ramsay. He was hired as an assistant coach by the Flyers on June 18, 2014. [7] He was fired on November 28, 2018. [8] On August 2, 2019, the New York Rangers announced the hiring of Murphy as an associate head coach with the Hartford WolfPack, the Rangers AHL affiliate. [9]

Personal life

Murphy and his wife Nicole have two sons, Tyler and Connor and one daughter, Lexi. [10] His son, Connor Murphy, was drafted 20th overall in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft by the Phoenix Coyotes and is a defenceman for the Chicago Blackhawks. [11]

Awards

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1983–84Don Mills Flyers MTHL 65244266130
1984–85 Oshawa Generals OHL 593121525
1985–86 Oshawa GeneralsOHL64715225661126
1986–87 Oshawa GeneralsOHL567303795246162222
1986–87Oshawa Generals MC 30339
1987–88 Hershey Bears AHL 6282028441208812
1988–89 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 7543135681927913
1989–90 Philadelphia FlyersNHL7514274195
1990–91 Philadelphia FlyersNHL8011314258
1991–92 Philadelphia FlyersNHL31281033
1991–92 Boston Bruins NHL42369511510112
1992–93 Boston BruinsNHL495121762
1992–93 Providence Bruins AHL21342
1993–94 Florida Panthers NHL8414294371
1994–95 Florida PanthersNHL466162224
1995–96 Florida PanthersNHL708223030140446
1996–97 Florida PanthersNHL80815235150554
1997–98 Florida PanthersNHL796111746
1998–99 Florida PanthersNHL5107716
1999–2000 Atlanta Thrashers NHL581101138
2000–01 Atlanta ThrashersNHL273111412
2001–02 Boston BruinsNHL1502213
2001–02 Providence BruinsAHL80336
NHL totals86285238323668533161935

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
1998 Canada WC 6th61012
Senior totals61012

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References

  1. 1 2 "NHL Player Search Gord J. Murphy". Legends of Hockey.net. Retrieved 2010-04-17.
  2. Jim Greenidge and Nancy L. Marrapese (1992-01-03). "Galley, Walz dealt; Murphy arrives Veteran defenseman, disgruntled center sent to Flyers for two players, pick". Boston Globe . Retrieved 2010-04-17.
  3. "1993 NHL Expansion Draft". Hockey DB.com. Retrieved 2010-04-17.
  4. "1999 NHL Draft Stocking the roster Thrashers draft defense, then execute eight trades". CNN/SI.com. 1999-06-25. Retrieved 2010-04-17.
  5. "Gord Murphy Columbus Blue Jackets - Assistant Coach". NHL.com. Retrieved 2010-04-17.
  6. "Blue Jackets let go of Noel, assistant coaches". TSN.ca. Archived from the original on June 18, 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-16.
  7. "Flyers name Gord Murphy to coaching staff". Philadelphia Flyers. June 18, 2014. Retrieved June 18, 2014.
  8. "Flyers fire AGM Pryor, assistant coach Murphy". TSN.ca. November 28, 2018. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
  9. "Gord Murphy Named Wolf Pack Associate Head Coach | Hartford Wolf Pack".
  10. "Gord Murphy - Assistant Coach - Florida Panthers". www.nhl.com. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
  11. "Blackhawks acquire Murphy and Dauphin from Arizona for Hjalmarsson". NHL.com. June 23, 2017. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Barry Ashbee Trophy winner
1989–90
Succeeded by
Kjell Samuelsson