Matt Murley

Matt Murley
Murley with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in 2004
Born	(1979-12-17) December 17, 1979 (age 45) Troy, New York, U.S.
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	206 lb (93 kg; 14 st 10 lb)
Position	Left wing
Shot	Left
Played for	Pittsburgh Penguins Phoenix Coyotes Amur Khabarovsk HC Lugano Rapperswil-Jona Lakers Linköpings HC Timrå IK KHL Medveščak Zagreb HC Slovan Bratislava Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers Oji Eagles Daemyung Killer Whales
NHL draft	51st overall, 1999 Pittsburgh Penguins
Playing career	2002–2022

Matt Murley (born December 17, 1979) is an American former professional ice hockey forward who played with the Pittsburgh Penguins and Phoenix Coyotes in the National Hockey League (NHL). He is currently a Sports betting expert for Barstool Sports' hockey podcast, Spittin' Chiclets and appears on the spin-off podcast Chiclets Game Notes with former teammate Colby Armstrong.

Playing career

As a youth, Murley played in the 1993 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Syracuse, New York. ^[1]

Before his professional career, Murley played college hockey for four seasons at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY. He was drafted in the 2nd round (51st overall) by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft, although he did not choose to report to Pittsburgh until 2002. Murley played with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League (AHL) before being called up for the 2003–2004 season.

In 2006, Murley's contract with Pittsburgh terminated and Murley signed as a free-agent with the Colorado Avalanche. After playing a full season with Colorado's then AHL affiliate, Albany River Rats, Murley's one-year deal expired and on July 20, 2007, he signed a one-year contract with the Phoenix Coyotes. After splitting the season between Phoenix and their AHL affiliate, the San Antonio Rampage, Murley signed a one-year deal with the Carolina Hurricanes. He was expected to be spending more time near his hometown of Troy as he was expected to join the then-Carolina AHL affiliate Albany River Rats for a second time. As expected, Carolina reassigned Murley to the AHL's Albany River Rats. However, instead of joining Albany, Murley informed the Hurricanes that he was signing with Khabarovsk Amur, of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) in Russia. Murley signed with Khabarovsk on October 9, 2009 and finished his season in the KHL.

On October 6, 2009, Murley signed with Langenthal of the Swiss National League B (NLB) in Switzerland. ^[2] He has also played for Lugano of the Swiss National League A (NLA) and the Rapperswil-Jona Lakers of the NLA.

On September 1, 2010, Murley signed a two-month contract with the Swedish Elite League (SEL) club Linköpings HC. On October 19, 2010 the tryout contract was terminated. On November 25, 2010, Murley signed a two-month contract with Timrå IK. Murley finished the season with fifteen points in thirty-two games.

On January 20, 2011, Murley signed an extension with Timrå IK that would keep him on the team throughout the 2011-12 Elitserien season. Murley was extended because he was "a player that fits in all situations and because he fit in well with Timrå IK". ^[3]

On July 9, 2013, Murley signed as a free agent to a contract with the newest member of Kontinental Hockey League, KHL Medveščak Zagreb from Croatia. ^[4] He joined fellow KHL team HC Slovan Bratislava of Slovakia for the 2014-15 season.

Murley headed to the German top-tier Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) for the 2015-16 season, agreeing to terms with the Nürnberg Ice Tigers. ^[5] He left Nürnberg in the summer of 2016 and signed with Japanese side Oji Eagles in July 2016. ^[6] After one season with the Eagles, Murley continued in the Asian League, playing his last two professional seasons with South Korean Incheon-based team Daemyung Killer Whales. ^{[7] [8]}

After being retired for 2 1/2 years, Murley returned to pro hockey finishing the 2021-22 season for Kovlands Ishockeyförening in the Swedish second division.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1996–97	Syracuse Jr. Crunch	MetJHL		48	52	58	110	111		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Syracuse Jr. Crunch	MetJHL		49	56	70	126	203		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	R.P.I.	ECAC		36	17	32	49	32		—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	R.P.I.	ECAC		35	9	29	38	42		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	R.P.I.	ECAC		34	24	18	42	34		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	R.P.I.	ECAC		32	24	22	46	26		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL		73	21	37	58	45		6	0	2	2	15
2003–04	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		18	1	1	2	14		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL		63	10	26	36	69		24	7	6	13	17
2004–05	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL		80	17	24	41	55		11	3	0	3	0
2005–06	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		41	1	5	6	24		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Albany River Rats	AHL		61	23	32	55	18		5	1	5	6	8
2007–08	San Antonio Rampage	AHL		76	21	41	62	43		7	2	2	4	0
2007–08	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL		3	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Amur Khabarovsk	KHL		33	4	4	8	28		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	SC Langenthal	NLB		22	8	15	23	18		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	HC Lugano	NLA		3	1	1	2	4		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Rapperswil-Jona Lakers	NLA		11	6	6	12	8		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Linköpings HC	SEL		12	3	5	8	0		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Timrå IK	SEL		32	9	6	15	36		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Timrå IK	SEL		55	15	16	31	16		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	Timrå IK	SEL		13	5	8	13	22		—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	KHL Medveščak Zagreb	KHL		52	16	20	36	6		3	1	1	2	2
2014–15	HC Slovan Bratislava	KHL		46	11	13	24	75		—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers	DEL		51	9	16	25	26		12	2	1	3	8
2016–17	Oji Eagles	AL		48	19	44	63	30		2	1	1	2	0
2017–18	Daemyung Killer Whales	AL		28	13	24	37	16		—	—	—	—	—
2018–19	Daemyung Killer Whales	AL		31	7	7	14	16		3	0	2	2	0
NHL totals				62	2	7	9	38		—	—	—	—	—

Awards and honors

Award	Year
College
All-ECAC Hockey Rookie Team	1998–99
All-ECAC Hockey First Team	2001–02
AHCA East Second-Team All-American	2001–02
ECAC Hockey All-Tournament Team	2002	[9]
AHL
All-Star Game	2004	[10]

References

1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
2. "Matt Murley to SC Langenthal Matt Murley zum SC Langenthal" (in German). nationalleague.ch. October 6, 2009. Archived from the original on December 15, 2014. Retrieved June 21, 2011.
3. Joachim Sandström (January 20, 2011). "Murley klar för ytterligare 1½ säsong" (in Swedish). timraik.se. Archived from the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved June 21, 2011.
4. "Willsie and Murley joined to Medvescak" (in Croatian). KHL Medveščak Zagreb. 2013-07-09. Archived from the original on 2013-09-13. Retrieved 2013-07-09.
5. "Ice Tigers holen Matt Murley nach Nürnberg | Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers Nürnberg". www.icetigers.de. Archived from the original on 2016-07-27. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
6. "Tidigare SHL-centern klar för japansk klubb – Sillyseasonhockey.se". www.sillyseasonhockey.se. Archived from the original on 2016-07-22. Retrieved 2016-07-22.
7. "Ex-NHL forward Matt Murley signs with S. Korean club". 2017-07-19.
8. "Ex-NHL forward Matt Murley signs with Korean club". 2017-07-19.
9. "All-Tournament Honors" (PDF). ECAC Hockey. Retrieved 2014-05-12.
10. "Canadian AHL All-Stars 9, PlanetUSA AHL All-Stars 5". American Hockey League. February 9, 2004. Retrieved January 22, 2020.

External links

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