| Maureen Murphy | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Murphy with PWHL Montreal in 2024 | |||
| Born | December 15, 1999 Buffalo, New York | ||
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (163 cm) | ||
| Weight | 141 lb (64 kg; 10 st 1 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| PWHL team | PWHL Montreal | ||
| National team |  United States | ||
| Playing career | 2017–present | ||
Maureen Margaret Murphy (born December 15, 1999) is an American ice hockey player for PWHL Montreal of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). She played college ice hockey at Providence and Northeastern.
Murphy was born to Don and Jennifer Murphy. She has one sister Hannah. She attended Shattuck-Saint Mary's for three years, and won national championships in all three seasons. During the 2016–17 season she led the team in scoring with 48 goals and 43 assists. [1]
Murphy began her collegiate career at Providence during the 2017–18 season. During her freshman year, she recorded 19 goals and nine assists in 36 games to lead the team in scoring. She led the nation in shorthanded goals with four. She scored her first collegiate goal in her debut game on October 29, 2018. [2] She scored her first career hat-trick on January 13, 2018, in a game against Boston. [3] Following the season she was unanimously named to the Hockey East All-Rookie Team and Hockey East Second Team All-Star. [4]
During the 2018–19 season, she recorded 22 goals and 21 assists in 37 games. She ranked first on the team in points, goals, assists, shots (192) and plus-minus (+27). Her eight game-winning goals ranked second-best in the nation. [2] Murphy helped Providence to a perfect 8–0 record in November, scoring five of the Friars' game-winning goals in the month, a total that led all NCAA players. She recorded eight goals and six assists, tied for the most goals and second-most points of any WHEA player in during month. She was subsequently named the Hockey East Player of the Month, and Women's Hockey Commissioners' Association's National Player of the Month for the month of November 2018. [5] [6] Following the season she was named a Hockey East Second Team All-Star and named Providence's Offensive Player of the Year. [7]
During the 2019–20 season, she scored seven goals and four assists in 11 games, in a season that was shortened due to injury. [2] In June 2020, Murphy announced she would transfer to Northeastern. [8] She finished her career at Providence with 48 goals, 34 assists and 82 points in 84 games over three seasons. [9] In January 2021, she was granted immediate eligibility for the remainder of the 2021 season. [10] During the 2020–21 season, she recorded seven goals and 11 assists in 16 games, in a season that was shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [1] [11]
During the 2021–22 season, she recorded 30 goals and 26 assists in 37 games. She led the NCAA in goals (30), hat tricks (4) and power-play goals (13). [1] [12] During the national quarterfinals of the NCAA Division I women's ice hockey tournament she scored the game-winning goal against Wisconsin to help Northeastern advance to the Frozen Four for the second consecutive year. She was subsequently named the Hockey East Player of the Week. [13] Following the season she was named Hockey East First Team All-Star. [14]
During the 2022–23 season, she recorded 20 goals and 35 assists in 33 games. She averaged 1.67 points per game, which ranked third-best in the NCAA. [1] During the 2023 Beanpot, she recorded both game-winning goals against Boston University and Boston College to lead the Huskies to their 18th championship and was named MVP. [15] [16] On January 14, 2023, Murphy scored two goals in a game against Maine to reach the 100 goals milestone. [17] [18] Following the season she was named Hockey East Second Team All-Star and a top-ten finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Award. [19] [20] She became the 12th Northeastern player to be named a finalist for the award. [21] She finished her collegiate career with 105 goals and 106 assists in 170 games. [22]
On September 18, 2023, Murphy was drafted in the third round, 18th overall, by PWHL Montreal in the 2023 PWHL Draft. [23] [24] On November 29, 2023, she signed a three-year contract with Montreal. [25] [26] [27] During the 2023–24 season she recorded five goals and 11 assists in 24 regular season games and one goal and two assists in three games during the Walter Cup. Following the season she was awarded the Hockey for All Award, for her leadership and positive change in the community. [28]
Murphy represented the United States at the 2017 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship, where she recorded one goal in three games and won a gold medal. [29] [30]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2017–18 | Providence College | WHEA | 36 | 19 | 9 | 28 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Providence College | WHEA | 37 | 22 | 21 | 43 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Providence College | WHEA | 11 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Northeastern University | WHEA | 16 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Northeastern University | WHEA | 37 | 30 | 26 | 56 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Northeastern University | WHEA | 33 | 20 | 35 | 55 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | PWHL Montreal | PWHL | 24 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| PWHL totals | 24 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | United States | U18 |  | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
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