Ryan Murphy (ice hockey, born 1993)

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Ryan Murphy
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Murphy with the Carolina Hurricanes on 2013
Born (1993-03-31) March 31, 1993 (age 30)
Aurora, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Right
ICEHL team
Former teams
EC Red Bull Salzburg
Carolina Hurricanes
Minnesota Wild
New Jersey Devils
Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
Dinamo Minsk
Salavat Yulaev Ufa
NHL Draft 12th overall, 2011
Carolina Hurricanes
Playing career 2013present

Ryan Murphy (born March 31, 1993) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing with EC Red Bull Salzburg in the ICE Hockey League (ICEHL). He was originally drafted in the first round, 12th overall, by the Carolina Hurricanes during the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.

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Playing career

Murphy was selected by the Kitchener Rangers third overall in the 2009 Ontario Hockey League (OHL) Bantam Draft. [1] He began his first season as a 16-year-old and led the OHL in rookie defencemen scoring, scoring 39 points in 62 games playing on a defensive pairing with Columbus Blue Jackets first-rounder John Moore. He followed up his stellar rookie campaign by helping the Rangers proceed to the third round of the OHL playoffs with 17 points in 20 games, leading the Rangers in defence scoring.

Murphy broke out his sophomore season, leading the OHL in defencemen goal scoring with 26 goals. He added to that with 53 assists for 79 points in 63 games, good enough for second in OHL in defencemen scoring behind Windsor Spitfires defenceman Ryan Ellis.

Murphy was named to the OHL First Team All-Star team for the 2010–11 season. On June 24, 2011, Murphy was drafted 12th overall by the Carolina Hurricanes in the NHL Entry Draft, reuniting with former Kitchener Rangers teammate Jeff Skinner. On September 16, 2011, Murphy signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Hurricanes. [2]

When the Hurricanes' final 23-man roster was released on October 5, 2011, Murphy was on it, and he began the 2011–12 season in the NHL. [3] On October 13, the Hurricanes returned Murphy to his OHL team, the Kitchener Rangers. [4] [5] Murphy suffered a severe concussion on November 4, during a game against the Niagara IceDogs. Consequently, he was placed in "complete shutdown mode" by the Rangers. [6]

On September 18, 2012, Murphy was named captain of the Kitchener Rangers. During the 2012–13 season, on February 21, 2013, Murphy made his NHL debut with the Carolina Hurricanes. [7] He made the Hurricanes' opening night roster for the 2013–14 season. On October 6, 2013, he scored his first career NHL point, assisting on a Jay Harrison goal.

On June 29, 2017, Murphy (along with goaltender Eddie Läck and a seventh-round draft pick) was traded to the Calgary Flames in exchange for prospect Keegan Kanzig and a sixth-round pick in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft. [8] The following day, on June 30, the Flames announced Murphy was placed on unconditional waivers to buy-out the remaining year of his contract. [9] The following day, on July 1, Murphy signed as a free agent to a one-year, two-way contract with the Minnesota Wild. [10]

During the 2018–19 season, on January 30, 2019, the Wild traded Murphy to the New Jersey Devils in exchange for Michael Kapla. [11] Assigned to AHL affiliate, the Binghamton Devils, Murphy appeared in 2 games before he was recalled to New Jersey on February 9, 2019. [12] In his Devils debut, Murphy had a primary assist on a Pavel Zacha opening goal, helping the Devils to a 3–2 victory over former club, the Carolina Hurricanes, on February 10, 2019. [13] He was returned to the AHL the following day. On June 25, 2019, Murphy was not tendered a qualifying offer to remain with the Devils, making him a free agent. [14]

With his NHL prospects dwindling, Murphy opted to move his career abroad, agreeing to a one-year contract with Russian club HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), on July 27, 2019. [15] In his lone season in Russia with Nizhnekamsk in the 2019–20 season, Murphy recorded 8 goals and 23 points in 56 regular season games. He made 4 playoff appearances, going scoreless in a series sweep defeat to Ak Bars Kazan.

A free agent, Murphy opted to return to North America, agreeing to a one-year AHL contract with the newly founded Henderson Silver Knights, affiliate of the Vegas Golden Knights, on August 14, 2020. [16] With the 2020–21 season delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in order to stay in shape Murphy returned to the KHL on loan from the Silver Knights, agreeing to a stint with Belarusian club HC Dinamo Minsk on November 14, 2020. [17] He made 12 appearances on the blueline with Minsk, adding 8 points, before he was returned to the Silver Knights on December 27, 2020. [18]

Following a successful season with the Silver Knights, Murphy secured a one-year, two-way contract with the Detroit Red Wings on July 28, 2021. [19] He played the 2021–22 season exclusively with the Red Wings' AHL affiliate, the Grand Rapids Griffins.

A free agent from the Red Wings, Murphy opted to return to the Russian KHL, securing a one-year contract with Salavat Yulaev Ufa on June 29, 2022. [20]

International play

Murphy was cut from the Canadian 2010 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament team despite a great performance during the tryout camp. Murphy would later be selected to the Canadian world junior camp in December, where he was one of the final cuts. [21]

During the World Under-18s in April 2011, Murphy had an impressive tournament, scoring 13 points and leading the tournament in defencemen scoring, as well as leading Canada to a fourth-place finish as their leading scorer. He was named Defenceman of the Tournament. On the back of his performance, Murphy was invited to take part in Canada's 2011 national junior team selection camp [22]

Murphy was named to Team Canada in his final year of eligibility for the 2013 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. It was Murphy's third time trying out for Canada's national U20 team.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2008–09 Villanova Knights OJHL 44260
2009–10 Kitchener Rangers OHL 626333922205121716
2010–11 Kitchener RangersOHL6326537936729118
2011–12 Kitchener RangersOHL4911435430162202212
2012–13 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 40002
2012–13 Kitchener RangersOHL5410384834103478
2012–13 Charlotte Checkers AHL 3022050222
2013–14 Carolina HurricanesNHL482101210
2013–14 Charlotte CheckersAHL22319228
2014–15 Carolina HurricanesNHL3749138
2014–15 Charlotte CheckersAHL250171710
2015–16 Carolina HurricanesNHL350101010
2015–16 Charlotte CheckersAHL327172418
2016–17 Carolina HurricanesNHL270228
2016–17 Charlotte CheckersAHL70114
2017–18 Iowa Wild AHL484242830
2017–18 Minnesota Wild NHL212351610000
2018–19 Iowa WildAHL353121512
2018–19 Minnesota WildNHL20000
2018–19 Binghamton Devils AHL23010108
2018–19 New Jersey Devils NHL10110
2019–20 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk KHL 56815232240002
2020–21 HC Dinamo Minsk KHL122686
2020–21 Henderson Silver Knights AHL37522273230116
2021–22 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL5311182930
2022–23 Salavat Yulaev Ufa KHL43413173560114
NHL totals175835435410000
KHL totals11114344863100116

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2010 Canada Ontario U17 Silver medal icon.svg61344
2011 Canada U18 4th749132
2013 Canada WJC 4th61230
Junior totals19614206

Awards and honours

AwardYear
OHL
First All-Rookie Team 2009–10
CHL Top Prospects Game 2010–11
First All-Star Team2010–11 [23]
Second All-Star Team 2011–12, 2012–13
AHL
All-Star Game 2015
Pacific Division All-Star Team 2020–21 [24]
Eddie Shore Award 2020–21 [25]

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Carolina Hurricanes first round draft pick
2011
Succeeded by
Sporting positions
Preceded by Henderson Silver Knights captain
2021
Succeeded by