Trevor Murphy

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Trevor Murphy
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Murphy in 2015
Born (1995-07-17) July 17, 1995 (age 29)
Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
KHL team
Former teams
Sibir Novosibirsk
Arizona Coyotes
Kunlun Red Star
Ak Bars Kazan
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2015present

Trevor Murphy (born July 17, 1995) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing for HC Sibir Novosibirsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He has formerly played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Arizona Coyotes.

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Playing career

Trevor was raised in Windsor, Ontario, and played for the Sun County Panthers AAA, where he played on the blue line with Calder Trophy winner Aaron Ekblad. [1] That same year he had an outstanding 92 points in 59 games. He was selected by the Peterborough Petes in the 3rd Round of the OHL Priority Draft.

On November 22, 2012, Murphy was traded from the Petes to his hometown Windsor Spitfires. [2] After the 2013 season, Murphy was assigned assistant captain. [3] That season he ranked as the 4th best scoring defence, earning 63 points and leading his team.

After going unnoticed in the 2014 and 2015 NHL Entry Drafts, he attended the Nashville Predators prospect camp. On September 17, 2015, he signed an entry-level contract with the Predators and was assigned to their farm team, the Milwaukee Admirals. [4]

During the 2018 trade deadline and while in the final year of his rookie contract, Murphy, along with Pierre-Cédric Labrie were traded by the Predators to the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for Tyler Gaudet and John Ramage. [5] He made his NHL debut on March 24, 2018, in a game against the Florida Panthers. [6] He recorded his first NHL goal in a 4–1 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning on March 26, 2018. [7]

In the following 2018–19 season, Murphy continued in the AHL with the Coyotes' affiliate, the Tucson Roadrunners. Murphy was leading the Roadrunners with 5 goals from the blueline and collected 13 points in 27 games before he was traded by Arizona to the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for Giovanni Fiore on December 28, 2018. [8] He was assigned for the remainder of the season to AHL affiliate, the San Diego Gulls, helping the club reach the Western Conference Finals with 6 points in 16 post-season games.

After four North American professional seasons with limited NHL time, Murphy opted to sign his first contract abroad, agreeing to a two-year contract with Chinese club, Kunlun Red Star of the KHL, on June 7, 2019. [9]

In the midst of his second year with Kunlun Red Star in the 2020–21 season, after collecting 8 assists through 17 games, Murphy was traded to contending club, Ak Bars Kazan, on December 4, 2020. [10] Murphy registered a further 8 points through 21 regular season games with Ak Bars, before helping the club advance to the Eastern Conference finals, adding 4 points in 8 games.

Prior to the 2021–22 season, Murphy was traded by Ak Bars Kazan to HC Sibir Novosibirsk in exchange for monetary compensation on 17 August 2021. [11]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2010–11Sun County Panthers AAAMidget5939539250
2010–11 LaSalle Vipers GOJHL 30112
2011–12 Peterborough Petes OHL 601192052
2012–13 Peterborough PetesOHL2322423
2012–13 Windsor Spitfires OHL427172460
2013–14 Windsor SpitfiresOHL518212957
2014–15 Windsor SpitfiresOHL59243963104
2015–16 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 591121323731012
2016–17 Milwaukee AdmiralsAHL751221339232024
2017–18 Milwaukee AdmiralsAHL488182669
2017–18 Tucson Roadrunners AHL112794915625
2017–18 Arizona Coyotes NHL 81230
2018–19 Tucson RoadrunnersAHL27581326
2018–19 San Diego Gulls AHL373151848161564
2019–20 Kunlun Red Star KHL 6010172782
2020–21 Kunlun Red StarKHL1708814
2020–21 Ak Bars Kazan KHL21268881342
2021–22 Sibir Novosibirsk KHL266131937
2022–23 Sibir NovosibirskKHL621036467452240
2023–24 Sibir NovosibirskKHL316111734
NHL totals81230
KHL totals2173491125249133582

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2012 Canada Ontario U17 Bronze medal icon.svg61122
Junior totals61122

References

  1. "Trevor Murphy inks three-year deal with the Nashville Predators". Windsor Star. September 17, 2015. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  2. "Spitfires acquire Murphy, Lorentz from Petes". Windsor Star. November 22, 2012. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  3. "SANVIDO NAMED CAPTAIN". windsorspitfires.com. November 5, 2014. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  4. "Nashville Predators Sign Trevor Murphy to an Entry-Level Contract". NHL.com. September 17, 2015. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  5. "Preds Acquire Tyler Gaudet, John Ramage from Arizona". NHL.com. February 26, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  6. Vest, Dave (March 24, 2018). "'Yotes Notes: Arizona Wilts in Third Period vs. Panthers". NHL.com. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  7. Long, Corey (March 26, 2018). "Lightning lose to Coyotes, fail to pad Atlantic lead". NHL.com. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  8. "Ducks acquire Trevor Murphy from Coyotes for Fiore". Anaheim Ducks. December 28, 2018. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  9. Kunlun Red Star (June 7, 2019). "Red Star sign Trevor Murphy on two-year deal". Twitter . Retrieved June 7, 2019.
  10. "Ak Bars acquire Canadian Murphy" (in Russian). Ak Bars Kazan. December 4, 2020. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  11. "Canadian defender in Siberia" (in Russian). HC Sibir Novosibirsk. August 17, 2021. Retrieved August 17, 2021.