Murray Baron

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CanadaCanada  Murray Baron Ice hockey player
Date of birth June 1, 1967
place of birth Prince George , British Columbia , Canada
Nickname Bear
size 191 cm
Weight 98 kg
position defender
Shot hand Left
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 1986 , 8th lap, 167th position
Philadelphia Flyers
Career stations
1984-1986 Vernon Lakers
1986-1989 University of North Dakota
1989-1991 Philadelphia Flyers
1991-1996 St. Louis Blues
1996-1997 Canadiens de Montréal
1997-1998 Phoenix Coyotes
1998-2003 Vancouver Canucks
2003-2004 St. Louis Blues

Murray McElwain Roy Baron (born June 1, 1967 in Prince George , British Columbia ) is a retired Canadian ice hockey player who played 1061 games for the Philadelphia Flyers , St. Louis Blues , Canadiens de Montréal , Phoenix Coyotes and Vancouver Canucks played in the National Hockey League on the position of defender .

Career

Baron spent his junior years between 1984 and 1986 with the Vernon Lakers in the British Columbia Junior Hockey League . After the defender in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft was selected in the eighth round in 167th place by the Philadelphia Flyers from the National Hockey League , he first enrolled at the University of North Dakota and played parallel to his studies for the following three Years for the university ice hockey team in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association , a division in the game operations of the National Collegiate Athletic Association . With the team, Varon won the national championship in addition to the division championship of the WCHA in his rookie season . Overall, he stayed at the university until the spring of 1989 before he was signed by the Philadelphia Flyers.

The defender made his debut during the 1988/89 season for Philadelphia's farm team , the Hershey Bears , in the American Hockey League . The defensive player was also active for the Bears in the following two game years, but after his NHL debut in the 1989/90 season, from 1990 onwards, he was increasingly used for Philadelphia in the NHL. Shortly before the beginning of the 1991/92 playing year , Baron was given to the St. Louis Blues in September 1991 together with Ron Sutter and in exchange for Dan Quinn and Rod Brind'Amour . In the Blues, the Canadian spent the following five seasons before he was transferred to the Canadiens de Montréal at the beginning of his sixth year in St. Louis . With him also moved Shayne Corson and a five-round suffrage in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft to Montréal, while the St. Louis Blues received Pierre Turgeon , Rory Fitzpatrick and Craig Conroy .

For the Canadiens, the defender played only 60 games during the 1996/97 season , since he was exchanged with Chris Murray for Dave Manson from the Phoenix Coyotes in March 1997 . With the Coyotes, Baron stayed at the end of the 1997/98 season , where he did not extend his expiring contract. As a free agent , the defender took advantage of the Vancouver Canucks' interest and returned to his home province. In total, Baron played for the Canucks for five years. For his last NHL season, he returned in the summer of 2003 as a free agent for the St. Louis Blues. He then ended his active career in the summer of 2004 at the age of 37.

Achievements and Awards

Career statistics

Regular season Play-offs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1984/85 Vernon Lakers BCJHL 37 5 9 14th 93 - - - - -
1985/86 Vernon Lakers BCJHL 46 12 32 44 179 - - - - -
1986/87 University of North Dakota WCHA 41 4th 10 14th 62
1987/88 University of North Dakota WCHA 41 1 10 11 95
1988/89 University of North Dakota WCHA 40 2 6th 8th 92
1988/89 Hershey Bears AHL 9 0 3 3 8th - - - - -
1989/90 Hershey Bears AHL 50 0 10 10 101 - - - - -
1989/90 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 16 2 2 4th 12 - - - - -
1990/91 Hershey Bears AHL 6th 2 3 5 0 - - - - -
1990/91 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 67 8th 8th 16 74 - - - - -
1991/92 St. Louis Blues NHL 67 3 8th 11 94 2 0 0 0 2
1992/93 St. Louis Blues NHL 53 2 2 4th 59 11 0 0 0 12
1993/94 St. Louis Blues NHL 77 5 9 14th 123 4th 0 0 0 10
1994/95 St. Louis Blues NHL 39 0 5 5 93 7th 1 1 2 2
1995/96 St. Louis Blues NHL 82 2 9 11 190 13 1 0 1 20th
1996/97 St. Louis Blues NHL 11 0 2 2 11 - - - - -
1996/97 Canadiens de Montréal NHL 60 1 5 6th 107 - - - - -
1996/97 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 8th 0 0 0 4th 1 0 0 0 0
1997/98 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 45 1 5 6th 106 6th 0 2 2 6th
1998/99 Vancouver Canucks NHL 81 2 6th 8th 115 - - - - -
1999/00 Vancouver Canucks NHL 81 2 10 12 67 - - - - -
2000/01 Vancouver Canucks NHL 82 3 8th 11 63 4th 0 0 0 0
2001/02 Vancouver Canucks NHL 61 1 6th 7th 68 6th 0 1 1 10
2002/03 Vancouver Canucks NHL 78 2 4th 6th 62 14th 0 4th 4th 10
2003/04 St. Louis Blues NHL 80 1 5 6th 61 5 0 0 0 6th
BCJHL total 83 17th 41 58 272 - - - - -
NCAA overall 122 7th 26th 33 249
AHL total 65 2 16 18th 109 - - - - -
NHL overall 988 35 94 129 1309 73 2 8th 10 78

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

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personal data
SURNAME Baron, Murray
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Baron, Murray McElwain Roy (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH June 1, 1967
PLACE OF BIRTH Prince George , British Columbia