Troy Murray

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CanadaCanada  Troy Murray Ice hockey player
Date of birth July 31, 1962
place of birth Calgary , Alberta , Canada
size 188 cm
Weight 83 kg
position center
Shot hand Right
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 1980 , 3rd round, 57th position
Chicago Black Hawks
Career stations
1978-1980 St. Albert Saints
1980-1982 University of North Dakota
1982-1991 Chicago Blackhawks
1991-1993 Winnipeg Jets
1993-1994 Chicago Blackhawks
1994-1995 Ottawa Senators
1995 Pittsburgh Penguins
1995-1996 Colorado Avalanche
1996-1997 Chicago Wolves

Troy Norman Murray (born July 31, 1962 in Calgary , Alberta ) is a retired Canadian ice hockey player who played, among others, xxx games for the Chicago Blackhawks , Winnipeg Jets , Ottawa Senators , Pittsburgh Penguins and Colorado Avalanche in the course of his active career between 1978 and 1997 in the National Hockey League in the National Hockey League on the position of the center . Murray, who received the 1986 Frank J. Selke Trophy for the NHL's best defensive striker, celebrated his greatest career success with the Colorado Avalanche by winning the Stanley Cup in 1996 .

Career

Murray played during his junior years for the St. Albert Saints in the Alberta Junior Hockey League and made a quick detour to the Lethbridge Broncos in the Western Hockey League . In the 1980 NHL Entry Draft he was selected by the Chicago Black Hawks from the National Hockey League in the third round as 57th. After the draft, he moved to the University of North Dakota and played there with numerous later NHL players in the National Collegiate Athletic Association . At the turn of the year 1980/81 he led the Canadian junior national team as team captain to win the world championship. At the end of the 1981/82 season , the Black Hawks used him in seven playoff games, in which he scored a goal.

In the following 1982/83 season he was finally in the squad of the NHL team, but the success went to his head and he was often to be found in Chicago's nightlife. During this time Tony Esposito , the goalkeeper of the Hawks , showed him the right way. His best season he played 1985/86 season when he was the second best scorer in Chicago with 45 goals and 99 points behind Denis Savard . This is particularly impressive as he was also awarded the Frank J. Selke Trophy as the best defensive attacker this season .

After nine years in Chicago, he moved to the Winnipeg Jets for the 1991/92 season . There he became team captain, but after a year and a half he returned to the Blackhawks. During this phase of his career, club changes were frequent for him. During the 1993/94 season he moved to the Ottawa Senators . A season later, the Senators gave him to the Pittsburgh Penguins . In return, Martin Straka came to Ottawa. He only played 13 games for the Penguins. For his last season in 1995/96 , he moved to the Colorado Avalanche . This was a good decision because there he was able to win the Stanley Cup with the team from Québec . He played one more season with the Chicago Wolves in the International Hockey League before finally ending his career.

Achievements and Awards

International

Career statistics

Regular season Play-offs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1978/79 St. Albert Saints AJHL 60 33 47 80 91 - - - - -
1979/80 St. Albert Saints AJHL 60 53 47 100 101 - - - - -
1979/80 Lethbridge Broncos WHL 2 1 1 2 2 - - - - -
1980/81 University of North Dakota WCHA 38 33 45 78 28
1981/82 University of North Dakota WCHA 42 22nd 29 51 62
1981/82 Chicago Black Hawks NHL - - - - - 7th 1 0 1 5
1982/83 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 54 8th 8th 16 27 2 0 0 0 0
1983/84 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 61 15th 15th 30th 45 5 1 0 1 7th
1984/85 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 80 26th 40 66 82 15th 5 14th 19th 24
1985/86 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 80 45 54 99 94 2 0 0 0 2
1986/87 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 77 28 43 71 59 4th 0 0 0 5
1987/88 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 79 22nd 36 58 96 5 1 0 1 8th
1988/89 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 79 21st 30th 51 113 16 3 6th 9 25th
1989/90 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 68 17th 38 55 86 20th 4th 4th 8th 22nd
1990/91 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 75 14th 23 37 74 6th 0 1 1 12
1991/92 Winnipeg Jets NHL 74 17th 30th 47 69 7th 0 0 0 2
1992/93 Winnipeg Jets NHL 29 3 4th 7th 34 - - - - -
1992/93 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 22nd 1 3 4th 25th 4th 0 0 0 2
1993/94 Indianapolis Ice IHL 8th 3 3 6th 12 - - - - -
1993/94 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 12 0 1 1 6th - - - - -
1993/94 Ottawa Senators NHL 15th 2 3 5 4th - - - - -
1994/95 Ottawa Senators NHL 33 4th 10 14th 16 - - - - -
1994/95 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 13 0 2 2 23 12 2 1 3 12
1995/96 Colorado Avalanche NHL 63 7th 14th 21st 22nd 8th 0 0 0 19th
1996/97 Chicago Wolves IHL 81 21st 29 50 63 4th 0 2 2 2
AJHL total 120 86 94 180 192 - - - - -
NCAA overall 80 55 74 129 90
IHL total 89 24 32 56 75 4th 0 2 2 2
NHL overall 914 230 354 584 875 113 17th 26th 43 145

International

Represented Canada to:

year team event result Sp T V Pt SM
1982 Canada June World Cup 1st place, gold 7th 4th 4th 8th 6th
1987 Canada WM 4th Place 10 2 2 4th 14th
Juniors overall 7th 4th 4th 8th 6th
Men overall 10 2 2 4th 14th

( 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 Murray, Troy
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Murray, Troy Norman (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH July 31, 1962
PLACE OF BIRTH Calgary , Alberta