Glen Murray (ice hockey)

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Position Right Wing
Shoots Right
Nickname(s) Muzz
Height
Weight
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
218 lb (99 kg/15 st 8 lb)
NHL Team
F. teams
Boston Bruins
Pittsburgh Penguins
Los Angeles Kings
Nationality Flag of Canada Canada
Born November 1, 1972 (1972-11-01) (age 35),
Halifax NS, CAN
NHL Draft 18th overall, 1991
Boston Bruins
Pro career 1992 – present

Glen Murray (born November 1, 1972 in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia) is a professional Canadian ice hockey player in the with the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League.

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[edit] Playing career

Murray was raised in the Bridgewater, Nova Scotia area and played junior hockey for the Sudbury Wolves of the OHL. Murray was a first round draft pick, 18th overall by the Bruins in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft. He spent four season with the Bruins before being traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins with Bryan Smolinski for Kevin Stevens and Shawn McEachern. Murray's stay with the Penguins only lasted a little over a year and was eventually on the move again, this time he was traded to Los Angeles Kings for Ed Olczyk. Murray enjoyed moderate success with the Kings, picking up some good numbers during his 5 year stay, but on October 24, 2001, Murray would once again find himself in a middle of a trade. Murray was traded back to the Boston Bruins with Jozef Stumpel for Jason Allison and Mikko Eloranta.

Murray enjoyed his greatest offensive season in 2002–03, scoring 92 points (44 goals and 48 assists) for the Bruins and earning a spot in the 2003 NHL All-Star Game.

[edit] Personal

Murray is married to his wife Katie and is a father of three children.

[edit] Career statistics

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1989–90 Sudbury Wolves OHL 62 8 28 36 17 7 0 0 0 4
1990–91 Sudbury Wolves OHL 66 27 38 65 82 5 8 4 12 10
1991–92 Sudbury Wolves OHL 54 37 47 84 93 11 7 4 11 18
1991–92 Boston Bruins NHL 5 3 1 4 0 15 4 2 6 10
1992–93 Boston Bruins NHL 27 3 4 7 8 -- -- -- -- --
1992–93 Providence Bruins AHL 48 30 26 56 42 6 1 4 5 4
1993–94 Boston Bruins NHL 81 18 13 31 48 13 4 5 9 14
1994–95 Boston Bruins NHL 35 5 2 7 46 2 0 0 0 2
1995–96 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 69 14 15 29 57 18 2 6 8 10
1996–97 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 66 11 11 22 24 -- -- -- -- --
1996–97 Los Angeles Kings NHL 11 5 3 8 8 -- -- -- -- --
1997–98 Los Angeles Kings NHL 81 29 31 60 54 4 2 0 2 6
1998–99 Los Angeles Kings NHL 61 16 15 31 36 -- -- -- -- --
1999–00 Los Angeles Kings NHL 78 29 33 62 60 4 0 0 0 2
2000–01 Los Angeles Kings NHL 64 18 21 39 32 13 4 3 7 4
2001–02 Los Angeles Kings NHL 9 6 5 11 0 -- -- -- -- --
2001–02 Boston Bruins NHL 73 35 25 60 40 6 1 4 5 4
2002–03 Boston Bruins NHL 82 44 48 92 64 5 1 1 2 4
2003–04 Boston Bruins NHL 81 32 28 60 56 7 2 1 3 8
2004–05 DNP — Lockout NHL -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2005–06 Boston Bruins NHL 64 24 29 53 52 -- -- -- -- --
2006–07 Boston Bruins NHL 59 28 17 45 44 -- -- -- -- --
2007–08 Boston Bruins NHL 63 17 13 30 50 7 0 0 0 2
NHL Totals 1009 337 314 651 679 94 20 22 42 66

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