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| 1970 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Mike Murphy
Selected in second round
No.
25 overall by New York Rangers
Born September
12, 1950
 | Position:
Right Wing
Height: 5-11 Weight: 180
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Toronto (OHA)
Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Toronto, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1967-68 |
York Steel | Jr. B |
30 |
19 | 19 |
38 | -- | | 1968-69 |
Toronto | OHA |
44 | 16 |
23 | 39 |
53 | | 1969-70 |
Toronto | OHA |
54 | 23 |
27 | 50 |
68 |
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| NHL CAREER |
Debut: November 18, 1971 (St. Louis at
Montreal)
Numbers: 14 (St. Louis); 14
(N.Y. Rangers); 7 (Los Angeles)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired October 1983 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1971-1983 |
St. Louis, NYR, Los Angeles | 831 |
238 | 318 | 556 |
514 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1972-1982 |
St. Louis, NYR, Los Angeles |
66 | 13 | 23 |
36 | 54 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
All-Star Game: 1980
Los Angeles
Captain: September 1975 through 1980-81
Los Angeles Unsung Hero:
1976-77, 1979-80
Los Angeles Playoffs Points Leader: 1974 (4, tie),
1975 (3, tie)
Los Angeles Playoffs Goals Leader: 1975 (3)
Los
Angeles Playoffs Assists Leader: 1974 (4), 1976 (4), 1977 (9, tie)
Coaching
Career: Named Los Angeles assistant coach on January 30, 1984, and
remained in that position through Jan. 10, 1987. ... Named Los Angeles interim
head coach on Jan. 10, 1987 and given job on full-time basis on May 20, 1987.
Remained in position through Dec. 6, 1987, when team lost 10-3 to Washington.
... Named Vancouver assistant coach on March 3, 1988, and remained in position
through 1989-90. ... Named Toronto assistant coach on July 16, 1991, and
remained in position through 1993-94. ... Named New York Rangers assistant
coach on Aug. 24, 1994, and remained in position through 1995-96. ... Named
Toronto head coach on July 3, 1996, and remained in position through 1997-98.
... Named Ottawa assistant coach on Sept. 11, 1998, and remained in position
through 1998-99.
Management Career: Los Angeles Special Assistant to
General Manager from October 1983 to January 1984. ... Named NHL Vice
President, Hockey Operations, on July 23, 1999, and remained in position
through 2000-01 season.
Miscellaneous: Became first St. Louis rookie
to score 20 goals when he achieved feat in 1971-72. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Omaha (CHL)
World Championships: 1978
(bronze medal), 1986 (as assistant coach) (bronze)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
CHL Adams Cup: 1971 (Omaha)
CHL
McKenzie Trophy (Rookie of Year): 1970-71 (Omaha)
CHL All-Star
Second Team: 1970-71 (Omaha)
WHA Draft Pick: 1972 (by Ottawa)
1970-71: Played on CHL
regular-season champion (Omaha).
Coaching Career: Named head coach
of Milwaukee (IHL) on July 16, 1990 and remained in position through 1990-91
season.
Education: Attended University of Toronto.
Miscellaneous: Nicknamed "Murph."
.. Taught at Dave Keon's hockey school during his playing days.
Personal: Older brother of former Chicago draft pick and minor-leaguer
Mark Murphy. ... Father of Carolina draft pick Ryan Murphy and former Canadian
junior and college player Sean Murphy. ... Became brother-in-law to Los
Angeles teammate Vic Venasky after he married Venasky's wife's sister, Yvonne
Horvat. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: New York traded Murphy, Jack Egers and
Andre Dupont to St. Louis in exchange for Gene Carr, Jim Lorentz and Wayne
Connelly on November 15, 1971. New York reacquired Murphy from St. Louis in
exchange for Ab DeMarco on March 2, 1973. New York gave up Murphy a second
time when it traded him, Sheldon Kannegiesser and Tommy Williams to Los
Angeles in exchange for Gilles Marotte and Real Lemieux on November 30, 1973. |
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SNAPSHOT '70 | | Total Selected: |
115 | | Forwards: |
66 | | Defense: |
36 | | Goaltenders: |
12 | | Position n/a: |
1 | | Major Junior: |
87 |
| College Players: |
18 |
| Canadian: |
109 | | Euro-Canadian: |
0 | | USA Citizens: |
6 |
| U.S.-Born: |
6 |
| European: |
0 |
| Reached NHL: |
60 | | Won Stanley Cup: |
7 |
| Hall of Fame: |
3 |
| All-Star Game: |
11 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
4 |
| Olympians: |
2 |
| Picks Traded: |
13 |
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