1970 NHL Amateur Draft Pick
Round Overall
6 83
Murray Wing
Selected by Boston from North Dakota (WCHA)
Boston Bruins North Dakota Fighting Sioux
Murray Wing
 

5-foot-11, 180 pounds

Right-hand shot

Defense

Pre-Draft Statistics

Year Team League GP G A TP PIM
1967-68 Westfort TBJHL 18 4 6 10 25
1968-69Westfort TBJHL 36 22 25 47 58
1969-70 UND Freshmen WCHA -- -- -- -- --

Pre-Draft Notes

With Westfort in 1968 and Fort William (TBJHL) in 1969 Memorial Cup tourneys. 
Canadian • Born October 14, 1950 in Thunder Bay, Ontario • Hometown: Thunder Bay, Ont.

Career Vitals

First contract: 1971
Debut: April 7, 1974
(Detroit at Chicago)
Final NHL game: April 7, 1974
(Detroit at Chicago)
Retired: 1977
Stanley Cup: Never won
Number: 3

Career NHL Statistics

Team: Detroit
Year: 1974. Playoffs: None

Regular Season
  GP G A TP PIM
1 year 0 1 1 0
 
Stanley Cup Playoffs
GP G A TP PIM
0 years 0 0 0 0 0
 
Complete statistics available at NHL.com 

Career Highlights

Also played forward during college career at North Dakota. ... Registered an assist in his only NHL game. ... Won USHL Commissioners' Trophy with Thunder Bay in 1975. ... Won Allan Cup with Thunder Bay in 1975. ... Named to USHL All-Star First Team with Thunder Bay in 1974-75. ... Inducted into Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame along with teammates from the 1974-75 Thunder Bay Twins in 1987.

Transaction History

June 4, 1973 -- Sent by Detroit to Boston to complete the March 1, 1973, deal that saw Detroit trade Gary Doak to Boston in exchange for Garnet Bailey and future considerations.

Life Outside the NHL

Full Name: Murray Allan Wing

Other Post-Draft Teams: North Dakota (WCHA); Oklahoma City (CHL); Boston (AHL); San Diego (WHL); London (Great Britain); Thunder Bay (USHL); Thunder Bay (OHA Sr.)

Education: Attended University of North Dakota.

Career Beyond Hockey: Remained in Thunder Bay after his retirement and was active in the minor hockey scene.

Miscellaneous:

Spent 1973-74 in England with Detroit's experimental British affiilate, the London Lions. Played in his only NHL game against one of his boyhood idols in Stan Mikita. Made his NHL debut in what turned out to be his final game in any professional league. Outstanding golfer who has won tournaments in Thunder Bay District Golf Association.
SNAPSHOT '70
Total Selected: 115
Forwards: 67
Defense: 36
Goaltenders: 12
Major Junior: 87
College Players: 18
Canadian: 109
Euro-Canadian: 0
American: 6
European: 0
Reached NHL: 62
Won Stanley Cup: 12
Hall of Fame: 3
All-Star Game: 11
Year-end All-Star: 4
Olympians: 2
Picks Traded: 13


OTHERS DRAFTED IN 1970

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