Sarah Murray (ice hockey)

Sarah Murray (born April 28, 1988) is the head coach of the Saint Mary's University of Minnesota women's ice hockey team. She played collegiate ice hockey with the Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs women's ice hockey program and is the former head coach of the South Korea women's national ice hockey team.[1]

Sarah Murray
Murray in 2017
Born (1988-04-28) April 28, 1988
Faribault, Minnesota, U.S.
Height 5 ft 3 in (160 cm)
Position Defense
Shot Right
Played for Minnesota–Duluth
HC Lugano
ZSC Lions
Playing career 2006–2014

Playing career
Murray after scoring in a game against the University of North Dakota on February 27, 2010

As a rookie, she broke her ankle in the first round of the WCHA Playoffs in 2007. Since the injury, Murray skated in 108 consecutive games. Overall, she played in 153 career games, ranking her in a third place tie all-time among UMD alums.[2] Murray played in two NCAA Division I national championship games with the Bulldogs, the team's fourth (2008) and fifth (2010) national titles.

Coaching career

She became the head coach of South Korean national women's ice hockey team in 2014. She was part of Team Red's coaching staff at the 2016 High Performance Camp, held in Vierumäki, Finland. Other members of Team Red's coaching staff included mentor coach Peter Smith, assistant coach Eva-Maria Verworner and athlete ambassador Lyndsey Fry, among others.[3] Murray ceased coaching the South Korea Ice Hockey team in October 2018.[4]

On June 5, 2019 she was named head coach of the Saint Mary's University of Minnesota women's ice hockey team.

Career stats

NCAA
SeasonGamesGoalsAssistsPointsPIMGWGPPGSHG
2006–0734022N/A000
2007–083913412000
2008–09390666000
2009–104124612000

[5]

Awards and honors
  • WCHA Scholar Athlete award (2008)
  • WCHA Scholar Athlete award (2009)
  • WCHA Scholar Athlete award (2010)[6]

Personal life

Murray was born April 28, 1988 in Faribault, Minnesota to Andy and Ruth Murray and played hockey at Shattuck-Saint Mary's. Her father is the head coach of the Western Michigan Broncos men's ice hockey team and the former head coach of the NHL St. Louis Blues and Los Angeles Kings hockey teams. Her brothers, Brady and Jordy, also played hockey. Brady competed with the University of North Dakota men's ice hockey team and was a fifth round draft pick of the Los Angeles Kings in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. Jordy also played at the collegiate level, competing at the University of Wisconsin. Murray and her two brothers hold US–Canadian dual citizenship.[7]

References
  1. "Daughter of Former NHL Coach Andy Murray faces daunting task as Korean Bench Boss". Calgary Herald. August 12, 2015. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
  2. http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4858%5B%5D
  3. "2016 HP Team lists update: 2016 High Performance Camp, Vierumäki, Finland" (PDF). IIHF. n.d. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
  4. "Players force ice hockey coach Sarah Murray out-IN". Korea Joon Gang Daily. Korea Joon Gang Daily. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
  5. "Sarah Murray: Career statistics". USCHO. n.d. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 30, 2010. Retrieved July 20, 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. Bresnahan, Mike (December 3, 2003). "Murray's Son Chooses to Play for the U.S." Articles.latimes.com. Retrieved February 11, 2014.


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