Troy Murray

Troy Norman Murray (born July 31, 1962) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played in the NHL. He is currently the color analyst on WGN-AM broadcasts of Chicago Blackhawks hockey games. Murray was born in Calgary, Alberta, but grew up in St. Albert, Alberta.

Troy Murray
Born	July 31, 1962 Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position	Centre
Shot	Right
Played for	Chicago Blackhawks Winnipeg Jets Ottawa Senators Pittsburgh Penguins Colorado Avalanche
National team	Canada
NHL Draft	57th overall, 1980 Chicago Blackhawks
Playing career	1982–1997

Playing career

Amateur career

Murray played part of two seasons (1978–1980) with the St. Albert Saints of the Alberta Junior Hockey League. He also played briefly in two games with the Lethbridge Broncos of the Western Hockey League. In two seasons at the University of North Dakota, he was twice named to the Western Collegiate Hockey Association Second All-Star Team in 1981 and 1982. He led North Dakota in scoring as a freshman and helped them capture an NCAA Title in 1982. In 1982, Murray was chosen to play for Team Canada at the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. He was named team captain and led the team to a gold medal victory.

Professional career

Murray was drafted out of the University of North Dakota by the Chicago Black Hawks with the 57th overall selection in the 3rd round of the 1980 NHL Entry Draft.[1] He made his National Hockey League debut in the 1981–82 season playoffs on April 4, 1982, against the Minnesota North Stars where he scored his first-ever NHL goal. The Black Hawks would be defeated in the Division Finals against the St. Louis Blues. His first-ever NHL regular season goal came against the Toronto Maple Leafs and he would finish his rookie season with 16 points in 54 games. Murray's career peaked during the 1985–86 season, as he scored 99 points. He was awarded the Frank J. Selke Trophy for best defensive forward in the league that year.

In 1991-92, Murray was traded to the Winnipeg Jets along with teammate Warren Rychel for Bryan Marchment and Chris Norton. Murray was named team captain and finished with 47 points in 79 games that season. His stay in Winnipeg was short-lived as he was reacquired by the Blackhawks in 1992–93. A year later he was again traded, this time to the Ottawa Senators. He was the only player on the team to finish with a plus rating. Murray was traded in 1994-95 to the Pittsburgh Penguins. He played in 13 games with them before being traded again in 1995–96 to the Colorado Avalanche. Murray and the Avalanche made it all the way to the Stanley Cup Finals where they defeated the Florida Panthers in four games. Murray won his first and only Stanley Cup with the Avalanche. Murray remained in hockey for one more year with the Chicago Wolves of the International Hockey League before retiring in 1997.

Murray finished his career scoring 230 goals and 354 assists in 915 career NHL games. Murray played in twelve seasons with the Blackhawks, and ranks 14th on the Blackhawks all-time assists list with 291, 15th on the all-time points list with 488, and 18th all-time in goals with 197.

Until January 23, 2011, Murray was the last Blackhawk player to successfully convert on a penalty shot at home against Kari Takko of the Minnesota North Stars back in 1987. Marian Hossa is now the latest Blackhawk player to do so.

Broadcasting career

After retirement Murray joined the Blackhawks TV crew as the studio analyst, a position he held from the start of the 1998–99 season until November 13, 2003. Troy was then named TV color commentator teaming up with Pat Foley for two seasons in which their play by play was simulcast on the then radio flagship WSCR.

Before the start of the 2006–07 season Foley was let go and the radio and television broadcasts were separated. At this time Murray was paired with former New York Islanders voice John Wiedeman. Since pairing with Wiedeman, the duo has gone on to call three Stanley Cup Championships.

In June 2015, Murray and broadcast partners John Wiedeman and Judd Sirott received top honors in the Chicago Market “Best Radio Play-By-Play” category at the Illinois Broadcasters Association Silver Dome Awards. They had previously won the award in 2011 and 2014. He and Wiedeman also received top honors in the “Best Sports Story” category at the 2012 IBA Silver Dome Awards.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
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	22	29	51	62		—	—	—	—	—
1981–82	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL		—	—	—	—	—		7	1	0	1	5
1982–83	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL		54	8	8	16	27		2	0	0	0	0
1983–84	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL		61	15	15	30	45		5	1	0	1	7
1984–85	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL		80	26	40	66	82		15	5	14	19	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		4	0	0	0	5
1987–88	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		79	22	36	58	96		5	1	0	1	8
1988–89	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		79	21	30	51	113		16	3	6	9	25
1989–90	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		68	17	38	55	86		20	4	4	8	22
1990–91	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		75	14	23	37	74		6	0	1	1	12
1991–92	Winnipeg Jets	NHL		74	17	30	47	69		7	0	0	0	2
1992–93	Winnipeg Jets	NHL		29	3	4	7	34		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		22	1	3	4	25		4	0	0	0	2
1993–94	Indianapolis Ice	IHL		8	3	3	6	12		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		12	0	1	1	6		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Ottawa Senators	NHL		15	2	3	5	4		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Ottawa Senators	NHL		33	4	10	14	16		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		13	0	2	2	23		12	2	1	3	12
1995–96	Colorado Avalanche	NHL		63	7	14	21	22		8	0	0	0	19
1996–97	Chicago Wolves	IHL		81	21	29	50	63		4	0	2	2	2
NHL totals				914	230	354	584	875		113	17	26	43	145

Medal record
Representing  Canada
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
	1982 USA

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1982	Canada	WJC			7	4	4	8	6
1987	Canada	WC	4th		10	2	2	4	14
Junior totals					7	4	4	8	6
Senior totals					10	2	2	4	14

Awards and honours

Award	Year
College
All-WCHA Second Team	1980–81	[2]
All-WCHA Second Team	1981–82	[2]
NCAA Title	1982
NHL
Frank J. Selke Trophy	1986
Stanley Cup (Colorado Avalanche)	1996

References

1. "1980 NHL draft". hockeydraftcentral.com. 2008-03-20. Retrieved 2009-02-10.
2. "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database