Andrew Murray (born November 6, 1981) is a Canadian-Croatian former professional

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player who played in the

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(NHL). He ended his professional career playing two seasons for

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of the

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(KHL).

Playing career

Murray played college hockey for Bemidji State University for four seasons under head coach Tom Serratore where he was a three time captain and a 2005 graduate. Andrew left the program as its Division I-era scoring leader with 46-69—115 points in 128 contests ranking him seventh on the

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(CHA) career list and 30th on BSU's all-time scoring chart. His 46 goals seat him in fourth among BSU's D-I goal-scoring leaders while his 69 assists is tied for BSU Division I-era best. He was recalled by the

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on December 27, 2007, to play his first NHL game. He scored his first

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goal on January 2, 2008, against

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of the Anaheim Ducks. The Columbus Blue Jackets re-signed Murray to a three-year, one-way contract on March 7, 2008. The deal ran through the 2010–11 season. On July 13, 2011, Murray was signed to a one-year, two-way contract by the

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. On February 6, 2012, the San Jose Sharks placed Murray on waivers, and he was sent down to the

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after he cleared waivers on February 7, 2012. On June 10, 2012, Murray's negotiation rights were traded to the Detroit Red Wings with a conditional draft pick for 2014 as part of a trade deal for

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. News reports from Detroit suggest the Wings have no interest in keeping Murray. On July 6, 2012, it was announced that Murray had been signed to a one-year, two-way deal with the St. Louis Blues. With the NHL lock-out coming to affect, Murray was assigned directly by the Blues to AHL affiliate, the

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. During the duration of the

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season, Murray scored 14 goals and 31 points in 51 games. He was recalled by St. Louis and played a solitary game in a 3–0 defeat to the

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on February 28, 2013. On July 29, 2013, Murray signed his first contract abroad with a one-year contract with

from

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Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards and honours

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Murray, Andrew 1981 births Bemidji State Beavers men's ice hockey players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Croatia Canadian ice hockey centres Columbus Blue Jackets draft picks Columbus Blue Jackets players Croatian ice hockey centres Croatian people of Canadian descent Ice hockey people from Manitoba KHL Medveščak Zagreb players Living people Peoria Rivermen (AHL) players San Jose Sharks players Selkirk Steelers players Sportspeople from Selkirk, Manitoba St. Louis Blues players Syracuse Crunch players Worcester Sharks players