Braden Murray (born August 17, 1984) is a

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born- American former professional

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forward. He last played for

HC Lugano Hockey Club Lugano, often abbreviated to HC Lugano or HCL, is a professional ice hockey club based in Lugano, Switzerland. The team competes in the National League (NL) and has won seven Swiss championships. History The founding of HC Lugano took ...

of the Swiss

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(NLA). He was selected 152nd overall in the

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by the

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. Murray was born in Brandon, Manitoba and raised in

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. His father Andy Murray, is the head coach of the

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and coached at a number of other teams as well. Brady grew up in Switzerland,

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, Hershey,

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, Calgary, Faribault and

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. His childhood friends include NHLers Alexander Steen,

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and

Patrick Eaves Patrick Campbell Eaves (born May 1, 1984) is a Canadian-born American former professional ice hockey forward. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Ottawa Senators, Carolina Hurricanes, Detroit Red Wings, Nashville Predators, D ...

Playing career

He represented the

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at the 2004 World Juniors, where he helped the States win gold. He also played hockey at the

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, and after two successful years he followed his father who coached in Switzerland and signed with Swiss club, the

Rapperswil-Jona Lakers The SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers are a professional ice hockey club from Rapperswil, Switzerland and are members of the National League. History The Lakers were founded in 1945 and were known as SC Rapperswil-Jona until 2005, when the club changed ...

of the Nationalliga A. In May 2007, he signed an entry-level contract with the Los Angeles Kings. In the 2007–08 season, he made his NHL debut on September 29, 2007 against the Anaheim Ducks in a game played in

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. On October 12, he scored his first goal against the

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. After one season in the Kings organization, Murray opted to return to Switzerland, initially on loan from the Kings, to HC Lugano. In his seventh season with Lugano in 2014–15, Murray was loaned to fellow NLA club, the Kloten Flyers for the remainder of the season on January 1, 2015.

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Regular season and playoffs

International

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Murray, Brady 1984 births Living people American men's ice hockey centers American sportspeople of Canadian descent Ice hockey players from Minnesota EHC Kloten players Los Angeles Kings draft picks Los Angeles Kings players HC Lugano players Manchester Monarchs (AHL) players SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers players North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's ice hockey players People from Faribault, Minnesota