Dan S. Murphy (born May 6, 1970 in

Abbotsford, British Columbia Abbotsford is a city located in British Columbia, adjacent to the Canada–United States border, Greater Vancouver and the Fraser River. With an estimated population of 153,524 people it is the largest municipality in the province outside metrop ...

) is a Canadian sportscaster, who currently works for

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as host of Vancouver Canucks television broadcasts and occasionally as a rinkside reporter on

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broadcasts. He graduated from MEI Secondary in Abbotsford in 1988. He is Roman Catholic. After graduating from the

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with a degree in Communications in 1992, Murphy attended BCIT’s Broadcast Journalism program where he graduated in 1995. He quickly got his start in television when he joined ''

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'' in

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where he worked as a writer/reporter/producer from 1995 to 1999. Murphy was then hired as a reporter by Sportsnet in November 1999 and hosted

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NBA broadcasts on Sportsnet and VTV during the 2000–01 season before joining Canucks telecasts the following season.

External links

Bio @ Rogers Sportsnet Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Murphy, Dan Living people National Hockey League broadcasters Canadian television sportscasters British Columbia Institute of Technology alumni University of Ottawa alumni 1970 births People from Abbotsford, British Columbia Vancouver Canucks announcers