Marty Murray (born February 16, 1975) is a Canadian former professional

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who played eight seasons in the

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(NHL) for the

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and

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. He is currently the general manager of the

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, and was formerly the general manager and head coach of the

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Playing career

Murray was drafted 96th overall by the

in the

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from the Brandon Wheat Kings and joined the Flames organization in 1995. He spent three seasons dividing his time between the Calgary Flames and the

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in the AHL, playing 19 NHL games. Murray then spent two seasons playing in

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, in 1998 he played in the

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for VSV EC and then moved to

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for the

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. He then returned to Calgary in 2000, but played only seven games as he spent most of the season with Saint John. Murray signed with the

in 2001 where he received a lot more ice time spending almost two full seasons with the team. He was traded to the

in 2003, spending one season with the team. After the

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, Murray returned to Germany, spending one season with the

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. Murray then re-signed with Philadelphia but remained with their AHL affiliate the

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and was eventually claimed off waivers by the

, splitting his spell between LA and the

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. Murray then signed for

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Nationalliga A side

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in 2007. The following year he rejoined the Monarchs for a single season prior to signing a contract with the Manitoba Moose the year after that.

Transactions

*Selected by the Calgary Flames in the 4th round 96th overall during the

. *Signed as a free agent by the Philadelphia Flyers, July 9, 2001. *Traded to the Carolina Hurricanes by Philadelphia for a 2004 6th round draft pick ( Frederik Cabana), June 22, 2003. *Signed as a free agent by the Philadelphia Flyers, June 15, 2006. *Claimed off recall waivers by the Los Angeles Kings on November 11, 2006. *Signed to a one-year contract with the Manchester Monarchs on August 11, 2008. *Signed as a free agent by the Manitoba Moose on August 17, 2009. *Loaned to the Milwaukee Admirals by Manitoba in return for the loan of Peter Olvecky, on March 10, 2010.

Awards

*Canadian Major Junior Second All-Star Team (1994) *WHL East First All-Star Team (1994, 1995) *Best Forward - World Junior Championships (1995) *World Junior Championships First All-Star Team (1995) *AHL Canadian All-Star team (1996) *AHL All-Star Rookie of the Game (1996)

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Murray, Marty 1975 births Brandon Wheat Kings players Calgary Flames draft picks Calgary Flames players Canadian ice hockey centres Carolina Hurricanes players EC VSV players Hannover Scorpions players HC Lugano players Ice hockey people from Manitoba Kölner Haie players Living people Los Angeles Kings players Manchester Monarchs (AHL) players Manitoba Moose players Milwaukee Admirals players People from Deloraine, Manitoba Philadelphia Flyers players Philadelphia Phantoms players Saint John Flames players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Austria Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Germany Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Switzerland