Trevor Murphy (born July 17, 1995) is a Canadian professional

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who is currently playing for

HC Sibir Novosibirsk Hockey Club Sibir Novosibirsk Oblast (russian: ХК Сибирь, en, Siberia HC), also known as HC Sibir or Sibir Novosibirsk, is a Russian professional ice hockey team based in Novosibirsk. They are members of the Chernyshev Division in the Ko ...

of the

Kontinental Hockey League The Kontinental Hockey League (KHL; russian: Континентальная хоккейная лига (КХЛ), Kontinental'naya khokkeynaya liga) is an international professional ice hockey league founded in 2008. It comprises member clubs ba ...

(KHL). He has formerly played in the

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(NHL) with the

Arizona Coyotes The Arizona Coyotes are a professional ice hockey team based in the Phoenix metropolitan area. The Coyotes compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division in the Western Conference and currently play at the Mull ...

Playing career

Trevor was raised in

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, and played for the Sun County Panthers AAA, where he played on the blue line with Calder Trophy winner

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. That same year he had an outstanding 92 points in 59 games. He was selected by the

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in the 3rd Round of the OHL Priority Draft. On November 22, 2012, Murphy was traded from the Petes to his hometown

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. After the 2013 season, Murphy was assigned assistant captain. That season he ranked as the 4th best scoring defence, earning 63 points and leading his team. After going unnoticed in the

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and

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s, he attended the

Nashville Predators The Nashville Predators (commonly referred to as the Preds) are a professional ice hockey team based in Nashville, Tennessee. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division in the Western Conference, and ha ...

prospect camp. On September 17, 2015, he signed an entry-level contract with the Predators and was assigned to their farm team, the

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. During the 2018 trade deadline and while in the final year of his rookie contract, Murphy, along with Pierre-Cédric Labrie were traded by the Predators to the

in exchange for Tyler Gaudet and John Ramage. He made his NHL debut on March 24, 2018, in a game against the

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. He recorded his first NHL goal in a 4–1 win over the

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on March 26, 2018. In the following 2018–19 season, Murphy continued in the AHL with the Coyotes' affiliate, the

Tucson Roadrunners The Tucson Roadrunners are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL) that began play for the 2016–17 season. Based in Tucson, Arizona, and affiliated with the National Hockey League's Arizona Coyotes, the team plays i ...

. Murphy was leading the Roadrunners with 5 goals from the blueline and collected 13 points in 27 games before he was traded by Arizona to the

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in exchange for

Giovanni Fiore Giovanni Fiore (born August 13, 1996) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre. He is currently playing under contract with Admiral Vladivostok of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Playing career Fiore played minor ice hockey with the La ...

on December 28, 2018. He was assigned for the remainder of the season to AHL affiliate, the

San Diego Gulls The San Diego Gulls are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL) that began play in the 2015–16 season. Based in San Diego, California, and affiliated with the National Hockey League's Anaheim Ducks, the Gulls play th ...

, helping the club reach the Western Conference Finals with 6 points in 16 post-season games. After four North American professional seasons with limited NHL time, Murphy opted to sign his first contract abroad, agreeing to a two-year contract with Chinese club, Kunlun Red Star of the KHL, on June 7, 2019. In the midst of his second year with Kunlun Red Star in the

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season, after collecting 8 assists through 17 games, Murphy was traded to contending club,

Ak Bars Kazan Hockey Club Ak Bars (russian: Ак Барс, tt-Cyrl, Ак Барс, en, Snow Leopard), also known as Ak Bars Kazan, is a Russian professional ice hockey team based in Kazan. They are members of the Kharlamov Division of the Kontinental Hockey ...

, on December 4, 2020. Murphy registered a further 8 points through 21 regular season games with Ak Bars, before helping the club advance to the Eastern Conference finals, adding 4 points in 8 games. Prior to the 2021–22 season, Murphy was traded by Ak Bars Kazan to HC Sibir Novosibirsk in exchange for monetary compensation on 17 August 2021.

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Regular season and playoffs

International

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Murphy, Trevor 1995 births Living people Ak Bars Kazan players Arizona Coyotes players Canadian ice hockey defencemen Ice hockey people from Ontario HC Kunlun Red Star players Milwaukee Admirals players Peterborough Petes (ice hockey) players San Diego Gulls (AHL) players HC Sibir Novosibirsk players Sportspeople from Windsor, Ontario Tucson Roadrunners players Undrafted National Hockey League players Windsor Spitfires players