Robert Frederick Murray (born November 26, 1954) is a Canadian professional

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executive and former player. He most recently served as the general manager of the

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of the

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. Murray played in the NHL from

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1990 Important events of 1990 include the Reunification of Germany and the unification of Yemen, the formal beginning of the Human Genome Project (finished in 2003), the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope, the separation of Namibia from South ...

as a defenceman with the

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. He played in two NHL All-Star Games and helped the Black Hawks reach the NHL playoff semifinals five times in a nine-year stretch.

Playing career

Junior hockey

Murray played for the

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of the

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(QMJHL) from

1971 * The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses (Solar eclipse of February 25, 1971, February 25, Solar eclipse of July 22, 1971, July 22 and Solar eclipse of August 20, 1971, August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 1971 lunar eclip ...

1974 Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; ...

. He won a

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in 1972. After scoring 99 points as a defender in his final junior season, he was drafted 52nd overall by the Black Hawks in the

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Professional hockey

After playing with the Dallas Black Hawks of the

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in 1974–75, he joined the

for the 1975–76 season. After developing a leadership role with the team, Murray served as Chicago's interim

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for two months of the 1985–86 season (November 1985 to January 1986) while captain Darryl Sutter was out of the lineup with an injury. Other than starting the 1988–89 season briefly in the IHL, Murray spent 15 consecutive seasons with Chicago, finishing his career with a postseason loss to the

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on May 12, 1990. In 1,008 career NHL games, Murray amassed 132 goals and 382 assists. As a member of the

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team, he appeared in both the

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in February 1981 and the

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in February 1983.

Post-playing career

The Blackhawks hired Murray as their director of player personnel in 1991, and he became the sixth general manager in Blackhawks' history on July 3, 1997. He served as general manager of the Blackhawks from

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to December 1999, when he was fired 22 games into his third season with Chicago in last place in the Central Division. Murray briefly worked as a scouting consultant for the

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before becoming a professional scout for the

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from 1999 to 2005. On July 14, 2005, Murray became the Ducks' senior vice president of hockey operations, working with Anaheim general manager Brian Burke and overseeing all aspects of player development. He won the

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in this role with the Ducks in

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. Murray replaced Burke as the Ducks' general manager on November 12, 2008, when Burke abruptly left the job to become the

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' general manager and president later in the month. The Ducks made the Stanley Cup playoffs in eight of Murray's first 10 seasons in charge, reaching two Western Conference finals and winning five consecutive Pacific Division titles from 2012 to 2017. Murray won the NHL's Jim Gregory General Manager of the Year award for the 2013–14 season after the Ducks finished atop the Western Conference with a franchise-record 116 points. On February 10, 2019, Murray fired head coach Randy Carlyle for the second time in their Anaheim careers and assumed the head coaching position himself for the final 26 games of the 2018–19 season. Murray returned exclusively to the front office later that summer, hiring Dallas Eakins as the Ducks' new head coach. On November 9, 2021, Murray was placed on administrative leave by the Anaheim Ducks pending the results of an ongoing investigation. The investigation is reportedly focused on Murray's alleged history of verbal abuse to players and staff members. The following day, November 10, Murray resigned from his position and informed the team he planned to enter treatment for

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. At the time of his resignation, Murray was the tenured general manager in the league. Less than five months later, in February 2022, Murray reportedly joined the

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as a scout.

Career statistics

Head coaching record

Awards

* Jim Gregory General Manager of the Year Award (2014)

References

External links

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Anaheim Ducks profile

Bob Murray's trades as GM of the Ducks

Bob Murray's trades as GM of the Black Hawks
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