Chris Murray (born October 25, 1974) is a Canadian former professional

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player. He played between 1994 and 2000 in the

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Playing career

Murray was drafted 54th overall by the

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from the

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and started his

career with the Canadiens in the

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. He remained with the team for the best of three years before he was part of a three-way trade between Montreal, the

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and the

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on March 18, 1997. Murray was first traded to Phoenix with Murray Baron for

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and was then traded to Hartford for Gerald Diduck. The next season the Whalers relocated to

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and became the

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. He played seven games for Carolina before he was traded to the

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for Sean Hill. On March 23, 1999, he was traded once more, this time to the

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for Nelson Emerson and a draft pick, but he played just four games for the team before sustaining a shoulder injury. In the fall of 1999 he was claimed on waivers by Dallas. He split time with them and their farm team, the

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of the International Hockey League. He signed with the St. Louis Blues for the 2000-2001 season, but he was demoted to the

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of the

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. There he suffered what would later prove to be a career-ending injury. He joined the Toronto Maple Leafs organization in the fall of 2001 in a failed attempt to rehabilitate his injury, and he retired on his 27th birthday, October 25, 2001.

Post-playing career

After retiring from hockey Murray worked at the Kamloops Fire Department, and also served as a part-time assistant coach for the WHL Kamloops Blazers. He also dedicated a lot of his time to coaching for the Kamloops Minor Hockey Association.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Murray, Chris 1974 births Living people Bellingham Ice Hawks players Canadian ice hockey forwards Carolina Hurricanes players Chicago Blackhawks players Dallas Stars players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Fredericton Canadiens players Hartford Whalers players 20th-century Canadian sportsmen Ice hockey people from British Columbia Kamloops Blazers players Kalamazoo Wings (1974–2000) players Montreal Canadiens draft picks Montreal Canadiens players Ottawa Senators players Worcester IceCats players