Tim Murray (ice Hockey, Born 1963)
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Tim Murray (born October 31, 1963) is a Canadian
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executive. Prior to 2014, Murray served as general manager of the
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of the
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and assistant general manager of the NHL's
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under his uncle Bryan Murray; he previously held positions as a scout with the
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,
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,
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and
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. From 2014 to 2017, Murray was the general manager of the
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of the
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(NHL); with a tenure of less than four seasons, he had the shortest tenure of any permanent general manager in Sabres history (Murray's successor,
Jason Botterill Jason Drandon Botterill (born May 19, 1976) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger and executive who is the general manager of the Seattle Kraken of the National Hockey League (NHL). Botterill was the former associate GM of the ...
, would have a slightly shorter tenure and was fired after only three full seasons).


History

* 1993–1994: scout for the
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* 1994–2002: scout for the
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* 2002–2005: director of player personnel for the
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* 2005–2007: scout for the
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* 2007–2014: general manager for the
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* 2007–2014: assistant general manager for the
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* 2014–2017: general manager for the
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* 2014–2017: general manager for the
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Personal life

Murray was born in
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to Barrie Murray, a retired owner of an automotive shop and Sandra Horner Murray, who became mayor of Shawville a few months before Tim became GM of the Buffalo Sabres. Barrie's automotive shop was in the same building as his brother Bill's sporting goods store. While growing up in Shawville, Tim worked for both his dad in the automotive shop and also for his Uncle Bill in the sporting goods store. He is a nephew of the late coach and general manager, Bryan Murray, and son of former player and coach
Terry Murray Terry Rodney Murray (born July 20, 1950) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and the former head coach of the Washington Capitals, Philadelphia Flyers, Florida Panthers and Los Angeles Kings. Playing career Murray was born in Shaw ...
. On July 21, 2012, he joined his uncles, Bryan and Terry, as
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inductees in Shawville’s Hockey Wall of Fame.


References


External links


Tim Murray's staff profile at Elite Prospects
{{DEFAULTSORT:Murray, Tim 1963 births Living people Anaheim Ducks executives Binghamton Senators Buffalo Sabres executives Canadian ice hockey officials Detroit Red Wings scouts Florida Panthers scouts New York Rangers scouts Ottawa Senators general managers