Mike Murphy (ice hockey, born 1950)

Canadian ice hockey player and coach Ice hockey player Mike Murphy with the Team Canada in 1979 Michael John Murphy (born September 12, 1950) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League for 13 years for the St. Louis Blues, New York Rangers and the Los Angeles Kings and has been assistant and head coach in the NHL for the Los Angeles Kings, Ottawa Senators, Vancouver Canucks, Toronto Maple Leafs and the New York Rangers. Murphy also played for Team Canada, winning a bronze medal in 1978, and coached Team Canada, International Hockey League (IHL). Murphy also worked as the Senior Vice President of the NHL's hockey operations. Playing career As a youth, he and teammate Peter Sullivan played in the 1963 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey from North York. In the National Hockey League, he played for the St. Louis Blues, New York Rangers, Los Angeles Kings. Murphy was captain of the Los Angeles Kings for 7 years and played in Los Angeles for 10 years. He played for Team Canada at the World Championships in 1978 (bronze medal) and was an assistant coach for Team Canada at the 1986 World Championships. Mu