Ryan Murphy (ice hockey, born 1979)
Ryan J. Murphy (born March 21, 1979) is an American professional ice hockey forward who played the 2009–10 season in both the AHL and SM-liiga. He was selected by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 4th round (113th overall) of the 1999 NHL Entry Draft.
| Ryan Murphy | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Murphy with the Albany River Rats in 2005 | |||
| Born |
March 21, 1979 Van Nuys, California, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
AHL Lowell Lock Monsters Albany River Rats Lowell Devils Hamilton Bulldogs ECHL Florida Everblades SM-liiga Espoo Blues | ||
| NHL Draft |
113th overall, 1999 Carolina Hurricanes | ||
| Playing career | 2001–2010 | ||
Amateur career
Murphy skated with the Thornhill Islanders in the Metro Junior A Hockey League before attending Bowling Green State University where he played four years of CCHA collegiate hockey with the Bowling Green Falcons men's ice hockey team (1997–2001).
Murphy played in the 1999 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships with Team USA.
Professional career
Following graduation, Ryan turned professional for the 2001–02 ECHL season, playing up with the Florida Everblades of the East Coast Hockey League. Ryan went on to play nine seasons of professional hockey, suiting up for 372 AHL games and another 124 ECHL games.
On June 30, 2009, Murphy became an unrestricted free agent.[1] On November 25, 2009 it was announced that the Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL) had signed Murphy to a professional tryout contract,[2] however he played only five games for the Bulldogs before being released by the club.[3]
Ryan is the son of former Los Angeles Kings and Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Mike Murphy.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1997–98 | Bowling Green Falcons | CCHA | 36 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Bowling Green Falcons | CCHA | 34 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Bowling Green Falcons | CCHA | 36 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Bowling Green Falcons | CCHA | 38 | 23 | 15 | 38 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Florida Everblades | ECHL | 66 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 38 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2002–03 | Lowell Lock Monsters | AHL | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Florida Everblades | ECHL | 58 | 28 | 17 | 45 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2003–04 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 71 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 75 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 17 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Lowell Devils | AHL | 69 | 17 | 21 | 38 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Lowell Devils | AHL | 59 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Lowell Devils | AHL | 64 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Espoo Blues | SM-liiga | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NCAA totals | 144 | 45 | 57 | 102 | 150 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| ECHL totals | 124 | 41 | 35 | 76 | 85 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| AHL totals | 372 | 63 | 91 | 154 | 155 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
References
- "Sportsnet.ca".
- "Hamilton Bulldogs". www.hamiltonbulldogs.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23.
- NHL
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database