Murray Hood
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Murray Hood is a retired Canadian
professional ice hockey
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who played 138 games with the Hampton Roads Admirals
of the East Coast Hockey League between 1989 and 1991.
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During the 1990-91 ECHL season, Hood scored 82 assists and 103 points for the Admirals. His 82 assists remain a single-season club record. He would also receive a brief one-game call-up from the Admirals' parent club. On December 16, the Moncton Hawks
recalled Hood and teammate Brian Martin due to injuries to several Hawks players Hood would go pointless, but would record two minutes for a hooking penalty. Hood's 22 points would help the Admirals win their first Riley Cup, and he would be awarded as the team's Most Valuable Player.
Hood would start the 1991-92 season on the injured reserve. He would come back but Hood would be forced into retirement from the Admirals due to an ECHL rule which allowed only two veterans per team. Coach John Brophy
had the choice of removing him or one of two other veterans on the team (Brian Martin and Mike Chighisola). Hood accepted a position as an assistant coach with the Admirals, where he would watch games from the press box and report back to the bench through radio contact. Hood would briefly be re-activated, but would finish the season on injured reserve with a back injury At the time of his retirement, Hood retired as the ECHL's all-time assist leader with 174 assists in 139 games.
Since leaving the Admirals, Hood has been involved in several brushes with the law, including a driving until the influence and a possession of marijuana offense.
Hood currently works as an asphalt graphics technician in the Norfolk area, a position he has held since retiring from hockey.
He is also part of an ECHL record where he and teammates Pat Bingham and Billy Nolan scored three goals in 55 seconds, making it the fastest time that one team scored three goals in the postseason. On March 29, 1991, vs the Johnstown Chiefs
, Hood scored at the 9:04 mark of the first period. Pat Bingham scored 9 seconds later at the 9:13 mark, and Billy Nolan would score 42 seconds later at the 9:55 mark. Hood's goal and Bingham's goal, scored nine seconds apart would also be an ECHL record for fastest two goals scored by teammates and would stand for over four seasons. Teammates Scott Gruhl and Blaine Moore of the Richmond Renegades
would break the record in a game vs the Tallahassee Tiger Sharks
on April 12, 1995.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
professional ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
centre
Centre (ice hockey)
The centre in ice hockey is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play is the middle of the ice, away from the side boards. Centres have more flexibility in their positioning and are expected to cover more ice surface than any other player...
who played 138 games with the Hampton Roads Admirals
Hampton Roads Admirals
The Hampton Roads Admirals were an American professional ice hockey team in the ECHL. They played in Norfolk, Virginia at the Norfolk Scope Arena....
of the East Coast Hockey League between 1989 and 1991.
Playing career
Hood started the 1989-90 season in camp with the Greensboro Generals. He, along with teammate Brian Martin, were traded to the Admirals prior to the start of the season, Hood spent him with Providence, Fort Wayne, and in Austria. In his rookie season with the Admirals, Hood would lead the team with 69 assists and 84 points. However, Hood would not play during the playoffs against the Erie PanthersErie Panthers
The Erie Panthers were a professional hockey team, and one of the founding members in the East Coast Hockey League. Based in Erie, Pennsylvania from 1988 to 1996, they were one of the most prolific teams in the ECHL. The Panthers were known for their ability to score goals quickly and often, as...
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During the 1990-91 ECHL season, Hood scored 82 assists and 103 points for the Admirals. His 82 assists remain a single-season club record. He would also receive a brief one-game call-up from the Admirals' parent club. On December 16, the Moncton Hawks
Moncton Hawks
The Moncton Hawks were a professional ice hockey team based in Moncton, New Brunswick. They played in the American Hockey League between 1987 and 1994 operated as a minor league affiliate of the Winnipeg Jets. Home games were played at the Moncton Coliseum...
recalled Hood and teammate Brian Martin due to injuries to several Hawks players Hood would go pointless, but would record two minutes for a hooking penalty. Hood's 22 points would help the Admirals win their first Riley Cup, and he would be awarded as the team's Most Valuable Player.
Hood would start the 1991-92 season on the injured reserve. He would come back but Hood would be forced into retirement from the Admirals due to an ECHL rule which allowed only two veterans per team. Coach John Brophy
John Brophy (ice hockey)
John Brophy is a Canadian ice hockey coach and former hockey player who has spent most of his career in minor professional leagues, including 18 years as a player in the Eastern Hockey League and 13 seasons as a coach in the East Coast Hockey League...
had the choice of removing him or one of two other veterans on the team (Brian Martin and Mike Chighisola). Hood accepted a position as an assistant coach with the Admirals, where he would watch games from the press box and report back to the bench through radio contact. Hood would briefly be re-activated, but would finish the season on injured reserve with a back injury At the time of his retirement, Hood retired as the ECHL's all-time assist leader with 174 assists in 139 games.
Personal
Hood married the former Debbie DeVoe, an assistant ticket manager with the Admirals.Since leaving the Admirals, Hood has been involved in several brushes with the law, including a driving until the influence and a possession of marijuana offense.
Hood currently works as an asphalt graphics technician in the Norfolk area, a position he has held since retiring from hockey.
Records
Murray holds the single-season assist record for the Hampton Roads Admirals, recording 82 assists in 1991-92. At the time of his retirement, he was also the ECHL's career assist leader with 174 assists.He is also part of an ECHL record where he and teammates Pat Bingham and Billy Nolan scored three goals in 55 seconds, making it the fastest time that one team scored three goals in the postseason. On March 29, 1991, vs the Johnstown Chiefs
Johnstown Chiefs
The Johnstown Chiefs were a minor league ice hockey team located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania that played in the ECHL. The team was founded in 1988 in the All-American Hockey League, and moved to the East Coast Hockey League when that league was formed...
, Hood scored at the 9:04 mark of the first period. Pat Bingham scored 9 seconds later at the 9:13 mark, and Billy Nolan would score 42 seconds later at the 9:55 mark. Hood's goal and Bingham's goal, scored nine seconds apart would also be an ECHL record for fastest two goals scored by teammates and would stand for over four seasons. Teammates Scott Gruhl and Blaine Moore of the Richmond Renegades
Richmond Renegades
The Richmond Renegades was a SPHL ice hockey team in Richmond, Virginia. The team, owned by Allan B. Harvie Jr., the founder of the former ECHL Renegades franchise, began play in October 2006 at the Richmond Coliseum. The team's first head coach was John Brophy...
would break the record in a game vs the Tallahassee Tiger Sharks
Tallahassee Tiger Sharks
The Tallahassee Tiger Sharks were a minor professional ice hockey team that played in the ECHL from 1994–2001. Under this period they served as a minor league affiliate to New York Islanders , Florida Panthers and Montreal Canadiens....
on April 12, 1995.