Robert Frederick Murray
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Robert Frederick "Bob" Murray (born November 26, 1954) is the current general manager of the Anaheim Ducks
of the National Hockey League
. Murray replaced Brian Burke midseason on November 12, 2008. A former NHL defenceman, Murray played in the NHL from 1975 to 1990 with the Chicago Blackhawks
, known as the "Black Hawks" for most of his career. He was playing for the Cornwall Royals
of the QMJHL
from 1971
–74
(where he won a Memorial Cup
) when the Black Hawks drafted him 52nd overall in 1974
.
of the Central Hockey League in 1974–75, he joined the Black Hawks for the 1974–75 after being drafted in round 3 (#52 overall) in the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft
. After developing a leadership role with the team, Murray served as interim captain
, for two months of the 1985–86 season (November 1985 to January 1986), while captain Darryl Sutter
was out of the lineup with an injury. Starting the 1988–89 season briefly in the AHL
, Murray completed his NHL career with Chicago in the summer of 1990.
In 1,008 career games, he amassed 132 goals and 382 assists. He also appeared in the 35th National Hockey League All-Star Game
as a member of the Campbell Conference team.
as a Scouting Consultant in 1999. After his consulting work with the Ducks, Murray worked as a Professional Scout with the Vancouver Canucks
from 1999 to 2005.
On July 14, 2005, Murray was named Senior Vice President of Hockey Operations of the Anaheim Ducks. He worked directly with Anaheim Executive VP and GM Brian Burke, and oversees all aspects of player development. He won the Stanley Cup
in this role with the Ducks in 2007.
On July 9, 2008 Murray was named general manager of the American Hockey League
's Iowa Chops, the Ducks new affiliate.
On November 12, 2008, he was named the new general manager of the Anaheim Ducks. On February 25, 2011, Ducks Signed Bob Murray to a four-year contract extension.
Anaheim Ducks
The Anaheim Ducks are a professional ice hockey team based in Anaheim, California, USA. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
of the National Hockey League
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
. Murray replaced Brian Burke midseason on November 12, 2008. A former NHL defenceman, Murray played in the NHL from 1975 to 1990 with the Chicago Blackhawks
Chicago Blackhawks
The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They have won four Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926, most recently coming in 2009-10...
, known as the "Black Hawks" for most of his career. He was playing for the Cornwall Royals
Cornwall Royals
The Cornwall Royals were a junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League from 1969 to 1981 and the Ontario Hockey League from 1981 to 1992. This team should not be confused with other Cornwall Royals teams that played in the QSHL, MMJHL, or OHA-B.-History:From 1961 until 1969, the...
of the QMJHL
Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League is one of the three major junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League...
from 1971
1971–72 QMJHL season
The 1971–72 QMJHL season was the third season in the history of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. Ten teams played 62 games each in the schedule. The Cornwall Royals finished first place in the regular season, and won the President's Cup, defeating the Quebec Remparts in the finals...
–74
1973–74 QMJHL season
The 1973–74 QMJHL season was the fifth season in the history of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. East and west divisions resumed with the addition of two new teams, the Hull Festivals and Chicoutimi Saguenéens...
(where he won a Memorial Cup
Memorial Cup
The Memorial Cup is a junior ice hockey club championship trophy awarded annually to the Canadian Hockey League champion. It is awarded following a four-team, round robin tournament between a host team and the champions of the CHL's three member leagues: the Ontario Hockey League , Quebec Major...
) when the Black Hawks drafted him 52nd overall in 1974
1974 NHL Amateur Draft
The 1974 NHL Amateur Draft was held via conference call at the NHL office in Montreal, Quebec. In an effort to prevent the WHA from poaching players, the draft was conducted early and in secret. This failed to prevent tampering as information leaked out via agents and other sources over the three...
.
Playing career
After playing with the Dallas Black HawksDallas Black Hawks
The Dallas Black Hawks were a minor-league professional ice hockey team in Dallas, Texas. They were a member of the Central Hockey League and played home games at State Fair Coliseum....
of the Central Hockey League in 1974–75, he joined the Black Hawks for the 1974–75 after being drafted in round 3 (#52 overall) in the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft
1974 NHL Amateur Draft
The 1974 NHL Amateur Draft was held via conference call at the NHL office in Montreal, Quebec. In an effort to prevent the WHA from poaching players, the draft was conducted early and in secret. This failed to prevent tampering as information leaked out via agents and other sources over the three...
. After developing a leadership role with the team, Murray served as interim captain
Captain (ice hockey)
In ice hockey, each team can designate an official captain for each game. The player serving as captain during the game wears a "C" on his or her jersey...
, for two months of the 1985–86 season (November 1985 to January 1986), while captain Darryl Sutter
Darryl Sutter
Darryl John Sutter is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey forward and coach, and former general manager of the Calgary Flames in the National Hockey League...
was out of the lineup with an injury. Starting the 1988–89 season briefly in the AHL
American Hockey League
The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League...
, Murray completed his NHL career with Chicago in the summer of 1990.
In 1,008 career games, he amassed 132 goals and 382 assists. He also appeared in the 35th National Hockey League All-Star Game
35th National Hockey League All-Star Game
The 35th National Hockey League All-Star Game was held on February 8, 1983, at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York, home to the New York Islanders. In the game, Edmonton Oilers' centre Wayne Gretzky set an All-Star Game record by scoring all of his four goals in the third...
as a member of the Campbell Conference team.
Post-playing career
In 1991, the Blackhawks hired him as their Director of Player personnel, and was named the sixth general manager in Chicago Blackhawk history on July 3, 1997. He served as GM of the Blackhawks from 1997 to November 1999. Following his tenure with the Blackhawks, Murray was hired by the Anaheim DucksAnaheim Ducks
The Anaheim Ducks are a professional ice hockey team based in Anaheim, California, USA. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
as a Scouting Consultant in 1999. After his consulting work with the Ducks, Murray worked as a Professional Scout with the Vancouver Canucks
Vancouver Canucks
The Vancouver Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver, :British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The Canucks play their home games at Rogers Arena, formerly known as General Motors Place,...
from 1999 to 2005.
On July 14, 2005, Murray was named Senior Vice President of Hockey Operations of the Anaheim Ducks. He worked directly with Anaheim Executive VP and GM Brian Burke, and oversees all aspects of player development. He won the Stanley Cup
Stanley Cup
The Stanley Cup is an ice hockey club trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League playoffs champion after the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Finals. It has been referred to as The Cup, Lord Stanley's Cup, The Holy Grail, or facetiously as Lord Stanley's Mug...
in this role with the Ducks in 2007.
On July 9, 2008 Murray was named general manager of the American Hockey League
American Hockey League
The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League...
's Iowa Chops, the Ducks new affiliate.
On November 12, 2008, he was named the new general manager of the Anaheim Ducks. On February 25, 2011, Ducks Signed Bob Murray to a four-year contract extension.
Incident at Joe Louis Arena
On May 15, 2009, Murray, who was watching a playoff game between Detroit and Anaheim from inside the press box at Joe Louis Arena, swung a chair after Anaheim's loss. The chair struck a woman, and the police took a report. The woman did not wish to seek charges. Murray stated that it was a "complete accident."Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an... |
Team | League | GP | G Goal (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to... |
A Assist (ice hockey) In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal... |
Pts Point (ice hockey) Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one... |
PIM Penalty (ice hockey) A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,... |
GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1971–72 1971–72 QMJHL season The 1971–72 QMJHL season was the third season in the history of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. Ten teams played 62 games each in the schedule. The Cornwall Royals finished first place in the regular season, and won the President's Cup, defeating the Quebec Remparts in the finals... |
Cornwall Royals Cornwall Royals The Cornwall Royals were a junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League from 1969 to 1981 and the Ontario Hockey League from 1981 to 1992. This team should not be confused with other Cornwall Royals teams that played in the QSHL, MMJHL, or OHA-B.-History:From 1961 until 1969, the... |
QMJHL Quebec Major Junior Hockey League The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League is one of the three major junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League... |
62 | 14 | 49 | 63 | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 1972–73 QMJHL season The 1972–73 QMJHL season was the fourth season in the history of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The summer of 1972 saw the departure of the Saint-Jérôme Alouettes and the Verdun Maple Leafs from the league, reducing the circuit to eight teams... |
Cornwall Royals | QMJHL | 32 | 9 | 26 | 35 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 1973–74 QMJHL season The 1973–74 QMJHL season was the fifth season in the history of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. East and west divisions resumed with the addition of two new teams, the Hull Festivals and Chicoutimi Saguenéens... |
Cornwall Royals | QMJHL | 63 | 23 | 76 | 99 | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Dallas Black Hawks Dallas Black Hawks The Dallas Black Hawks were a minor-league professional ice hockey team in Dallas, Texas. They were a member of the Central Hockey League and played home games at State Fair Coliseum.... |
CHL | 75 | 14 | 43 | 57 | 130 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 13 | ||
| 1975–76 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL National Hockey League The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States... |
64 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 77 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 71 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1977–78 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 70 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 41 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 1978–79 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 79 | 19 | 32 | 51 | 38 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 1979–80 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 74 | 16 | 34 | 50 | 60 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 1980–81 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 77 | 13 | 47 | 60 | 93 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1981–82 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 45 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 48 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 | ||
| 1982–83 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 79 | 7 | 32 | 39 | 71 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | ||
| 1983–84 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 78 | 11 | 37 | 48 | 78 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 1984–85 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 80 | 5 | 38 | 43 | 56 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 20 | ||
| 1985–86 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 80 | 9 | 29 | 38 | 75 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1986–87 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 79 | 6 | 38 | 44 | 80 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1987–88 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 62 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 44 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1988–89 | Saginaw Hawks Saginaw Hawks The Saginaw Hawks competed in the International Hockey League from 1987–89. Prominent former Saginaw Hawks include goalie Eddie Belfour. The team was formerly known as the Saginaw Generals from 1985–87.... |
IHL | 18 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 15 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 22 | ||
| 1989–90 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 49 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 45 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | ||
| NHL totals | 1008 | 132 | 282 | 514 | 871 | 112 | 19 | 37 | 55 | 106 | ||||
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- Note: Bob Murray served as captain while Darryl Sutter was injured and out of the lineup.