Garth Murray

Medal record
Representing Canada
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships

Garth Murray
Garth Murray
	Murray with the Hamilton Bulldogs in 2005
Born	September 17, 1982 (age 41); Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb)
Position	Centre
Shot	Left
Played for	NHL Draft
Playing career	2002–2012

Garth Robert Murray (born September 17, 1982) is a

Phoenix Coyotes

.

Playing career

Before being drafted, Murray played hockey in the

2001 NHL Entry Draft

.

He was a part of team Canada's silver medal team at the 2002 World Junior Hockey Championships.

He played for the New York Rangers' AHL affiliate, the Hartford Wolf Pack, and was briefly called up for a 20-game stint, where he scored one goal and recorded 24 PIMs. At the start of the 2005–2006 season, he was traded by the Rangers to the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for left wing Marcel Hossa.

He began the 2005–2006 regular season playing in the AHL for the

Phoenix Coyotes

.

On October 6, 2011, Murray was signed to a try-out contract with the

2011–12 season, Murray was signed to a year-long contract on December 6, 2011.^[1] In his final professional season before retirement he finished the season as the IceCaps leader in penalty minutes and was awarded as the first ever winner of the fans choice award.^[2]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1997–98	Regina Pats	WHL	4	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0
1998–99	Regina Pats	WHL	60	3	5	8	101	—	—	—	—	—
1999–2000	Regina Pats	WHL	68	14	26	40	155	7	1	1	2	7
2000–01	Regina Pats	WHL	72	28	16	44	183	6	1	1	2	10
2001–02	Regina Pats	WHL	62	33	30	63	154	6	2	3	5	9
2001–02	Hartford Wolf Pack	AHL	4	0	0	0	0	9	1	3	4	6
2002–03	Hartford Wolf Pack	AHL	64	10	14	24	121	2	0	0	0	6
2003–04	Hartford Wolf Pack	AHL	63	11	11	22	159	16	0	4	4	29
2003–04	New York Rangers	NHL	20	1	0	1	24	—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Hartford Wolf Pack	AHL	55	4	5	9	182	5	1	0	1	8
2005–06	Hamilton Bulldogs	AHL	26	1	1	2	46	—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Montreal Canadiens	NHL	36	5	1	6	44	6	0	0	0	0
2006–07	Montreal Canadiens	NHL	43	2	1	3	32	—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Montreal Canadiens	NHL	1	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Florida Panthers	NHL	6	0	0	0	19	—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	San Antonio Rampage	AHL	64	11	10	21	146	—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL	10	0	0	0	12	—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Abbotsford Heat	AHL	80	9	22	31	169	13	1	2	3	34
2010–11	Victoria Salmon Kings	ECHL	8	2	1	3	23	—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Manitoba Moose	AHL	55	6	5	11	90	13	0	1	1	42
2011–12	St. John's IceCaps	AHL	62	3	10	13	112	15	1	3	4	29
AHL totals			473	55	78	133	1025	73	4	13	17	154
NHL totals			116	8	2	10	131	6	0	0	0	0