Rob Murphy (ice hockey)
Rob Murphy | |||
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Born |
Hull, Quebec, Canada | April 7, 1969||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) | ||
Position | Centre | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
Vancouver Canucks Ottawa Senators Los Angeles Kings | ||
NHL draft |
24th overall, 1987 Vancouver Canucks | ||
Playing career | 1988–2003 |
Robert Murphy (born April 7, 1969) is a
Playing career
Murphy played his junior hockey for the
In 1989–90, Murphy was named the IHL Rookie of the Year after scoring 71 points in 64 games for the Milwaukee Admirals, and scored his first NHL goal in a 12-game stint in Vancouver. The following season, he appeared in 42 games for the Canucks, notching 5 goals and an assist for 6 points. However, by this point the club was becoming frustrated with his slow development. In 1991–92, Murphy found himself back in the minors full-time, appearing in only 6 games for Vancouver.
Exposed in the
After leaving the Los Angeles organization, Murphy spent two seasons with the Fort Wayne Komets of the IHL before moving to Germany in 1997 to sign for SB Rosenheim of the DEL. He would spend six seasons in Germany, the last three with the Hannover Scorpions, before retiring in 2003.
In his career, Murphy appeared in 125 NHL games, recording 9 goals and 12 assists for 21 points, along with 152 penalty minutes.
After his playing career was over, Murphy was employed as a professional ice hockey scout beginning in 2007, and served as chief pro hockey scout for the Senators until April 2024.[1]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
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Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1985–86 | Outaouais Frontaliers | QMAAA | 41 | 17 | 33 | 50 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1986–87 | Laval Titan | QMJHL
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70 | 35 | 54 | 89 | 86 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | ||
1987–88 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1987–88 | Laval Titan | QMJHL | 26 | 11 | 25 | 36 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1987–88 | Drummondville Voltigeurs | QMJHL | 33 | 16 | 28 | 44 | 41 | 17 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 45 | ||
1988–89 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1988–89 | Drummondville Voltigeurs | QMJHL | 26 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 20 | ||
1988–89 | Milwaukee Admirals | IHL | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 34 | ||
1989–90 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1989–90 | Milwaukee Admirals | IHL | 64 | 24 | 47 | 71 | 87 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | ||
1990–91 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 42 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 90 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
1990–91 | Milwaukee Admirals | IHL | 23 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1991–92 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1991–92 | Milwaukee Admirals | IHL | 73 | 26 | 38 | 64 | 141 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||
1992–93 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 44 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1992–93 | New Haven Senators | AHL | 26 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1993–94 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1993–94 | Phoenix Roadrunners | IHL | 72 | 23 | 34 | 57 | 101 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1994–95 | Phoenix Roadrunners | IHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
1995–96 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 82 | 24 | 52 | 76 | 107 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | ||
1996–97 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 35 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1997–98 | Starbulls Rosenheim | DEL | 44 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1998–99 | EV Landshut | DEL | 52 | 14 | 30 | 44 | 77 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
1999–00
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Eisbären Berlin | DEL | 46 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 89 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2000–01 | Hannover Scorpions | DEL | 59 | 9 | 36 | 45 | 101 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||
2001–02 | Hannover Scorpions | DEL | 60 | 11 | 26 | 37 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2002–03 | Hannover Scorpions | DEL | 51 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2003–04 | Saint-Jean Mission
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QSMHL | 45 | 5 | 34 | 39 | 22 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | ||
DEL totals | 312 | 51 | 149 | 200 | 444 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 20 | ||||
NHL totals | 125 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 152 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
International
Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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1989 | Canada | WJC
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7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
Junior totals | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
References
- ^ Garrioch, Bruce (April 6, 2024). "THE BREAKDOWN: Ottawa Senators officially eliminated from playoffs with loss to Devils". Ottawa Sun. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database