Bob Murray (ice hockey, born 1954)

Bob Murray
Born	November 26, 1954 Kingston, ON, CAN
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Right
Played for	Chicago Black Hawks
NHL Draft	52nd overall, 1974 Chicago Black Hawks
WHA Draft	77th overall, 1974 Cincinnati Stingers
Playing career	1974–1990

Robert Frederick 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. He was playing for the Cornwall Royals of the QMJHL from 1971–74 (where he won a Memorial Cup) when the Blackhawks drafted him 52nd overall in 1974.

Playing career

After playing with the Dallas Black Hawks 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.

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 Ducks 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.^[1]

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. Murray was named the General Manager of the Year for the 2013-14 season.

Incident at Joe Louis Arena

On May 14, 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." ^[2]

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1971–72	Cornwall Royals	QMJHL		62	14	49	63	88		16	2	6	8	18
1971–72	Cornwall Royals	M-Cup		—	—	—	—	—		3	1	1	2	6
1972–73	Cornwall Royals	QMJHL		32	9	26	35	34		12	1	21	22	43
1973–74	Cornwall Royals	QMJHL		63	23	76	99	88		5	0	6	6	6
1974–75	Dallas Black Hawks	CHL		75	14	43	57	130		10	2	6	8	13
1975–76	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL		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	IHL		18	3	7	10	14		—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	Chicago Blackhawks	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

Awards

• NHL General Manager of the Year Award (2014)

See also

• List of NHL players with 1000 games played

References

Bob Murray Anaheim Duck page

1. "Hockey team's new name: The Iowa Chops". Des Moines Register. Retrieved 2008-07-09.
2. "Police: Anaheim Ducks GM Bob Murray swings chair, hits woman". ESPN. Retrieved 2009-05-16.

External links

• Bob Murray's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
• Bob Murray's biography at Legends of Hockey
• Bob Murray's trades as GM of the Ducks
• Bob Murray's trades as GM of the Black Hawks
• HockeyDraftCentral