Terry Murray

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Position	Defenseman
Height Weight	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg)
Pro Clubs	California Golden Seals Philadelphia Flyers Detroit Red Wings Washington Capitals
Nationality	Canada
Born	July 20, 1950, Shawville, PQ, CAN
NHL Draft	88th overall, 1970 California Golden Seals
Pro Career	1970 – 1982

Terry Rodney Murray (born July 20, 1950 in Shawville, Quebec) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey defenseman, a former NHL head coach, and currently an assistant coach for the Philadelphia Flyers of the NHL. He is the brother of current Ottawa Senators head coach Bryan Murray.

[edit] Playing career

A defenseman in his playing days, Murray was drafted by the California Golden Seals in the 1970 NHL Entry Draft. He would go on to also play for the Philadelphia Flyers, Detroit Red Wings, and Washington Capitals. He would play for the Capitals in his final season as an active player in 1981-82, and upon his retirement would become an assistant coach under his brother Bryan who was the Capitals' head coach.

[edit] Coaching career

Murray would serve as an assistant coach with the Capitals, and then later as head coach of their AHL affiliate the Baltimore Skipjacks before replacing his brother as Capitals' head coach in the middle of the 1989-90 NHL season, and would guide them to their first semifinals appearance. He would coach the Capitals until the middle of the 1993-94 NHL season when he was replaced by Jim Schoenfeld.

After a brief coaching stint as head coach of the Cincinnati Cyclones in the IHL, he would become head coach of the Philadelphia Flyers. In 1996-97 he would guide the Flyers to the finals eventually losing to the Detroit Red Wings. Despite this accomplishment, he would be fired. Murray would later coach the Florida Panthers for several seasons.

Murray most recently served as a pro scout for the Philadelphia Flyers over parts of three seasons (2000-01 to 2002-03).

Terry Murray was named Assistant Coach to the Philadelphia Flyers in 2004.

A native of Shawville, Quebec, Terry and his wife, Linda, have two daughters, Meaghan and Lindsey.

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Preceded by Bryan Murray	Head Coaches of the Washington Capitals 1990–1994	Succeeded by Jim Schoenfeld
Preceded by Terry Simpson	Head Coaches of the Philadelphia Flyers 1994–1997	Succeeded by Wayne Cashman
Preceded by Bryan Murray	Head Coaches of the Florida Panthers 1998–2000	Succeeded by Duane Sutter