Cory Murphy (ice hockey)
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Cory Murphy (born February 13, 1978) is a professional hockey player from Kanata, Ontario who plays for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League.
[edit] Playing Career
He played five seasons in SM-liiga, the top professional ice hockey league in Finland; two for Blues, two for Ilves and in 2006-07 for HIFK. In the 2003-04 season with Ilves, he was chosen to the series' all-star team. In the 2006-07 season with HIFK, he was awarded Kultainen kypärä for best player in the league, as well as Lasse Oksanen trophy for best player of the season during regular season play and Pekka Rautakallio trophy for best defenseman of the season. After the season, he signed an NHL contract with Florida Panthers and was a member of the 2007 Canadian IIHF World Championship team that won gold in a 4-2 win against Finland in Moscow. [1]
Murphy's first NHL goal was scored October 6, 2007 against Kevin Weekes of the New Jersey Devils.
| Medal record | |||
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Competitor for  Canada |
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| Men's Ice Hockey | |||
| World Championships | |||
| Gold | 2007 Moscow | Ice Hockey | |
[edit] References
- ^ Murphy crawls out of woodwork, into the show. Canada.com. Retrieved on 2007-05-09.
[edit] External links
| Preceded by Tony Salmelainen |
Winner of the Lasse Oksanen trophy 2006-07 |
Succeeded by Ville Leino |
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