Brady Murray
| Brady Murray | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 17, 1984 Brandon, MB, CAN |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) |
| Position | Center |
| Shoots | Left |
| NHL team (P) Cur. team |
Los Angeles Kings HC Lugano (NLA) |
| National team |  United States |
| NHL Draft | 152nd overall, 2003 Los Angeles Kings |
| Playing career | 2005–present |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Competitor for United States
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| Ice hockey | ||
| World U-17 Hockey Challenge | ||
| Bronze | 2001 Nova Scotia | |
| World Junior Championships | ||
| Gold | 2004 Finland | |
Braden Murray (born August 17, 1984 in Brandon, Manitoba and raised in Faribault, Minnesota) is a Canadian-American ice hockey player. He plays for HC Lugano of the Swiss National League A, on loan from the Los Angeles Kings.
His father Andy Murray, is the former head coach of the St. Louis Blues and coached at a number of other teams as well. Brady grew up in Switzerland, Philadelphia, Hershey, Winnipeg, Calgary, Faribault and Los Angeles. His childhood friends include NHLers Alexander Steen, Zach Parise and Patrick Eaves.
He represented the U.S. at the 2004 World Juniors, where he helped the States win gold. He also played hockey at the University of North Dakota, and after two successful years there he signed with the Rapperswil-Jona Lakers of the Nationalliga A in Switzerland. In May 2007, he signed with the Kings, who had selected him 152nd overall in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft.
He made his NHL debut on September 29, 2007 against the Anaheim Ducks in a game played in London, England. On October 12, he scored his first goal against the Boston Bruins.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2002–03 | Salmon Arm Silverbacks | BCHL | 59 | 42 | 59 | 101 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | University of North Dakota | WCHA | 37 | 19 | 27 | 46 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | University of North Dakota | WCHA | 25 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2005–06 | Rapperswil-Jona Lakers | NLA | 36 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | ||
| 2006–07 | Rapperswil-Jona Lakers | NLA | 38 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 38 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 14 | ||
| 2007–08 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 58 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 50 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2008–09 | HC Lugano | NLA | 36 | 26 | 15 | 41 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | HC Lugano | NLA | 47 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | HC Lugano | NLA | 25 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
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External links
- Brady Murray's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Brady Murray's career statistics at EliteProspects.com