Bob Murray (ice hockey, born 1954)

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Bob Murray

Born	(1954-11-26) November 26, 1954 Kingston, ON, CAN
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
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.

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	—	—	—	—	—
1972–73	Cornwall Royals	QMJHL	32	9	26	35	34	—	—	—	—	—
1973–74	Cornwall Royals	QMJHL	63	23	76	99	88	—	—	—	—	—
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

GM record

Team	Year	Regular Season							Post Season
Team	Year	G	Won	Lost	Tied	OTL	Pts	Finish	W	L	Win %	Result
CHI	1997-98	82	30	39	13	-	73	5^th in Central	-	-	-	Missed Playoffs
CHI	1998-99	82	29	41	12	-	70	3^rd in Central	-	-	-	Missed Playoffs
CHI	1999-00	24	5	13	4	2	(78)	3^rd in Central	-	-	-	Fired Mid-Season
ANA	2008-09	65	33	26	—	6	(91)	2^nd in Pacific	7	6	.538	Lost in Second Round (DET)
ANA	2009–10	82	39	32	—	11	89	4^th in Pacific	-	-	-	Missed Playoffs
ANA	2010–11	82	47	30	—	5	99	2^nd in Pacific	2	4	.333	Lost in First Round (NSH)
ANA	2011–12	82	34	36	—	12	80	5^th in Pacific	-	-	-	Missed Playoffs
ANA	2012–13	48	30	12	—	6	66	1^st in Pacific	3	4	.428	Lost in First Round (DET)
Total		499	217	217	29	36	499	1 Division Championship	12	14	.461	0 Stanley Cups 3 Playoff Appearances

References

Bob Murray Anaheim Duck page

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

External links

Preceded by Darryl Sutter	Chicago Black Hawks captain 1985–86	Succeeded by Darryl Sutter
Preceded by Bob Pulford	General Manager of the Chicago Black Hawks 1997-99	Succeeded by Bob Pulford
Preceded by Brian Burke	General Manager of the Anaheim Ducks 2008–present	Incumbent

Note: Bob Murray served as captain while Darryl Sutter was injured and out of the lineup.

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Persondata
Name	Murray, Bob
Alternative names
Short description	Canadian ice hockey player
Date of birth	November 26, 1954
Place of birth	Kingston, ON, CAN
Date of death
Place of death

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