Bob Murray (ice hockey, born 1954)

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.

For the former Vancouver Canucks and Atlanta Flames player, see Bob Murray (ice hockey, born 1948). For other uses, see Robert Murray (disambiguation).
Bob Murray
Born (1954-11-26) November 26, 1954
Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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

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 IHL, 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, later naming him 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 Ducks. He worked directly with Anaheim executive VP and GM Brian Burke, and oversaw 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, Murray was named the new general manager of the Ducks. On February 25, 2011, the Ducks signed Murray to a four-year contract extension. He was named the general manager of the year for the 2013–14 season.

On February 10, 2019, Murray relieved head coach Randy Carlyle of his duties and assumed the head coaching position for the remainder of the 2018–19 season.[2]

Career statistics
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1971–72Cornwall RoyalsQMJHL62144963881626818
1971–72Cornwall RoyalsM-Cup—————31126
1972–73Cornwall RoyalsQMJHL329263534121212243
1973–74Cornwall RoyalsQMJHL632376998850666
1974–75Dallas Black HawksCHL751443571301026813
1975–76Chicago Black HawksNHL6412344—————
1976–77Chicago Black HawksNHL771011217120112
1977–78Chicago Black HawksNHL701417314141452
1978–79Chicago Black HawksNHL791932513841016
1979–80Chicago Black HawksNHL741634506072466
1980–81Chicago Black HawksNHL771347609330002
1981–82Chicago Black HawksNHL4582230481516716
1982–83Chicago Black HawksNHL7973239711323510
1983–84Chicago Black HawksNHL781137487853146
1984–85Chicago Black HawksNHL8053843561536920
1985–86Chicago Black HawksNHL80929387530220
1986–87Chicago BlackhawksNHL79638448041014
1987–88Chicago BlackhawksNHL62620264451342
1988–89Saginaw HawksIHL18371014—————
1988–89Chicago BlackhawksNHL15246271623522
1989–90Chicago BlackhawksNHL495192445162468
NHL totals1,008132382514871112193755106

Head coaching record
TeamYearRegular seasonPostseason
GWLOTLPtsFinishWLWin%Result
ANA2018–19 2614111296th in Pacific———Missed playoffs
Total261411129 ——— 

Awards


See also

References

Bob Murray Anaheim Duck page

  1. "Hockey team's new name: The Iowa Chops". Des Moines Register. Retrieved 2008-07-09.
  2. "Ducks Executive VP/GM Murray to Assume Interim Head Coaching Position". NHL.com. February 10, 2019. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
Preceded by
Darryl Sutter		 Chicago Black Hawks captain
1985–86
During injury to Darryl Sutter		 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		 Succeeded by
Preceded by
Randy Carlyle		 Head coach of the Anaheim Ducks
(interim)
2019		 Succeeded by
Dallas Eakins
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