Joe Murphy (ice hockey)

For other people named Joseph Murphy, see Joseph Murphy (disambiguation).
Joe Murphy
Born (1967-10-16) October 16, 1967
London, ON, CAN
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Left
Played for AHL
Adirondack Red Wings
NHL
Detroit Red Wings
Edmonton Oilers
Chicago Blackhawks
St. Louis Blues
San Jose Sharks
Boston Bruins
Washington Capitals
NHL Draft 1st overall, 1986
Detroit Red Wings
Playing career 19862001

Joseph Patrick Murphy (born October 16, 1967) is a Canadian former professional hockey right winger. Murphy was on the 1990 Edmonton Oilers when they won the Stanley Cup. He was also a member of the Calder Cup winning Adirondack Red Wings, as well as leading the Michigan State Spartans to the NCAA Div 1 Championship. Murphy was born in London, Ontario, but grew up in North Vancouver, British Columbia.

Murphy was drafted first overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft. Murphy's NHL regular season totals are 779 games, 233 goals, 295 assists. In the NHL playoffs he played in 120 games, scoring 34 goals and adding 43 assists. He is tied for third overall in career overtime goals in the playoffs, scoring 4 with Edmonton and Chicago.

Awards and achievements

Career statistics

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1985–86Michigan State UniversityNCAA3524376150
1986–87Adirondack Red WingsAHL71213859611021333
1986–87Detroit Red WingsNHL50112
1987–88Adirondack Red WingsAHL656114
1987–88Detroit Red WingsNHL50109193780116
1988–89Adirondack Red WingsAHL4731356666166111717
1988–89Detroit Red WingsNHL2617828
1989–90Detroit Red WingsNHL93144
1989–90Edmonton OilersNHL62718255622681416
1990–91Edmonton OilersNHL80273562351525714
1991–92Edmonton OilersNHL8035478252168162412
1992–93Chicago BlackhawksNHL19710171840008
1993–94Chicago BlackhawksNHL80313970111613425
1994–95Chicago BlackhawksNHL402318418916931229
1995–96Chicago BlackhawksNHL70222951861062833
1996–97St. Louis BluesNHL7520254569611210
1997–98St. Louis BluesNHL27491322
1997–98San Jose SharksNHL1054914611220
1998–99San Jose SharksNHL762523487360334
1999–00Boston BruinsNHL26771441
1999–00Washington CapitalsNHL2958135350008
2000–01Washington CapitalsNHL1415620
NHL totals 779 233 295 528 810 120 34 43 77 185

Post-Retirement

Murphy became the coach and general manager of the GMHL Alliston Coyotes in their inaugural season, however he took leave from the team midway through the playoffs due to an undisclosed allegation which resulted in a Trespass Order issued against him by the Town of New Tecumseth.[1] On 5 March 2014, Murphy formally announced his resignation.[2]

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Paul Ysebaert
CCHA Rookie of the Year
1985–86
Succeeded by
Nelson Emerson
Preceded by
Wendel Clark
NHL first overall draft pick
1986
Succeeded by
Pierre Turgeon
Preceded by
Brent Fedyk
Detroit Red Wings first round draft pick
1986
Succeeded by
Yves Racine

References

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