Cory Murphy

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Cory Murphy
Born (1978-02-13) February 13, 1978
Kanata, ON, CAN
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Right
SHL team
Former teams
Växjö Lakers
Blues
Ilves
HC Fribourg-Gottéron
HIFK
Florida Panthers
Tampa Bay Lightning
New Jersey Devils
ZSC Lions
HC Dinamo Minsk
National team  Canada
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2001present

Cory Murphy (born February 13, 1978 in Kanata, Ontario) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for Växjö Lakers of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).

Playing career

Undrafted, Murphy played collegiate hockey with Colgate University. Murphy then 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. Murphy was a member of the Canadian team in the 2007 IIHF World Championship that won gold in a 4-2 win against Finland in Moscow.[1]

On March 27, 2007, Murphy signed a two-year National Hockey League contract with Florida Panthers.[2] Murphy's first NHL goal was scored October 6, 2007 against Kevin Weekes of the New Jersey Devils.

In the 2008–09 seasons, Cory played seven games for the Panthers while bothered by a re-occurring shoulder injury. Murphy was sent to affiliate, the Rochester Americans, for a two-week conditioning stint before being recalled by the Panthers on January 15, 2009.[3] Murphy was subsequently claimed off re-entry waivers by the Tampa Bay Lightning on January 19, 2009.[4] On July 17, 2009, he was signed by the New Jersey Devils to a two-way contract.[5]

On June 4, 2010, Murphy returned to Switzerland signing a two-year contract with ZSC Lions of the NLA.[6] At the conclusion of his deal with the Lions, and spending the 2012-13 season in the Kontinental Hockey League with HC Dynamo Minsk on May 21, 2013, Murphy signed a two-year deal with the Swedish team Växjö Lakers of the then named Elitserien.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1997–98 Colgate University ECAC 35 8 19 27 38
1998–99 Colgate University ECAC 34 3 23 26 26
1999–00 Colgate University ECAC 35 10 19 29 26
2000–01 Colgate University ECAC 34 7 22 29 34
2001–02 Blues SM-l 46 9 15 24 38 3 0 1 1 0
2002–03 Blues SM-l 45 11 4 15 49 7 1 0 1 2
2003–04 Ilves SM-l 56 18 26 44 22 7 1 2 3 2
2004–05 Ilves SM-l 56 12 23 35 36 7 1 3 4 18
2005–06 HC Fribourg-Gottéron NLA 44 13 22 35 52
2006–07 HIFK SM-l 45 13 37 50 46 5 0 1 1 4
2007–08 Florida Panthers NHL 47 2 15 17 22
2008–09 Florida Panthers NHL 7 0 1 1 2
2008–09 Rochester Americans AHL 5 2 4 6 2
2008–09 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 25 5 10 15 12
2009–10 New Jersey Devils NHL 12 2 1 3 2
2009–10 Lowell Devils AHL 64 6 38 44 30 5 0 0 0 2
2010–11 ZSC Lions NLA 49 10 25 35 30 5 0 3 3 0
2011–12 ZSC Lions NLA 24 3 7 10 4
2012–13 HC Dinamo Minsk KHL 52 5 26 31 36
2013–14 Växjö Lakers SHL 53 13 21 34 24 12 1 3 4 8
2014–15 Växjö Lakers SHL 55 9 30 39 18 18 0 9 9 4
2015–16 Växjö Lakers SHL 52 3 22 25 45 12 0 1 1 4
NHL totals 91 9 27 36 38
Medal record
Representing Canada
Men's ice hockey
World Championships
2007 Moscow

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2007 Canada WC 1st, gold medalist(s) 9 1 6 7 8
Senior totals 9 1 6 7 8

Awards and honours

Award Year
College
All-ECAC Hockey Rookie Team 1997–98
All-ECAC Hockey First Team 1999–00
All-ECAC Hockey Second Team 2000–01
Liiga
All-Star Team 2004, 2007
Lasse Oksanen trophy 2007
Pekka Rautakallio trophy 2007
Kultainen kypärä 2007
SHL
Defenseman of the Year 2015
SHL Champion (Växjö Lakers) 2015

References

  1. "Murphy crawls out of woodwork, into the show". Canada.com. Retrieved 2007-05-09.
  2. "Panthers sign Murphy". m&c.com. 2007-03-27. Retrieved 2009-01-27.
  3. "Florida Panthers bring back Cory Murphy". foxsports.com. 2009-01-15. Retrieved 2009-01-27.
  4. "Cory Murphy claimed off waivers". sun-sentinel.com. 2009-01-19. Retrieved 2009-01-27.
  5. "Devils ink defenseman Cory Murphy to two-way contract". tsn.ca. 2009-07-17. Retrieved 2009-07-17.
  6. "Cory Murphy commits to ZSC". ZSC Lions. 2010-06-04. Retrieved 2010-06-07.

External links

Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Tony Salmelainen
Winner of the Lasse Oksanen trophy
2006–07
Succeeded by
Ville Leino
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