| Quickly: Has the physical tools to be one
of the elite players in college hockey... Combines size and
power with excellent offensive ability and hockey sense.
NHL: Selected by the Columbus Bluejackets in the eighth
round of the 2001 NHL Entry Draft... Only MJHL player to
be drafted in 2001... One of just four Manitoba players to
be taken.
2002-03 (So): Alternate Captain... Just the sixth sophomore
captain in BSU history and second since 1968-69.
All games: 2nd on team, t-17th in CHA in scoring (9-18=27); led team, t-13th
in CHA in assists (18); t-12th in CHA in power-play points (4-9=13); t-6th
in CHA in short-handed goals (1); 2nd on team with 19 penalties... CHA games
only: t-2nd on team, t-13th in CHA with 3-12=15 points; leads team, t-5th in
CHA in assists (12); 2nd on team, t-10th in CHA in power-play points (1-5=6).
Two power-play goals in span of 3:54, including game-tying goal, vs Sacred
Heart (10/19/02); third career game with two power-play goals... Fifth career
multi-goal game... Goal, career-high seven shots on net vs Union College (10/25/02)...
Assist at MSU-Mankato (11/1/02)... Third career game-winning goal at Findlay
(11/8/02); helped BSU snap 14-game winless streak... Murray’s previous
game-winner came in BSU’s last win before 14-game winless streak, Feb.
8, 2002 vs Air Force... Assist at Findlay (11/9/02)... Drew two penalties vs
Wayne State (11/15/02); just second career multi-penalty game... Assist vs
Wayne State (11/16/02)... Assist at Minn.-Duluth (12/6/02)... Career-high three
assists at Niagara (12/14/02); assisted on all three BSU goals, was +4 for
the series... Fourth career multi-assist game... Assist at North Dakota (12/28/02)...
Assist at Ala.-Huntsville (1/17/03)... 20th career goal, assist vs Air Force
(1/25/03); snapped streak of 13 games without a goal; ninth career power-play
goal... Assist in both games of Findlay series (1/31-2/1/03), extended scoring
streak to three... Scoreless in Wayne State series (2/7-8/03); just second
scoreless series this season... First career short-handed goal at Neb.-Omaha
(2/14/03); just second goal in BSU’s last 20 games... Goal, two assists
in series with Ala.-Huntsville (2/21-22/03)... Goal in Game 1, two assists
in Game 2; second multi-assist game of the season, first since 12/14/02, fifth
of career... First assist in Game 2 was 50th career point, 20th career assist
against CHA foes, 30th career point against CHA foes... Two assists vs Niagara
(3/1/03); five assists in four games vs Niagara this year... Assist at Air
Force (3/7/03).
Tied season high with two goals and 2-1=3 points in CHA Tournament quarterfinals
against Findlay (3/14)... Became just second BSU player to score two goals
in a CHA Tournament game (Dan Pelletier vs Ala.-Huntsville 2000)... Three points
set BSU CHA Tournament single-game record.
2001-02 (Fr): Was one of the nation’s elite rookie
players and a leading candidate for CHARookie of the Year
honors... t-2nd in CollegeHockey America, 9th in the nation
in freshman/rookie scoring (30 points / 0.94 ppg)... Overall,
t-4th in CHA in scoring (15-15=30 points/0.86 ppg); t-7th
in CHA in goal scoring (15)... First CHA rookie to score
15 goals in a season... Second only Findlay’s Rigel
Shaw (18, 2001-02) all-time amongst CHA rookies... Became
just second CHA freshman to score 30 or more points in a
season; was later joined by teammate Riley Riddell(32) and
Shaw(30)... In CHA games only, t-9th in power-play goals
(3); t-4th in freshman scoring (17).
Held scoreless inBSU’s last six games and in seven of last eight... Only
point in that span came at Niagara (2/14/02; assist)... Skid came on the heels
of a 6-6=12-point run over a six-game stretch from 1/19/02 at Air Force to
2/8/02 vs Air Force... Two two-goal games, two two-assist games during that
six-game run.
Earned CHA Rookie of the Week honors with two goals in MSU-Mankato series to
open season(10/12-13/01); game-winning power-play goal in Game 1 for BSU’s
first win over a WCHA team in its Division I era... Seven-game point-scoring
streak from 10/26/01 vs Connecticut to 11/16/01 vs Ala.-Huntsville... During
the streak: four points in Connecticut series (10/26-27/01; 2g, 2a), two goals,
assist in Game 1; three points in Union College series (11/2-3/01), goal, assist
in Game 1; four points in Findlay series (11/9-10/01), goal, two assists in
Game 1; two goals, assist vs Ala.-Huntsville (11/16/01)... Scored just three
points in 12 games following seven-game scoring streak... Goal at Wayne State
(12/1/01)... Assist atUM-Duluth (12/8/01)... Goal in BSU’s 4-2 win at
Air Force(1/19/02) snapped seven-game streak without a goal... Three points,
scoring two first-period power-play goals and an assist, at Ferris State(1/26/02)...
First multi-point game since Ala.-Huntsville (11/7/01; two goals, assist)...
Three points equaled his total in BSU’s previous 12 games (two goals,
assist)... Earned second CHARookie of the Week award for a dominant Game 1
performance in BSU’s weekend sweep of Niagara(2/1-2/02)... Career-high
four points; tied career high with two power-play goals; tied career high with
two assists... Second consecutive game with two power-play goals... Scored
second career game-winning goal... Three points in BSU’s 5-1 win over
Air Force (2/8/02)... Had a hand in three consecutive BSU goals; scored game-winner,
then assisted on BSU’s next two goals.
Prior to BSU: Scored 103 points in 2000-01 for the Selkirk
Steelers... 46 goals, 57 assists, 72 penalty minutes in 64
games... Led team in scoring and goals, second in assists...
Scored 14 power-play goals, three short-handed goals and
six game-winners, averaging 1.59 points per game... Was named
Selkirk’s MVP, Best Local Player and Iron Man... Won
Top Scorer Award and was a First-Team MJHL All-Star.
Personal: Born Nov. 6, 1981... Son of John and Bev Murray...
Majoring in business administration.
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