Colin Murphy (born April 11, 1980) is a former Canadian professional ice hockey player who played in the American Hockey League and Deutsche Eishockey Liga.
Colin Murphy | |||
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![]() Murphy with the Toronto Marlies in 2007 | |||
Born |
Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada | April 11, 1980||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb) | ||
Position | Left wing | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
St. John's Maple Leafs Toronto Marlies Portland Pirates Augsburger Panther Hamburg Freezers | ||
NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
Playing career | 2005–2013 |
Playing career
editGrowing up on Alderwood in Abasand in the 1990s, the Family Garage door was dented from numerous puck strikes during the winter from his Two Brothers and himself, relentless in the Pursuit of Greatness. Summers were spent playing ball hockey from garage to garage down the narrow street from 108 Alderwood. He owned the 'net'.
Undrafted, Murphy played collegiate hockey with Michigan Tech of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association. Scoring at a point per game pace with 152 points in 145 games, Murphy was signed as a free agent by the Toronto Maple Leafs on September 14, 2005.[1]
Murphy made his professional debut upon completion of his college career, playing the Leafs affiliate the St. John's Maple Leafs at the end of the 2004–05 season. Colin started his first full pro season in 2005–06 and became the first player to score for new leafs affiliate, the Toronto Marlies.
On August 4, 2008, Murphy was signed by the Buffalo Sabres as an unrestricted free agent.[2] He was then assigned to affiliate, the Portland Pirates for the 2008–09 season.
On May 11, 2009, Murphy signed a one-year contract with German team, Augsburger Panther.[3] Colin finished second on the Panthers in scoring with 57 points for the 2009–10 season before signing with fellow DEL team the Hamburg Freezers on June 28, 2010.[4]
Awards and honours
editAward | Year |
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All-WCHA First Team | 2004–05 |
AHCA West Second-Team All-American | 2004–05 |
Wood Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame | 2015 |
Career statistics
editRegular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2001–02 | Michigan Tech | WCHA | 38 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2002–03 | Michigan Tech | WCHA | 37 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2003–04 | Michigan Tech | WCHA | 33 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2004–05 | Michigan Tech | WCHA | 37 | 11 | 42 | 53 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2004–05 | St. John's Maple Leafs | AHL | 12 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 34 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | ||
2005–06 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 53 | 16 | 18 | 34 | 44 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2006–07 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 73 | 20 | 36 | 56 | 126 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2007–08 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 68 | 11 | 27 | 38 | 152 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 34 | ||
2008–09 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 50 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 50 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
2009–10 | Augsburger Panther | DEL | 53 | 19 | 38 | 57 | 90 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 18 | ||
2010–11 | Hamburg Freezers | DEL | 51 | 18 | 30 | 48 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12 | Hamburg Freezers | DEL | 18 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | Hamburg Freezers | DEL | 32 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20 | ||
AHL totals | 256 | 61 | 105 | 166 | 406 | 25 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 55 |
References
edit- ^ "Leafs trim roster". leafs.nhl.com. September 30, 2005. Archived from the original on July 26, 2011. Retrieved February 25, 2009.
- ^ "Sabres sign pair of free agents". sabres.nhl.com. August 4, 2008. Archived from the original on August 31, 2008. Retrieved February 25, 2009.
- ^ "Colin Murphy signs with Augsburg". (in german) aevpanther.de. May 11, 2009. Archived from the original on December 13, 2019. Retrieved May 11, 2009.
- ^ "Freezers complete attack: Engelhardt, Murphy from Augsburger" (in German). Hamburg Freezers. April 28, 2010. Archived from the original on May 12, 2010. Retrieved May 22, 2010.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database