Brady Murray

Braden Murray (born August 17, 1984) is a Canadian born-American former professional ice hockey forward. He last played for HC Lugano of the Swiss National League A (NLA). He was selected 152nd overall in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft by the Los Angeles Kings.

Brady Murray
Born (1984-08-17) August 17, 1984
Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb)
Position Center
Shot Left
Played for Rapperswil-Jona Lakers
Los Angeles Kings
Kloten Flyers
HC Lugano
NHL Draft 152nd overall, 2003
Los Angeles Kings
Playing career 20052015

Murray was born in Brandon, Manitoba and raised in Faribault, Minnesota. His father Andy Murray, is the head coach of the Western Michigan Broncos and coached at a number of other teams as well. Brady grew up in Switzerland, Philadelphia, Hershey, Winnipeg, Calgary, Faribault and Los Angeles. His childhood friends include NHLers Alexander Steen, Zach Parise and Patrick Eaves.

Playing career

He represented the U.S. at the 2004 World Juniors, where he helped the States win gold. He also played hockey at the University of North Dakota, and after two successful years he followed his father who coached in Switzerland and signed with Swiss club, the Rapperswil-Jona Lakers of the Nationalliga A.

In May 2007, he signed an entry-level contract with the Los Angeles Kings. In the 2007–08 season, he made his NHL debut on September 29, 2007 against the Anaheim Ducks in a game played in London, England. On October 12, he scored his first goal against the Boston Bruins. After one season in the Kings organization, Murray opted to return to Switzerland, initially on loan from the Kings, to HC Lugano.

In his seventh season with Lugano in 2014–15, Murray was loaned to fellow NLA club, the Kloten Flyers for the remainder of the season on January 1, 2015.[1]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2000–01 Shattuck–Saint Mary's 18U HS Prep
2001–02 Shattuck–Saint Mary's 18U HS Prep 60589215050
2002–03 Salmon Arm Silverbacks BCHL 59425910130
2003–04 University of North Dakota WCHA 3719274632
2004–05 University of North Dakota WCHA 258122022
2005–06 Rapperswil–Jona Lakers NLA 36391226 1032510
2006–07 Rapperswil–Jona Lakers NLA 3812203238 7561114
2007–08 Los Angeles Kings NHL 41016
2007–08 Manchester Monarchs AHL 5814132750 41012
2008–09 HC Lugano NLA 3626154126 71230
2009–10 HC Lugano NLA 476131912 41012
2010–11 HC Lugano NLA 25551010
2011–12 HC Lugano NLA 23691512 63256
2013–14 HC Lugano NLA 273584 50000
2014–15 HC Lugano NLA 203364
2014–15 Kloten Flyers NLA 810110
NLA totals 260 65 79 144 132 39 12 8 20 24
NHL totals 4 1 0 1 6
Medal record
Representing  United States
Ice hockey
World U-17 Hockey Challenge
Bronze medal – third place2001 Nova Scotia
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2004 Finland

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2004 United States WJC 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 2 0 2 0
Junior totals 6 2 0 2 0

Awards and honors

Award Year
College
All-WCHA Rookie Team 2003–04
All-WCHA Third Team 2003–04

References

  1. "Brady Murray loaned until the end of the season" (in German). Kloten Flyers. 2015-01-01. Archived from the original on 2015-01-11. Retrieved 2015-01-01.
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