Sarah Murray (ice hockey)

Sarah Murray (born April 28, 1988) is a Canadian-American ice hockey coach and the head coach of the women's ice hockey team of Saint Mary's University of Minnesota in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) of the NCAA Division III. She served as head coach of the South Korean women's national ice hockey team during 2014 to 2018 and was the head coach of the Korean unified team at the 2018 Winter Olympics.[1]

Sarah Murray
Murray in 2017
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamSaint Mary's Cardinals
ConferenceMIAC
Biographical details
Born (1988-04-28) April 28, 1988
Faribault, Minnesota, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Minnesota Duluth
Playing career
2006–2010Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs
2010–2012Ladies Team Lugano
2014–2015ZSC Lions
Position(s)Defense
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2014–2018South Korea women's national
2017–2018Korea women's unified
2019–Saint Mary's Cardinals

Playing career

Murray was born April 28, 1988, in Faribault, Minnesota, to Ruth and Andy Murray. She played hockey at Shattuck-Saint Mary's, a private parochial and college-preparatory school known for its ice hockey program.

Murray after scoring in a game against the University of North Dakota on February 27, 2010

As a rookie with the Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs women's ice hockey program in the 2006–07 season, she broke her ankle in the first round of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) Conference Playoffs. Following the injury, Murray skated in 108 consecutive games and, in total, played 153 career games with the Bulldogs, ranking her in a third place tie all-time among program alums.[2] Murray was a two-time NCAA Women's Ice Hockey Tournament national champion with the Bulldogs, winning the title in 2008 and 2010.

Coaching career

Murray became the head coach of the South Korean national women's ice hockey team in 2014. She was part of Team Red's coaching staff at the 2016 High Performance Camp, held in Vierumäki, Finland. Other members of Team Red's coaching staff included mentor-coach Peter Smith, assistant coach Eva-Maria Verworner, and athlete-ambassador Lyndsey Fry, among others.[3] Murray ceased coaching the South Korea ice hockey team in October 2018.[4]

On June 5, 2019, she was named head coach of the Saint Mary's University of Minnesota Cardinals women's ice hockey team.

Personal life

Her father is the head coach of the Western Michigan Broncos men's ice hockey team and the former head coach of the St. Louis Blues and Los Angeles Kings hockey teams in the National Hockey League (NHL). Her brothers, Brady and Jordy, also played hockey. Brady competed with the University of North Dakota men's ice hockey team and was a fifth round draft pick of the Los Angeles Kings in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. Jordy also played at the collegiate level, competing at the University of Wisconsin. Murray and her two brothers hold US–Canadian dual citizenship.[5]

Career stats

NCAA
SeasonGamesGoalsAssistsPointsPIMGWGPPGSHG
2006–0734022N/A000
2007–083913412000
2008–09390666000
2009–104124612000

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Awards and honors
  • WCHA Scholar Athlete award (2008)
  • WCHA Scholar Athlete award (2009)
  • WCHA Scholar Athlete award (2010)[7]

References
  1. Odland, Kristin (August 12, 2015). "Daughter of Former NHL Coach Andy Murray faces daunting task as Korean Bench Boss". Calgary Herald. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
  2. http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4858%5B%5D
  3. "2016 HP Team lists update: 2016 High Performance Camp, Vierumäki, Finland" (PDF). IIHF. n.d. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
  4. "Players force ice hockey coach Sarah Murray out-IN". Korea Joon Gang Daily. October 18, 2018. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
  5. Bresnahan, Mike (December 3, 2003). "Murray's Son Chooses to Play for the U.S." Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 14, 2014.
  6. "Sarah Murray: Career statistics". USCHO. n.d. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
  7. "UMD Bulldogs - News". Archived from the original on March 30, 2010. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
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