Terry Murray

Terry Rodney Murray (born July 20, 1950) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and the former head coach of the Washington Capitals, Philadelphia Flyers, Florida Panthers and Los Angeles Kings.

Terry Murray
Born (1950-07-20) July 20, 1950
Shawville, Quebec, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Right
Played for California Golden Seals
Philadelphia Flyers
Detroit Red Wings
Washington Capitals
Coached for Washington Capitals
Philadelphia Flyers
Florida Panthers
Los Angeles Kings
Buffalo Sabres (assistant)
NHL Draft 88th overall, 1970
California Golden Seals
Playing career 19701982
Coaching career 19832019

Playing career

Murray was born in Shawville, Quebec. A defenceman in his playing days, Murray was drafted by the California Golden Seals in the 1970 NHL Entry Draft. He played for the Philadelphia Flyers, Detroit Red Wings, and Washington Capitals.

Coaching career

Following his final season as an active player in 1981–82, he became an assistant coach for his brother Bryan Murray, then the Capitals' head coach, establishing the NHL's first brother coaching combination.

Murray later served as head coach of their AHL affiliate, the Baltimore Skipjacks. He was promoted to the Capitals head coach position in the middle of the 1989–90 NHL season, replacing his brother Bryan. Under Murray's guidance, the Capitals advanced further into the NHL playoffs than ever before, winning two rounds before being swept by Boston in the conference finals. Murray coached the Capitals until the middle of the 1993–94 NHL season when he was replaced by Jim Schoenfeld.

After a brief coaching stint as head coach of the Cincinnati Cyclones in the IHL, Murray became head coach of the Philadelphia Flyers, where he put together the "Legion of Doom" line consisting of Eric Lindros, John LeClair, and Mikael Renberg.[1] In three seasons as head coach of the Flyers (1994–95 through 1996–97), Murray compiled a 118–64–30 record and coached the team to two Atlantic Division Championships (1994–95 and 1995–96) and to the 1997 Stanley Cup Finals as the Eastern Conference Champion. After beating three teams easily with 4-1 series wins, the Flyers were swept by the Detroit Red Wings in four games. Despite this accomplishment, Murray was fired after the end of the 1997 playoffs. One website had described Terry's shuffling of goaltenders Ron Hextall and Garth Snow to be unprofessional, while others felt it was a possible panic move, and even Snow was caught by surprise at the move after the Game 1 loss to have him in for Hextall.[2][3]

When the Flyers lost 6-1 in Game 3, he described the result as a choking situation during a closed-door meeting with his players, which angered them since it "exposed and pulverized" the "fragility of the team's confidence".[2][4] Murray served as a pro scout for the Flyers during the 1997–98 season, which saw Wayne Cashman named as coach, who was meant to be a more communicative coach.[5]

During the 1998–99 season, Murray assumed the Panthers' head coaching position from his brother, Bryan, the interim Panthers' coach, after Doug MacLean was fired. In 1999–2000, Murray led the Panthers to a franchise record 98-point season, team-record 43 victories, and into the first round of the playoffs. He was replaced by Duane Sutter at the Panthers' helm in the fall of 2000.

Murray served as a pro scout for the Philadelphia Flyers over parts of three seasons (2000–01 to 2002–03) and joined the coaching staff as an assistant coach from 2003 to 2008.[6]

He served as coach of the Los Angeles Kings from July 17, 2008, until December 12, 2011.[7] At the time of his dismissal, he ranked third in franchise wins (139), fourth in games coached (275), and first in winning percentage (.560). Assistant coach John Stevens was named interim head coach. When the Kings won the 2012 Stanley Cup Finals under then-head coach Darryl Sutter, they requested the NHL to have Murray's name included on the cup but were denied by the NHL.

Murray then served as head coach of the Lehigh Valley Phantoms of the American Hockey League. At the time, Murray was the only coach in the AHL who had coached in the league in the 1980s.[8] He was later named as an assistant coach for the Buffalo Sabres on June 18, 2015. He returned to the Phantoms as an assistant coach in December 2018.

Personal life

Terry and his wife, Linda, reside in Scarborough, Maine. They have two daughters, Meaghan and Lindsey.

Murray, one of ten children of Clarence and Rhoda Murray, was born and raised in the Ottawa Valley town of Shawville, Quebec, near Ottawa.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
1965–66 Pembroke Lumber Kings CJHL
1967–68 Ottawa 67's OHA 5204459
1968–69 Ottawa 67's OHA 501161739 70114
1969–70 Ottawa 67's OHA 504242843 50002
1970–71 Providence Reds AHL 571222347 100115
1971–72 Baltimore Clippers AHL 3005513
1971–72 Boston Braves AHL 90000
1971–72 Oklahoma City Blazers CHL 1711219 60002
1972–73 California Golden Seals NHL 230334
1972–73 Salt Lake Golden Eagles WHL 39381130 906614
1973–74 California Golden Seals NHL 580121248
1974–75 California Golden Seals NHL 90228
1974–75 Salt Lake Golden Eagles CHL 6253035122 1122430
1975–76 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 30002 60110
1975–76 Richmond Robins AHL 678485695 61452
1976–77 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 360131314
1976–77 Detroit Red Wings NHL 2307710
1977–78 Philadelphia Firebirds AHL 721313
1977–78 Maine Mariners AHL 689404953 1217828
1978–79 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 50000
1978–79 Maine Mariners AHL 5514233714 101566
1979–80 Maine Mariners AHL 683192226 1222410
1980–81 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 711171853 1221310
1980–81 Maine Mariners AHL 20110
1981–82 Washington Capitals NHL 743222560
AHL totals 36337159196261 505192451
NHL totals 30247680199 1822410

NHL coaching record

TeamYearRegular seasonPost season
GWLTOTLPtsFinishWLPct.Result
WSH1989–90 3418142(78)3rd in Patrick87.533Lost in Conference Finals (BOS)
WSH1990–91 8037367813rd in Patrick56.455Lost in Division Finals (PIT)
WSH1991–92 8045278982nd in Patrick34.429Lost in Division Semifinals (PIT)
WSH1992–93 8443347932nd in Patrick24.333Lost in Division Semifinals (NYI)
WSH1993–94 4720234(88)Fired
WSH Total325163134281821.4624 playoff appearances
PHI1994–95 4828164601st in Atlantic105.667Lost in Conference Finals (NJD)
PHI1995–96 824524131031st in Atlantic66.500Lost in Conference Semifinals (FLA)
PHI1996–97 824524131032nd in Atlantic127.632Lost in Stanley Cup Finals (DET)
PHI Total21211864202818.6093 playoff appearances
FLA1998–99 82303418782nd in SoutheastMissed playoffs
FLA1999–00 82432766982nd in Southeast04.000Lost in Conference Quarterfinals (NJD)
FLA2000–01 3661875(66)Fired
FLA Total2007979311104.0001 playoff appearance
LAK2008–09 82343711795th in PacificMissed playoffs
LAK2009–10 82462791013rd in Pacific24.333Lost in Conference Quarterfinals (VAN)
LAK2010–11 8246306984th in Pacific24.333Lost in Conference Quarterfinals (SJS)
LAK2011–12 2913124(95)Fired
LAK Total2751391063048.3332 playoff appearances
Total101249938389415051.49510 playoff appearances

References

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