Brett Murray (ice hockey)
| Brett Murray | |||
|---|---|---|---|
.jpg) Murray with the Rochester Americans in 2021 | |||
| Born |
July 20, 1998 Bolton, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) | ||
| Weight | 228 lb (103 kg; 16 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team (P) Cur. team |
Buffalo Sabres Rochester Americans (AHL) | ||
| NHL Draft |
99th overall, 2016 Buffalo Sabres | ||
| Playing career | 2019–present | ||
Brett Murray (born July 20, 1998) is a Canadian professional ice hockey left wing currently playing for the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League while under contract to the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League (NHL). He played collegiately for Penn State University.
Playing career[edit]
Junior[edit]
Murray played for the Carleton Place Canadians in the Central Canada Hockey League, where he was part of a league championship in the 2015–16 season.[1]
Murray led the USHL in goals in the 2018–19 season, scoring 41 for the Youngstown Phantoms. He was second in the league in points with 76, and was named to the league's First Team at the end of the season.[2]
College[edit]
Murray joined the Penn State hockey team at the beginning of 2017.[3]
Professional[edit]
Murray was drafted in the fourth round, 99th overall by the Buffalo Sabres in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft.
The Sabres signed him to a one-year AHL contract to play with the Rochester Americans in 2019–20. The team then signed him to a two-year entry-level contract ahead of the 2020–21 season.[4]
Career statistics[edit]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2015–16 | Carleton Place Canadians | CCHL | 48 | 14 | 32 | 46 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 4 | ||
| 2016–17 | Youngstown Phantoms | USHL | 27 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Penn State U. | B1G | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Penn State U. | B1G | 21 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Youngstown Phantoms | USHL | 62 | 41 | 35 | 76 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 55 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 27 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 52 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 35 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 2021–22 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 19 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 71 | 23 | 26 | 49 | 46 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 13 | ||
| NHL totals | 21 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Awards and honours[edit]
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| CCHL | ||
| All-Rookie Team | 2016 | |
| Top Prospect Award | 2016 | |
| Champion (Carleton Place Canadians) | 2016 | |
| USHL | ||
| First All-Star Team | 2019 | [2] |
References[edit]
- ^ "Brett Murray - Men's Ice Hockey". GoPSUSports.com. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
- ^ a b "All-USHL Teams Announced". USHL.com. April 23, 2019. Archived from the original on April 17, 2022. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
- ^ Jones, Ben (December 26, 2016). "Penn State Hockey: Forward Brett Murray Joining Nittany Lions". StateCollege.com. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
- ^ LaBarbour, Jourdon (July 31, 2020). "Sabres sign Murray to 2-year, entry-level contract". NHL.com. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
External links[edit]
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database