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{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player and coach}}
:''For the [[Irish people|Irish]] boxer, see [[Robbie Murray]].''
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{{Infobox ice hockey player
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| played_for = '''''[[National Hockey League|NHL]]'''''<br>[[Washington Capitals]]<br>[[Winnipeg Jets (1972–1996)|Winnipeg Jets]]<br>[[Phoenix Coyotes]]<br>'''''[[International Hockey League (1945–2001)|IHL]]'''''<br>[[Fort Wayne Komets]]<br>'''''[[American Hockey League|AHL]]'''''<br>[[Baltimore Skipjacks]]<br>[[Moncton Hawks]]<br>[[Springfield Falcons]]<br>[[Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL)|Hamilton Bulldogs]]<br>[[Philadelphia Phantoms]]<br>[[Saint John Flames]]
| position = [[Centre (ice hockey)|Centre]]
| shoots = Right
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 1
| weight_lb = 180
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|4|4}}
| birth_place = [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], Canada
| draft = 61st overall
| draft_year = 1985
| draft_team = [[Washington Capitals]]
| career_start = 1987
| career_end = 2003
}}
'''Robert Allan Murray''' (born April 4, 1967) is a Canadian former professional [[ice hockey]] player. He is the head coach of the [[Tulsa Oilers]] of the [[ECHL]].<ref name = "Murray to Oilers">{{cite web |url=http://www.echl.com/rob-murray-named-tulsa-head-coach |title=Rob Murray Named Tulsa Head Coach |publisher=[[ECHL]] |date=2 June 2017}}</ref> Murray played much of his career as captain of the [[American Hockey League]]'s [[Springfield Falcons]]. He holds team records in single season penalty minutes (373), career assists (157), penalty minutes (1529), and games (501). His number 23 was retired by the Falcons, and remains honored by the successor team in the market, the [[Springfield Thunderbirds]].
 
==Playing career==
'''Robert Allan Murray''' (born [[April 4]], [[1967]] in [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]]) is a former [[Canadian]] [[ice hockey]] player.
As a youth, Murray played in the 1980 [[Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament]] with the Toronto Marlboros [[minor ice hockey]] team.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.publicationsports.com/ressources/files/439/Joueurs_Pro.pdf|title=Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA|year=2018|website=Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament|access-date=2019-01-16}}</ref>
 
Selected by the [[Washington Capitals]] in the 1985 NHL Entry Draft, Murray played parts of two seasons for the Capitals. At the end of the 1990-911990–91 season, he was claimed by the [[Minnesota North Stars]] and was traded the very next day to the [[Winnipeg Jets (1972–96)|Winnipeg Jets]]. Murray would spend most of his time in the Jets' minor league affiliates; first the [[Moncton Hawks]] for three seasons, and then the [[Springfield Falcons]] for eight, for which he is the career games leader and longtime captain.{{cn|date=January 2019}}
 
Following the Jets' franchise when it relocated to Phoenix, Murray would spend parts of two seasons until he was traded to the [[Edmonton Oilers]] although he would never actually play a game for the franchise. He retired from active play in 2003.{{cn|date=January 2019}}
 
HeMurray was at one time the career penalty minute leader in the AHL, but has since been surpassed by [[Dennis Bonvie]].; he Sinceremains hisin retirement,second Murrayplace isin currentlyleague anhistory assistantwith coach2940. forIn 2017, he was named to the [[ProvidenceAHL BruinsHall of Fame]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://theahl.com/ahl-hall-of-fame-welcomes-class-of-2017 |title=AHL Hall of Fame Welcomes Class of 2017 |publisher=AHL |date=January 30, 2017}}</ref>
 
==Coaching career==
After retirement, Murray was hired as an assistant coach for the Providence Bruins and was named their head coach in 2008 following Scott Gordon's hiring by the [[New York Islanders]]. He was let go following the 2010–11 season. On July 13, 2011, he was named the head coach of the [[Alaska Aces (ECHL)|Alaska Aces]] of the [[ECHL]] where he remained for six seasons. His Aces teams won three [[Brabham Cup]]s for the best regular season records and one [[Kelly Cup]] for the playoff championship in [[2014 Kelly Cup playoffs|2014]]. He stayed with the Aces until the team folded following the 2016–17 season. He was then named head coach of the [[Tulsa Oilers]] in June 2017.<ref name = "Murray to Oilers"/>
 
==Career statistics==
===Regular season and playoffs===
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em"
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! colspan="5"|[[Regular season]]
! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! colspan="5"|[[Playoffs]]
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! [[Season (sports)|Season]]
! Team
! League
! GP !! [[Goal (ice hockey)|G]] !! [[Assist (ice hockey)|A]] !! [[Point (ice hockey)|Pts]] !! [[Penalty (ice hockey)|PIM]]
! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM
|-
| 1983–84
| Mississauga Reps U18 AAA
| [[Greater Toronto Hockey League|GTHL]]
| 35 || 18 || 36 || 54 || 32
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1984–85 OHL season|1984–85]]
| [[Peterborough Petes]]
| [[Ontario Hockey League|OHL]]
| 63 || 12 || 9 || 21 || 155
| 17 || 2 || 7 || 9 || 45
|-
| [[1985–86 OHL season|1985–86]]
| Peterborough Petes
| OHL
| 52 || 14 || 18 || 32 || 125
| 16 || 1 || 2 || 3 || 50
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1986–87 OHL season|1986–87]]
| Peterborough Petes
| OHL
| 62 || 17 || 37 || 54 || 204
| 3 || 1 || 4 || 5 || 8
|-
| [[1987–88 IHL season|1987–88]]
| [[Fort Wayne Komets]]
| [[International Hockey League (1945–2001)|IHL]]
| 80 || 12 || 21 || 33 || 139
| 6 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 16
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1988–89 AHL season|1988–89]]
| [[Baltimore Skipjacks]]
| [[American Hockey League|AHL]]
| 80 || 11 || 23 || 34 || 235
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[1989–90 NHL season|1989–90]]
| [[Washington Capitals]]
| [[National Hockey League|NHL]]
| 41 || 2 || 7 || 9 || 58
| 9 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 18
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1989–90 AHL season|1989–90]]
| Baltimore Skipjacks
| AHL
| 23 || 5 || 4 || 9 || 63
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[1990–91 NHL season|1990–91]]
| Washington Capitals
| NHL
| 17 || 0 || 3 || 3 || 19
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1990–91 AHL season|1990–91]]
| Baltimore Skipjacks
| AHL
| 48 || 6 || 20 || 26 || 177
| 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 12
|-
| [[1991–92 NHL season|1991–92]]
| [[Winnipeg Jets (1972–1996)|Winnipeg Jets]]
| NHL
| 9 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 18
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1991–92 AHL season|1991–92]]
| [[Moncton Hawks]]
| AHL
| 60 || 16 || 15 || 31 || 247
| 8 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 56
|-
| [[1992–93 NHL season|1992–93]]
| Winnipeg Jets
| NHL
| 10 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 6
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1992–93 AHL season|1992–93]]
| Moncton Hawks
| AHL
| 56 || 16 || 21 || 37 || 147
| 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 6
|-
| [[1993–94 NHL season|1993–94]]
| Winnipeg Jets
| NHL
| 6 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1993–94 AHL season|1993–94]]
| Moncton Hawks
| AHL
| 69 || 25 || 32 || 57 || 280
| 21 || 2 || 3 || 5 || 60
|-
| [[1994–95 NHL season|1994–95]]
| Winnipeg Jets
| NHL
| 10 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 2
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1994–95 AHL season|1994–95]]
| [[Springfield Falcons]]
| AHL
| 78 || 16 || 38 || 54 || 373
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[1995–96 NHL season|1995–96]]
| Winnipeg Jets
| NHL
| 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1995–96 AHL season|1995–96]]
| Springfield Falcons
| AHL
| 74 || 10 || 28 || 38 || 263
| 10 || 1 || 6 || 7 || 32
|-
| [[1996–97 AHL season|1996–97]]
| Springfield Falcons
| AHL
| 78 || 16 || 27 || 43 || 234
| 17 || 2 || 3 || 5 || 66
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1997–98 AHL season|1997–98]]
| Springfield Falcons
| AHL
| 80 || 7 || 30 || 37 || 255
| 4 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 2
|-
| [[1998–99 NHL season|1998–99]]
| [[Phoenix Coyotes]]
| NHL
| 13 || 1 || 2 || 3 || 4
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1998–99 AHL season|1998–99]]
| Springfield Falcons
| AHL
| 68 || 6 || 19 || 25 || 197
| 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4
|-
| [[1999–00 AHL season|1999–00]]
| Springfield Falcons
| AHL
| 22 || 1 || 3 || 4 || 70
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1999–00
| [[Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL)|Hamilton Bulldogs]]
| AHL
| 55 || 11 || 20 || 31 || 100
| 10 || 2 || 3 || 5 || 4
|-
| [[2000–01 AHL season|2000–01]]
| [[Philadelphia Phantoms]]
| AHL
| 46 || 3 || 6 || 9 || 65
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2000–01
| Springfield Falcons
| AHL
| 30 || 3 || 2 || 5 || 43
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[2001–02 AHL season|2001–02]]
| [[Saint John Flames]]
| AHL
| 80 || 7 || 14 || 21 || 97
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2002–03 AHL season|2002–03]]
| Springfield Falcons
| AHL
| 71 || 2 || 10 || 12 || 94
| 6 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 4
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | AHL totals
! 1018 !! 161 !! 312 !! 473 !! 2940
! 86 !! 7 !! 20 !! 27 !! 246
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | NHL totals
! 107 !! 4 !! 15 !! 19 !! 111
! 9 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 18
|}
 
==References==
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==External links==
*{{hockeydbPortal|3870Biography}}
*{{legendsofhockeyicehockeystats|legends=11167}}
 
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