| Murray Murdoch | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Murdoch in a 1935 newspaper | |||
| Born |
May 19, 1904 Lucknow, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Died |
May 17, 2001 (aged 96) Georgetown, South Carolina, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 178 lb (81 kg; 12 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | New York Rangers | ||
| Playing career | 1925–1938 | ||
John Murray Murdoch (May 19, 1904 – May 17, 2001) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach. He played for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League from 1926 to 1937, never missing a game in his career. With the Rangers Murdoch won the Stanley Cup twice, in 1928 and in 1933. After his playing career he coached Yale University from 1938 to 1965.
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Personal life
Murdoch was born in Lucknow, Ontario and raised in Edgerton, Alberta. His parents were Walter Dryden Murdoch (b. 1875) and Jennie Bell "Jane" Murray (b. 1878). He received a Bachelor's degree in mathematics from the University of Manitoba where he played hockey for the Manitoba Bisons from 1921 to 1924. The Bisons won four consecutive Turnbull Cup Provincial Junior Championships, and in 1923, with Murdoch as captain, also won the Abbott Cup (Western Canada), Memorial Cup and Allan Cup for amateur hockey national titles, and were inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum as a team in 2004.
Hockey career
He played left wing for the New York Rangers in 508 games with 84 goals and 108 assists from the Rangers' first season in the 1926–27 NHL season until the 1936–37 NHL season. From 1938 to 1965, he was the sixth head coach of Yale University hockey team. In 1974, he was awarded the Lester Patrick Trophy for his contribution to hockey in the United States.
He was the last living player from the inaugural Rangers team in 1925.[1]
Awards and achievements
- Memorial Cup Championship (1923)
- Stanley Cup Championships (1928 & 1933)
- Lester Patrick Trophy Winner (1974)
- Hobey Baker Legends of College Hockey Award (1987)
- Honoured Member of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
- In the 2009 book 100 Ranger Greats, was ranked No. 39 all-time of the 901 New York Rangers who had played during the team's first 82 seasons[1]
Family Links
John Murray Murdoch has several relationships with NHL players:
Dave Dryden and Ken Dryden are his first cousins twice removed. J. Murray Murdoch's parents were Jane Murray and Walter Murdoch (b 1875). Walter's half sister Maggie Murdoch (1855-1926) married Andrew Dryden (1849-1922). Their great grandsons are Dave and Ken Dryden.
Mark Messier and Paul Messier are related by marriage through Murray Murdoch's wife, Marie Heinrich. Marie was the daughter of George Heinrich and Ina Dea (d 1936). Ina's brother John Dea (d 1943 in World War II) married Alice Dodd Stiles (1911-1999). Their grandsons are the Messier brothers.
Billy Dea is also related by marriage. Ina Dea and John Dea's brother Howard Dea is Billy Dea's father, and also played professional hockey. Another one of Dea's siblings, Christine, married Murray Murdoch's uncle (his father, Walter's brother), Lovell Steele Murdoch (1881-1963) - their children being Murray Murdoch's cousins. Former Ranger Don Murdoch and former California Golden Seal, Cleveland Baron and St Louis Blue Bob Murdoch (ice hockey, born 1954) are grandsons of Lovell Steele Murdoch and Christine Dea Murdoch, and distant cousins of Murray, .[2]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1921–22 | University of Manitoba | WJrHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1921–22 | University of Manitoba | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1922–23 | University of Manitoba | WJrHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1922–23 | University of Manitoba | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 26 | 4 | 30 | 2 | ||
| 1923–24 | University of Manitoba | MHL | 8 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1924–25 | Winnipeg Tiger Falcons | MHL | 18 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1925–26 | Winnipeg Maroons | CHL | 34 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1926–27 | New York Rangers | NHL | 44 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1927–28 | New York Rangers | NHL | 44 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | ||
| 1928–29 | New York Rangers | NHL | 44 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1929–30 | New York Rangers | NHL | 44 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 1930–31 | New York Rangers | NHL | 44 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1931–32 | New York Rangers | NHL | 48 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1932–33 | New York Rangers | NHL | 48 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 1933–34 | New York Rangers | NHL | 48 | 17 | 10 | 27 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1934–35 | New York Rangers | NHL | 48 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1935–36 | New York Rangers | NHL | 48 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1936–37 | New York Rangers | NHL | 48 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1937–38 | Philadelphia Ramblers | IAHL | 44 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| NHL totals | 508 | 84 | 104 | 188 | 193 | 55 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 28 | ||||
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yale Bulldogs (Independent) (1938–1961) | |||||||||
| 1938–39 | Yale | 9-10-1 | |||||||
| 1939–40 | Yale | 10-6-4 | East Intercollegiate Champion | ||||||
| 1940–41 | Yale | 11-4-2 | |||||||
| 1941–42 | Yale | 13-4-0 | |||||||
| 1942–43 | Yale | 8-5-0 | |||||||
| 1943–44 | Yale | 3-2-0 | |||||||
| 1944–45 | Yale | 2-4-0 | |||||||
| 1945–46 | Yale | 6-2-0 | East Intercollegiate co-Champion | ||||||
| 1946–47 | Yale | 15-6-1 | |||||||
| 1947–48 | Yale | 8-11-1 | |||||||
| 1948–49 | Yale | 9-13-0 | |||||||
| 1949–50 | Yale | 12-6-0 | |||||||
| 1950–51 | Yale | 14-2-1 | |||||||
| 1951–52 | Yale | 17-8-0 | NCAA Consolation Game (Win) | ||||||
| 1952–53 | Yale | 12-8-0 | |||||||
| 1953–54 | Yale | 11-5-3 | |||||||
| 1954–55 | Yale | 8-12-2 | |||||||
| 1955–56 | Yale | 9-9-0 | |||||||
| 1956–57 | Yale | 10-15-0 | |||||||
| 1957–58 | Yale | 8-12-2 | |||||||
| 1958–59 | Yale | 11-9-1 | |||||||
| 1959–60 | Yale | 10-15-0 | |||||||
| 1960–61 | Yale | 12-12-1 | |||||||
| Yale: | 228-180-19 | ||||||||
| Yale Bulldogs (ECAC Hockey) (1961–1965) | |||||||||
| 1961–62 | Yale | 8-16-0 | 7-14-0 | 21st | |||||
| 1962–63 | Yale | 12-9-1 | 11-9-0 | 11th | |||||
| 1963–64 | Yale | 4-18-0 | 4-16-0 | 27th | |||||
| 1964–65 | Yale | 11-12-0 | 8-12-0 | t-9th | |||||
| Yale: | 35-55-1 | 30-51-0 | |||||||
| Total: | 263-235-20 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- ^ a b Cohen, Russ; Halligan, John; Raider, Adam (2009). 100 Ranger Greats: Superstars, Unsung Heroes and Colorful Characters. John Wiley & Sons. p. 134. ISBN 978-0470736197. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
- ^ "Don Murdoch". New York Rangers. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
- ^ "Yale Bulldogs Men's Ice Hockey". Yale Bulldogs. Retrieved 2014-08-04.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
This page was last edited on 4 August 2023, at 19:46