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Murray Murdoch

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Murray Murdoch
Murdoch in a 1935 newspaper
Born (1904-05-19)May 19, 1904
Lucknow, Ontario, Canada
Died May 17, 2001(2001-05-17) (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.

Personal life

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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

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He played left wing for the New York Rangers for 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's 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

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Murdoch was related to several NHL players. Dave Dryden and Ken Dryden are his first cousins twice removed. 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 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). John Dea was a grandfather of 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. Don Murdoch and Bob Murdoch are grandsons of Lovell Steele Murdoch and Christine Dea Murdoch and first cousins once removed of Murray.[2]

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
1921–22 University of Manitoba WJrHL ————— —————
1921–22 University of Manitoba M-Cup ————— 22020
1922–23 University of Manitoba WJrHL ————— —————
1922–23 University of Manitoba M-Cup ————— 8264302
1923–24 University of Manitoba MHL 895140 10110
1924–25 Winnipeg Tiger Falcons MHL 18122142 —————
1925–26 Winnipeg Maroons CHL 34921112 50110
1926–27 New York Rangers NHL 44641012 20000
1927–28 New York Rangers NHL 44731016 921312
1928–29 New York Rangers NHL 44861422 60002
1929–30 New York Rangers NHL 4413122522 43036
1930–31 New York Rangers NHL 4477146 40220
1931–32 New York Rangers NHL 485172232 70222
1932–33 New York Rangers NHL 485111623 83472
1933–34 New York Rangers NHL 4817102729 20000
1934–35 New York Rangers NHL 481411256 40224
1935–36 New York Rangers NHL 4829119 —————
1936–37 New York Rangers NHL 480141416 91120
1937–38 Philadelphia Ramblers IAHL 4449134 50114
NHL totals 50884104188193 559122128

Head coaching record

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Record table
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Yale Bulldogs Independent (1938–1961)
1938–39 Yale 9-10-1
1939–40 Yale 10-6-4East 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 6-2-0East 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 17-8-0NCAA 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 8-16-07-14-021st
1962–63 Yale 12-9-111-9-011th
1963–64 Yale 4-18-04-16-027th
1964–65 Yale 11-12-08-12-0t-9th
Yale: 35-55-130-51-0
Total:263-235-20

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

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References

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  1. 1 2 Cohen, Russ; Halligan, John; Raider, Adam (2009). 100 Ranger Greats: Superstars, Unsung Heroes and Colorful Characters. John Wiley & Sons. p. 134. ISBN 978-0470736197.
  2. ↑ "Don Murdoch". New York Rangers. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Yale Bulldogs Men's Ice Hockey". Yale Bulldogs. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
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