Shot Right Height 1.85 m Playing career Weight 88 kg | Name Bob Murray Positions Defenseman Role Ice hockey player Siblings Jim Murray | |
Born July 16, 1948 (age 75)
Peterborough, ON, CAN ( 1948-07-16 ) Played for Atlanta Flames, Vancouver Canucks | ||
Robert John Murray (born July 16, 1948 in Peterborough, Ontario and raised in Burlington, Ontario) is a former professional ice hockey defenceman.
After playing four seasons at Michigan Tech where he was named a WCHA First All-Star and NCAA West First All-American in 1971, Murray was signed as a territorial exemption by the Montreal Canadiens in September, 1971.
Murray played two seasons in the AHL for the Nova Scotia Voyageurs, the Canadiens' affiliate. Prior to the 1973–74 NHL season he was traded for a third-round draft pick to the Atlanta Flames, where he played one and a half seasons before being traded again to the Vancouver Canucks for Gerry Meehan, March 9, 1975.
He played 194 NHL games with the Flames and Canucks. After the 1976–77 season he began playing in Germany, where he would play another 11 years of professional hockey.
Family
His younger brother, Jim Murray, was selected by the New York Islanders in the 16th round (226th overall) of the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft, but never played in the NHL.