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{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player (1904–2001)}}
{{Infobox Ice Hockey Player
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| image = MurdochMurray.png
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| caption=Murdoch in a 1935 newspaper
| caption = Murdoch in a 1935 newspaper
| position = [[Winger (ice hockey)|Left Wing]]
| position = [[Winger (ice hockey)|Left wing]]
| shoots = Left
| shoots = Left
| height_ft = 5
| height_ft = 5
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| weight_lb = 178
| weight_lb = 178
| played_for = [[New York Rangers]]
| played_for = [[New York Rangers]]
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1904|5|19|mf=y}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|1904|5|19|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[Lucknow, Ontario|Lucknow]], [[Ontario|ON]], [[Canada|CAN]]
| birth_place = [[Lucknow, Ontario|Lucknow]], [[Ontario]], Canada
| death_date = {{death date and age|2001|5|17|1904|5|19|mf=y}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|2001|5|17|1904|5|19|mf=y}}
| death_place = [[Georgetown, South Carolina|Georgetown]], [[South Carolina|SC]], [[United States|USA]]
| death_place = [[Georgetown, South Carolina|Georgetown]], [[South Carolina]], U.S.
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'''John Murray Murdoch''' (May 19, 1904 – May 17, 2001) was a [[Canada|Canadian]] professional ice hockey player and coach.
'''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 Stanley Cup Finals|1928]] and in [[1933 Stanley Cup Finals|1933]]. After his playing career, he coached [[Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey|Yale University]] from 1938 to 1965.


==Personal life==
Born in [[Lucknow, Ontario|Lucknow]], [[Ontario]] and raised in [[Edgerton, Alberta|Edgerton]], [[Alberta]], he received a Bachelor's degree in mathematics from the [[University of Manitoba]] where he played hockey from 1921 to 1924. He played [[Winger (ice hockey)|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 fourth 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]].
Murdoch was born in [[Lucknow, Ontario|Lucknow]], [[Ontario]] and raised in [[Edgerton, Alberta|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 [[Winger (ice hockey)|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.<ref name="Ranger Greats">{{cite book|url= https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6860998-100-ranger-greats#bookDetails |title=100 Ranger Greats: Superstars, Unsung Heroes and Colorful Characters |first1=Russ |last1=Cohen |first2=John |last2=Halligan |first3=Adam |last3=Raider |publisher=[[John Wiley & Sons]] |isbn= 978-0470736197 |date=2009 |access-date=February 3, 2020|page=134}}</ref>


==Awards and achievements==
==Awards and achievements==
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*[[Lester Patrick Trophy]] Winner (1974)
*[[Lester Patrick Trophy]] Winner (1974)
*[[Hobey Baker Legends of College Hockey Award]] (1987)
*[[Hobey Baker Legends of College Hockey Award]] (1987)
*"Honoured Member" of the [[Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame]]
*Honoured Member of the [[Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame]]
*Ranked No. 39 on the all-time list of ''New York Rangers'' in the book 100 Ranger Greats ([[John Wiley & Sons]], 2009).
* In the 2009 book ''100 Ranger Greats'', was ranked No. 39 all-time of the [[List of New York Rangers players|901 New York Rangers]] who had played during the team's first [[2008–09 New York Rangers season|82 seasons]]<ref name="Ranger Greats"/>


==Family Links==
==Family Links==
John Murray Murdoch has several relationships with NHL players:
John Murray Murdoch has several relationships with NHL players:


1. [[David 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 David and Ken Dryden.
[[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.


2. [[Mark Messier]] and [[Paul Messier (ice hockey)|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 grandson's are the Messier brothers. The Messier's sister is married to [[Mark Blum]].
[[Mark Messier]] and [[Paul Messier (ice hockey)|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). John Dea was a grandfather of the Messier brothers.


3. [[Billy Dea]] is also related by marriage. Ina Dea and John Dea's brother Howard is [[Billy Dea]]'s father. Howard played pro hockey too. Another one of the Dea's siblings, their sister Christine, married Murray Murdoch's uncle (his Dad, Walter's brother), Lovell Steele Murdoch (1881-1963) - their children being Murray Murdoch's cousins. Billy Dea is [[John Wisniewski]]'s uncle.
[[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)|Bob Murdoch]] are grandsons of Lovell Steele Murdoch and Christine Dea Murdoch and first cousins once removed of Murray. <ref name="Don Murdoch">{{cite web|title=Don Murdoch|url=http://rangers.nhl.com/club/atrplayer.htm?id=8449735|publisher=New York Rangers|accessdate=12 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222092918/http://rangers.nhl.com/club/atrplayer.htm?id=8449735|archive-date=22 December 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>


==External links==
==Career statistics==
===Regular season and playoffs===
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*[http://www.mbhockeyhalloffame.ca/honoured/players.html?category=9&id=150 Murray Murdoch's biography] at [http://www.mbhockeyhalloffame.ca/index.html Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame]
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| [[Manitoba Bisons|University of Manitoba]]
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| — || — || — || — || —
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| University of Manitoba
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| 1922–23
| University of Manitoba
| WJrHL
| — || — || — || — || —
| — || — || — || — || —
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| [[1923 Memorial Cup|1922–23]]
| University of Manitoba
| M-Cup
| — || — || — || — || —
| 8 || 26 || 4 || 30 || 2
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| 1923–24
| University of Manitoba
| [[Manitoba Hockey League|MHL]]
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| 1 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0
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| 1924–25
| Winnipeg Tiger Falcons
| MHL
| 18 || 12 || 2 || 14 || 2
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| 1925–26
| [[Winnipeg Maroons (ice hockey)|Winnipeg Maroons]]
| [[American Hockey Association (1926–1942)|CHL]]
| 34 || 9 || 2 || 11 || 12
| 5 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1926–27 NHL season|1926–27]]
| [[New York Rangers]]
| [[National Hockey League|NHL]]
| 44 || 6 || 4 || 10 || 12
| 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
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| [[1927–28 NHL season|1927–28]]
| New York Rangers
| NHL
| 44 || 7 || 3 || 10 || 16
| 9 || 2 || 1 || 3 || 12
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1928–29 NHL season|1928–29]]
| New York Rangers
| NHL
| 44 || 8 || 6 || 14 || 22
| 6 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2
|-
| [[1929–30 NHL season|1929–30]]
| New York Rangers
| NHL
| 44 || 13 || 12 || 25 || 22
| 4 || 3 || 0 || 3 || 6
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1930–31 NHL season|1930–31]]
| New York Rangers
| NHL
| 44 || 7 || 7 || 14 || 6
| 4 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 0
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| [[1931–32 NHL season|1931–32]]
| New York Rangers
| NHL
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| 7 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 2
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| [[1932–33 NHL season|1932–33]]
| New York Rangers
| NHL
| 48 || 5 || 11 || 16 || 23
| 8 || 3 || 4 || 7 || 2
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| [[1933–34 NHL season|1933–34]]
| New York Rangers
| NHL
| 48 || 17 || 10 || 27 || 29
| 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1934–35 NHL season|1934–35]]
| New York Rangers
| NHL
| 48 || 14 || 11 || 25 || 6
| 4 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 4
|-
| [[1935–36 NHL season|1935–36]]
| New York Rangers
| NHL
| 48 || 2 || 9 || 11 || 9
| — || — || — || — || —
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| [[1936–37 NHL season|1936–37]]
| New York Rangers
| NHL
| 48 || 0 || 14 || 14 || 16
| 9 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 0
|-
| [[1937–38 AHL season|1937–38]]
| [[Philadelphia Ramblers]]
| [[American Hockey League|IAHL]]
| 44 || 4 || 9 || 13 || 4
| 5 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 4
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | NHL totals
! 508 !! 84 !! 104 !! 188 !! 193
! 55 !! 9 !! 12 !! 21 !! 28
|}


==Head coaching record==
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{{CBB Yearly Record Start
| NAME = Murdoch, Murray
|type=coach
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|conference=
| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Canadian ice hockey player
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| DATE OF BIRTH = May 19, 1904
|poll=no
| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Lucknow, Ontario|Lucknow]], [[Ontario|ON]], [[Canada|CAN]]
| DATE OF DEATH = May 17, 2001
| PLACE OF DEATH = [[Georgetown, South Carolina|Georgetown]], [[South Carolina|SC]], [[United States|USA]]
}}
}}
{{CIH yearly record subhead
|name = [[Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey|{{color|white|Yale Bulldogs}}]]
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|startyear = 1938
|conflong = NCAA Division I independent schools (ice hockey)
|conference = Independent
|endyear = 1961
|}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = [[1938–39 United States collegiate men's ice hockey season|1938–39]]
| name = Yale
| overall = 9-10-1
| conference =
| confstanding =
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = national
| season = [[1939–40 United States collegiate men's ice hockey season|1939–40]]
| name = Yale
| overall = 10-6-4
| conference =
| confstanding =
| postseason = East Intercollegiate Champion
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = [[1940–41 United States collegiate men's ice hockey season|1940–41]]
| name = Yale
| overall = 11-4-2
| conference =
| confstanding =
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = [[1941–42 United States collegiate men's ice hockey season|1941–42]]
| name = Yale
| overall = 13-4-0
| conference =
| confstanding =
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = [[1942–43 United States collegiate men's ice hockey season|1942–43]]
| name = Yale
| overall = 8-5-0
| conference =
| confstanding =
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = [[1943–44 United States collegiate men's ice hockey season|1943–44]]
| name = Yale
| overall = 3-2-0
| conference =
| confstanding =
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = [[1944–45 United States collegiate men's ice hockey season|1944–45]]
| name = Yale
| overall = 2-4-0
| conference =
| confstanding =
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = national
| season = [[1945–46 United States collegiate men's ice hockey season|1945–46]]
| name = Yale
| overall = 6-2-0
| conference =
| confstanding =
| postseason = East Intercollegiate co-Champion
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = [[1946–47 United States collegiate men's ice hockey season|1946–47]]
| name = Yale
| overall = 15-6-1
| conference =
| confstanding =
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = [[1947–48 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|1947–48]]
| name = Yale
| overall = 8-11-1
| conference =
| confstanding =
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = [[1948–49 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|1948–49]]
| name = Yale
| overall = 9-13-0
| conference =
| confstanding =
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = [[1949–50 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|1949–50]]
| name = Yale
| overall = 12-6-0
| conference =
| confstanding =
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = [[1950–51 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|1950–51]]
| name = Yale
| overall = 14-2-1
| conference =
| confstanding =
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = [[1951–52 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|1951–52]]
| name = Yale
| overall = 17-8-0
| conference =
| confstanding =
| postseason = [[1952 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament|NCAA Consolation Game (Win)]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = [[1952–53 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|1952–53]]
| name = Yale
| overall = 12-8-0
| conference =
| confstanding =
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = [[1953–54 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|1953–54]]
| name = Yale
| overall = 11-5-3
| conference =
| confstanding =
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = [[1954–55 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|1954–55]]
| name = Yale
| overall = 8-12-2
| conference =
| confstanding =
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = [[1955–56 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|1955–56]]
| name = Yale
| overall = 9-9-0
| conference =
| confstanding =
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = [[1956–57 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|1956–57]]
| name = Yale
| overall = 10-15-0
| conference =
| confstanding =
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = [[1957–58 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|1957–58]]
| name = Yale
| overall = 8-12-2
| conference =
| confstanding =
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = [[1958–59 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|1958–59]]
| name = Yale
| overall = 11-9-1
| conference =
| confstanding =
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = [[1959–60 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|1959–60]]
| name = Yale
| overall = 10-15-0
| conference =
| confstanding =
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = [[1960–61 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|1960–61]]
| name = Yale
| overall = 12-12-1
| conference =
| confstanding =
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Yale
| overall = 228-180-19
| confrecord =
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|name = {{color|white|Yale Bulldogs}}
|color = color:white; background:#00356B
|startyear = 1961
|conference = ECAC Hockey
|endyear = 1965
|}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = [[1961–62 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|1961–62]]
| name = Yale
| overall = 8-16-0
| conference = 7-14-0
| confstanding = 21st
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = [[1962–63 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|1962–63]]
| name = Yale
| overall = 12-9-1
| conference = 11-9-0
| confstanding = 11th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = [[1963–64 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|1963–64]]
| name = Yale
| overall = 4-18-0
| conference = 4-16-0
| confstanding = 27th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = [[1964–65 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|1964–65]]
| name = Yale
| overall = 11-12-0
| conference = 8-12-0
| confstanding = t-9th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Yale
| overall = 35-55-1
| confrecord = 30-51-0
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record End
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}}
<ref>{{cite news|title=Yale Bulldogs Men's Ice Hockey|url=http://www.yalebulldogs.com/sports/m-hockey/index|publisher=Yale Bulldogs|accessdate=2014-08-04}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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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 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

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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). 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. Former Ranger Don Murdoch and former California Golden Seal, Cleveland Baron, and St Louis Blue 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 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

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Statistics overview
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

      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. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Don Murdoch". New York Rangers. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  3. ^ "Yale Bulldogs Men's Ice Hockey". Yale Bulldogs. Retrieved 2014-08-04.
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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Hobey Baker Legends of College Hockey Award
1987 		Succeeded by
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