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Murray Murdoch
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

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John Murray Murdoch (May 19, 1904 – May 17, 2001) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach.

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 from 1921 to 1924. 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.

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]

Head coaching record

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

^ Cohen, Russ; Halligan, John; Raider, Adam (2009). 100 Ranger Greats: Superstars, Unsung Heroes and Colorful Characters. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-0470736197. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
^ "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

[1] Cohen, Russ; Halligan, John; Raider, Adam (2009). 100 Ranger Greats: Superstars, Unsung Heroes and Colorful Characters. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-0470736197. Retrieved 2020-02-04.

[Don_Murdoch-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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