Chris Murray (ice hockey right winger)

This article is about the Canadian right winger. For the American defenceman, see Chris Murray (ice hockey defenceman).

Chris Murray
Born	(1974-10-25) October 25, 1974 Port Hardy, BC, CAN
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	209 lb (95 kg; 14 st 13 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Played for	Montreal Canadiens Hartford Whalers Carolina Hurricanes Ottawa Senators Chicago Blackhawks Dallas Stars
NHL Draft	54th overall, 1994 Montreal Canadiens
Playing career	1994–2001

Chris Murray (born October 25, 1974) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played between 1994 and 2000 in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career

Murray was drafted 54th overall by the Montreal Canadiens in 1994 from the Western Hockey League's Kamloops Blazers and started his National Hockey League career with the Canadiens in the 1994–95 NHL season. He remained with the team for the best of three years before he was part of a three-way trade between Montreal, the Phoenix Coyotes and the Hartford Whalers on March 18, 1997. Murray was first traded to Phoenix with Murray Baron for Dave Manson and was then traded to Hartford for Gerald Diduck. The next season the Whalers relocated to Raleigh, North Carolina and became the Carolina Hurricanes. He played just seven games for Carolina before he was traded to the Ottawa Senators for Sean Hill. On March 23, 1999, he was traded once more, this time to the Chicago Blackhawks for Nelson Emerson and a draft pick, but only managed to play just four games for the team. In 1999, he signed with the Dallas Stars and split the with them and the Michigan K-Wings of the International Hockey League. He left the NHL after the 2000 season and signed for the Worcester IceCats of the American Hockey League for one season before retiring from hockey.

External links

• Chris Murray's career stats at Eliteprospects.com
• Chris Murray's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database