Brady Murray

Braden Murray (born August 17, 1984) is a Canadian born-American former professional ice hockey forward. He last played for HC Lugano of the Swiss National League A (NLA). He was selected 152nd overall in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft by the Los Angeles Kings.

Murray was born in Brandon, Manitoba and raised in Faribault, Minnesota. His father Andy Murray, is the head coach of the Western Michigan Broncos and coached at a number of other teams as well. Brady grew up in Switzerland, Philadelphia, Hershey, Winnipeg, Calgary, Faribault and Los Angeles. His childhood friends include NHLers Alexander Steen, Zach Parise and Patrick Eaves.

Playing career

He represented the U.S. at the 2004 World Juniors, where he helped the States win gold. He also played hockey at the University of North Dakota, and after two successful years he followed his father who coached in Switzerland and signed with Swiss club, the Rapperswil-Jona Lakers of the Nationalliga A.

In May 2007, he signed an entry-level contract with the Los Angeles Kings. In the 2007–08 season, he made his NHL debut on September 29, 2007 against the Anaheim Ducks in a game played in London, England. On October 12, he scored his first goal against the Boston Bruins. After one season in the Kings organization, Murray opted to return to Switzerland, initially on loan from the Kings, to HC Lugano.

In his seventh season with Lugano in 2014–15, Murray was loaned to fellow NLA club, the Kloten Flyers for the remainder of the season on January 1, 2015.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2000–01	Shattuck–Saint Mary's 18U	HS Prep		—	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Shattuck–Saint Mary's 18U	HS Prep		60	58	92	150	50		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Salmon Arm Silverbacks	BCHL		59	42	59	101	30		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	University of North Dakota	WCHA		37	19	27	46	32		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	University of North Dakota	WCHA		25	8	12	20	22		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Rapperswil–Jona Lakers	NLA		36	3	9	12	26		10	3	2	5	10
2006–07	Rapperswil–Jona Lakers	NLA		38	12	20	32	38		7	5	6	11	14
2007–08	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		4	1	0	1	6		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Manchester Monarchs	AHL		58	14	13	27	50		4	1	0	1	2
2008–09	HC Lugano	NLA		36	26	15	41	26		7	1	2	3	0
2009–10	HC Lugano	NLA		47	6	13	19	12		4	1	0	1	2
2010–11	HC Lugano	NLA		25	5	5	10	10		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	HC Lugano	NLA		23	6	9	15	12		6	3	2	5	6
2013–14	HC Lugano	NLA		27	3	5	8	4		5	0	0	0	0
2014–15	HC Lugano	NLA		20	3	3	6	4		—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	Kloten Flyers	NLA		8	1	0	1	10		—	—	—	—	—
NLA totals				260	65	79	144	132		39	12	8	20	24
NHL totals				4	1	0	1	6		—	—	—	—	—

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Medal record
Ice hockey
World U-17 Hockey Challenge
World Junior Championships

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2004	United States	WJC	Template:Gold1		6	2	0	2	0
Junior totals					6	2	0	2	0

Awards and honors

Award	Year
College
All-WCHA Rookie Team	2003–04
All-WCHA Third Team	2003–04

External links

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