Colin Murphy (ice hockey)

For other people named Colin Murphy, see Colin Murphy (disambiguation).

Colin Murphy
Born	April 11, 1980 (1980-04-11) (age 31) Fort McMurray, Alberta, CAN
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position	Left Wing
Shoots	Left
DEL team Former teams	Hamburg Freezers Toronto Marlies Portland Pirates Augsburger Panther
NHL Draft	Undrafted
Playing career	2005–present

Colin Murphy (born April 11, 1980 in Fort McMurray, Alberta) is a left winger currently playing in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga for the Hamburg Freezers.

Playing career

Undrafted, Murphy played collegiate hockey with Michigan Tech of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association. Scoring at a point per game pace with 152 points in 145 games, Murphy was signed as a free agent by the Toronto Maple Leafs on September 14, 2005.^[1]

Murphy made his professional debut upon completion of his college career, playing the Leafs affiliate the St. John's Maple Leafs at the end of the 2004–05 season. Colin started his first full pro season in 2005–06 and became the first player to score for new leafs affiliate, the Toronto Marlies.

On August 4, 2008, Murphy was signed by the Buffalo Sabres as an unrestricted free agent.^[2] He was then assigned to affiliate, the Portland Pirates for the 2008–09 season.

On May 11, 2009, Murphy signed a one-year contract with German team, Augsburger Panther.^[3] Colin finished second on the Panthers in scoring with 57 points for the 2009–10 season before signing with fellow DEL team the Hamburg Freezers on June 28, 2010.^[4]

Awards and achievements

• 2004–05 WCHA First All-Star Team
• 2004–05 NCAA West Second All-American Team

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2001–02	Michigan Tech	WCHA		38	8	19	27	40		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Michigan Tech	WCHA		37	20	20	40	42		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Michigan Tech	WCHA		33	15	17	32	28		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Michigan Tech	WCHA		37	11	42	53	40		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	St. John's Maple Leafs	AHL		12	1	7	8	34		5	1	3	4	7
2005–06	Toronto Marlies	AHL		53	16	18	34	44		4	0	0	0	0
2006–07	Toronto Marlies	AHL		73	20	36	56	126		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Toronto Marlies	AHL		68	11	27	38	152		11	2	3	5	34
2008–09	Portland Pirates	AHL		50	13	17	30	50		5	0	0	0	4
2009–10	Augsburger Panther	DEL		53	19	38	57	90		14	2	9	11	18
2010–11	Hamburg Freezers	DEL		51	18	30	48	40		—	—	—	—	—
AHL totals				256	61	105	166	406		25	3	6	9	55

References

1. ^ "Leafs trim roster". leafs.nhl.com. 2005-09-30. http://mapleleafs.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=325167&page=NewsPage&service=page. Retrieved 2009-02-25. 
2. ^ "Sabres sign pair of free agents". sabres.nhl.com. 2008-08-04. http://sabres.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=379350&page=NewsPage&service=page. Retrieved 2009-02-25. 
3. ^ "Colin Murphy signs with Augsburg". (in german) aevpanther.de. 2009-05-11. http://www.aev-panther.de/aev/Augsburger+Panther/Homepage.html?naid=221. Retrieved 2009-05-11. ^{[dead link]}
4. ^ "Freezers complete attack: Engelhardt, Murphy from Augsburger" (in German). Hamburg Freezers. 2010-04-28. http://www.hamburgfreezers.de/cgi-bin/adframe/de/news/detail.html?ADFRAME_MCMS_ID=1737. Retrieved 2010-05-22. 

External links

• Colin Murphy's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database

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Name	Murphy, Colin
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Date of birth	April 11, 1980
Place of birth	Fort McMurray, Alberta, CAN
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