- Douglas Murray (ice hockey)
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Douglas Murray 
Born March 12, 1980
Bromma, SWEHeight 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Weight 240 lb (109 kg; 17 st 2 lb) Position Defence Shoots Left NHL team San Jose Sharks National team 
SwedenNHL Draft 241st overall, 1999
San Jose SharksPlaying career 2003–present Douglas Murray (born March 12, 1980) is a Swedish ice hockey player, currently playing defence for the San Jose Sharks in the NHL. He was drafted in the 8th round, 241st overall by the Sharks in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft.
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Playing career
From the 1999–00 season to the 2002–03 season he played for Cornell University. While at Cornell, he served as Captain his senior year and was twice named a first team All-American. In the 2003–04 and the locked-out 2004–05 season he played for San Jose's minor league affiliate, the Cleveland Barons, and contributed both offensively and defensively, leading the team in plus/minus and being second on the team in points for a defenseman. He also served as an alternate captain.
NHL career
During the 2005–06 NHL season, Murray was called up to San Jose, due to various injuries plaguing the team's defense. In his short time there, he has already gained praise for his physical presence, as well as solid defense, from such San Jose organization members as TV color commentator Drew Remenda.[citation needed]
Murray renewed his contract with the San Jose Sharks in June 2006, signing a three-year-deal worth US$1.65 million. Part of that deal was a $150,000 signing bonus.[citation needed] In late September 2008, Murray agreed to a four-year contract extension with the Sharks. The contract is supposedly worth US$10 million.[1]
His first NHL goal was scored in his 115th career game on February 21, 2008, against Martin Biron of the Philadelphia Flyers.
In the pre-season game of September 26, 2009, Douglas Murray performed a hat trick, scoring 3 even strength goals against the Anaheim Ducks, leading to the 6-0 shutout victory, though it was unofficial due to it being in the pre-season. If it had been in the regular season, it would have been his first career NHL hat trick.
International career
During the 2008 IIHF World Championship, Murray checked Russian player Aleksey Morozov out of the game. Morozov suffered a severe concussion,[citation needed] while Murray received a match penalty.[2]
Douglas represented Sweden in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
Personal
Murray's maternal grandfather is Swedish hockey player and Olympic bronze-medalist Lasse Björn. His paternal ancestors originate from Scotland. While his cousins all have Swedish names, Murray's mother preferred to be different and gave her children Scottish or English names. Murray's brothers are named Charles and Ted, with a sister named Roseanna.[3]
Murray attended Portledge School in Locust Valley, NY for his junior and senior years of prep school before attending Cornell University. He graduated from Cornell in 2003 with a bachelor's degree in hotel management.[4]
Murray also is the co-founder and managing partner of Uber Dispensing Company. The company produces the UberTap, a hands-free three-sprout keg tap invented by Murray and several friends from Cornell University, where Murray graduated with a B.S. in Hotel Administration in 2003. Incidentally, while Murray represented Sweden in ice hockey at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, another of the company's co-founders, Jamie Moriarty, represented the U.S. in four-man bobsled at the same Olympics. Murray rang the bell at the New York Mercantile Exchange in the summer of 2006.[5]
Awards
- Named to the ECAC First-Team All-Conference Team in 2002 and 2003.
- Named to the NCAA East First All-American Team in 2002 and 2003.
- Named to the ECAC All-Tournament Team in 2003.
- Named to the ECAC Best Defensive Defenceman in 2003.
- Nominated to the Hobey Baker Memorial Award Final Ten in 2003.
- Awarded the Cleveland Barons Rubbermaid "Player of the Year" (along with Josh Gorges) in 2005.
Records
- San Jose Sharks record for hits in a game - 9 (tie) - set April 2, 2011[6]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1999–00 Cornell Big Red ECAC 32 3 6 9 38 — — — — — 2000–01 Cornell Big Red ECAC 25 5 13 18 39 — — — — — 2001–02 Cornell Big Red ECAC 35 11 21 32 67 — — — — — 2002–03 Cornell Big Red ECAC 35 5 20 25 30 — — — — — 2003–04 Cleveland Barons AHL 72 10 12 22 75 9 3 0 3 37 2004–05 Cleveland Barons AHL 54 6 17 23 56 — — — — — 2005–06 Cleveland Barons AHL 20 1 7 8 37 — — — — — 2005–06 San Jose Sharks NHL 34 0 1 1 27 — — — — — 2006–07 San Jose Sharks NHL 35 0 3 3 31 — — — — — 2006–07 Worcester Sharks AHL 5 2 1 3 8 — — — — — 2007–08 San Jose Sharks NHL 66 1 9 10 98 13 1 1 2 2 2008–09 San Jose Sharks NHL 75 0 7 7 38 6 0 0 0 9 2009–10 San Jose Sharks NHL 79 4 13 17 66 15 1 6 7 8 2010–11 San Jose Sharks NHL 73 1 13 14 44 18 0 1 1 8 NHL totals 362 6 46 52 304 52 2 8 10 27 International statistics
Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 2008 Sweden WC 5 1 6 7 27 2010 Sweden Oly 4 0 6 6 4 Senior int'l totals 9 1 12 13 31 References
- ^ "Rugged defenseman Murray, Sharks agree on four-year extension". ESPN.com. 2008-09-24. http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=3607549&campaign=rss&source=NHLHeadlines. Retrieved 2008-09-25.
- ^ "Russian guns on stun". IIHF. 2008-05-11. http://www.iihf.com/channels/iihf-world-championship/news/news-singleview-world-championship/article/russian-guns-on-stun.html?tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=552&cHash=10ff554714. Retrieved 2008-05-11.
- ^ Hickey, Pat (2008-05-09). "Murray stands tall for Sweden". The Gazette. http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/sports/story.html?id=856d368a-f447-4c74-979b-8846be16a103. Retrieved 2008-05-11.
- ^ Khing, Tony (February 22, 2011). "A Passion For The Palate". San Jose Sharks. http://sharks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=553751. Retrieved May 24, 2011.
- ^ Sportak, Randy (2008-04-12). "Sharks blueliner finds Swede way to tap into kegs". Calgary Sun. http://calsun.canoe.ca/Sports/Hockey/2008/04/12/5266921-sun.html.
- ^ Pollak, David (April 3, 2011). "San Jose Sharks rally to beat Anaheim Ducks". San Jose Mercury News. Archived from the original on May 24, 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/5ywBYZUB6.
External links
Categories:- 1980 births
- Cleveland Barons (2001–2006) players
- Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey players
- Ice hockey players at the 2010 Winter Olympics
- Living people
- Olympic ice hockey players of Sweden
- People from Stockholm
- San Jose Sharks draft picks
- San Jose Sharks players
- Swedish expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Swedish ice hockey players
- Swedish people of Scottish descent
- Worcester Sharks players
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