Matt Murley

Matt Murley
Born	December 17, 1979 (1979-12-17) (age 31) Troy, NY, USA
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	206 lb (93 kg; 14 st 10 lb)
Position	Left wing
Shoots	Left
SEL team Former teams	Timrå IK Linköpings HC (SEL) Rapperswil-Jona Lakers (NLA) Lugano (NLA) Langenthal (NLB) Khabarovsk Amur (KHL) San Antonio Rampage (AHL) Phoenix Coyotes (NHL) Albany River Rats (AHL) Pittsburgh Penguins (NHL) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL)
NHL Draft	51st overall, 1999 Pittsburgh Penguins
Playing career	2003–present

Matt Murley (born December 17, 1979) is an American professional ice hockey forward who currently plays for Timrå IK of the Swedish Elite League.

Playing career

Before his professional career, Murley played college hockey for four seasons at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY. He was drafted in the 2nd round (51st overall) by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft, although he did not choose to report to Pittsburgh until 2002. Murley played with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League (AHL) before being called up for the 2003–2004 season.

In 2006, Murley's contract with Pittsburgh terminated and Murley signed as a free-agent with the Colorado Avalanche. After playing a full season with Colorado's then AHL affiliate, Albany River Rats, Murley's one-year deal expired and on July 20, 2007, he signed a one-year contract with the Phoenix Coyotes. After splitting the season between Phoenix and their AHL affiliate, the San Antonio Rampage, Murley signed a one year deal with the Carolina Hurricanes. He was expected to be spending more time near his hometown of Troy as he was expected to join the then-Carolina AHL affiliate Albany River Rats for a second time. As expected, Carolina re-assigned Murley to the AHL's Albany River Rats. However, instead of joining Albany, Murley informed the Hurricanes that he was signing with Khabarovsk Amur, of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) in Russia. Murley signed with Khabarovsk on October 9, 2009 and finished his season in the KHL.

On October 6, 2009, Murley signed with Langenthal of the Swiss National League B (NLB) in Switzerland^[1]. He has also played for Lugano of the Swiss National League A (NLA) and the Rapperswil-Jona Lakers of the NLA.

On September 1, 2010, Murley signed a two-month contract with the Swedish Elite League (SEL) club Linköpings HC. On October 19, 2010 the tryout contract was terminated. On November 25, 2010, Murley signed a two-month contract with Timrå IK. Murley finished the season with fifteen points in thirty-two games.

On January 20, 2011, Murley signed an extension with Timrå IK that would keep him on the team throughout the 2011-12 Elitserien season. Murley was extended because he was "a player that fits in all situations and because he fit in well with Timrå IK"^[2].

Trivia

Murley was invited to his former Pittsburgh Penguins teammate Ryan Malone's wedding on the condition that he brought a date, unable to find one in time Murley walked down the aisle with good friend and former teammate Sidney Crosby.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. ^ "Matt Murley to SC Langenthal Matt Murley zum SC Langenthal" (in German). nationalleague.ch. October 6, 2009. http://www.nationalleague.ch/NL/aktuell/de/20091006_news_1.php. Retrieved June 21, 2011. 
2. ^ Joachim Sandström, (January 20, 2011). "Murley klar för ytterligare 1½ säsong" (in Swedish). timraik.se. http://www.timraik.se/index.php?article=727. Retrieved June 21, 2011. 

External links

• Matt Murley's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• Matt Murley's career stats at Eliteprospects.com

Persondata
Name	Murley, Matt
Alternative names
Short description	American ice hockey player
Date of birth	December 17, 1979
Place of birth	Troy, NY, USA
Date of death
Place of death