Jump to content

Bob Murphy (ice hockey)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Bob Murphy
Born (1951-01-27) January 27, 1951 (age 73)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Left
Played for AHL
Rochester Americans
EHL
Cape Cod Cubs
Syracuse Blazers
NAHL
Mohawk Valley Comets
Maine Nordiques
NHL draft 102nd overall, 1971
Vancouver Canucks

Bob Murphy (born January 27, 1951) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He was selected by the Vancouver Canucks in the 11th round (102nd overall) of the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft.

Early life

[edit]

Murphy was born in 1951 in Toronto, Ontario. He played junior ice hockey with the Weston Dodgers and Cornwall Royals.[1]

Career

[edit]

Murphy began his professional career in 1971 with the Syracuse Blazers of the Eastern Hockey League and played five seasons in the minor leagues before retiring following the 1975-76 season as a member of the Maine Nordiques of the North American Hockey League.[2]

Murphy played 298 professional games, scoring 113 goals and 268 points, while racking up 247 penalty minutes.

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Bob Murphy (b.1951) Hockey Stats and Profile at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  2. ^ "The Lewiston Daily Sun - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
[edit]