Cory Murphy

Cory Murphy

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Cory Murphy (born February 13, 1978 in Kanata, Ontario) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for HC Dinamo Minsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

Playing career

Undrafted, Murphy played collegiate hockey with Colgate University. Murphy then played five seasons in SM-liiga, the top professional ice hockey league in Finland; two for Blues, two for Ilves and in 2006"07 for HIFK. In the 2003"04 season with Ilves, he was chosen to the series' all-star team. In the 2006"07 season with HIFK, he was awarded Kultainen kypärä for best player in the league, as well as Lasse Oksanen trophy for best player of the season during regular season play and Pekka Rautakallio trophy for best defenseman of the season. Murphy was a member of the Canadian team in the 2007 IIHF World Championship that won gold in a 4-2 win against Finland in Moscow.

On March 27, 2007, Murphy signed a two-year National Hockey League contract with Florida Panthers. Murphy's first NHL goal was scored October 6, 2007 against Kevin Weekes of the New Jersey Devils.

In the 2008"09 seasons, Cory played seven games for the Panthers while bothered by a re-occurring shoulder injury. Murphy was sent to affiliate, the Rochester Americans, for a two-week conditioning stint before being recalled by the Panthers on January 15, 2009. Murphy was subsequently claimed off re-entry waivers by the Tampa Bay Lightning on January 19, 2009. On July 17, 2009, he was signed by the New Jersey Devils to a two-way contract.

On June 4, 2010, Murphy returned to Switzerland signing a two-year contract with ZSC Lions of the NLA.

Awards and achievements

2006"07 SM-liiga Lasse Oksanen trophy
2006"07 SM-liiga Pekka Rautakallio trophy
2006"07 SM-liiga Kultainen kypärä

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1997"98	Colgate University	ECAC	35	8	19	27	38	"?	"?	"?	"?	"?
1998"99	Colgate University	ECAC	34	3	23	26	26	"?	"?	"?	"?	"?
1999"00	Colgate University	ECAC	35	10	19	29	26	"?	"?	"?	"?	"?
2000"01	Colgate University	ECAC	34	7	22	29	34	"?	"?	"?	"?	"?
2001"02	Blues	SM-l	46	9	15	24	38	3	0	1	1	0
2002"03	Blues	SM-l	45	11	4	15	49	7	1	0	1	2
2003"04	Ilves	SM-l	56	18	26	44	22	7	1	2	3	2
2004"05	Ilves	SM-l	56	12	23	35	36	7	1	3	4	18
2005"06	HC Fribourg-Gottéron	NLA	44	13	22	35	52	"?	"?	"?	"?	"?
2006"07	HIFK	SM-l	45	13	37	50	46	5	0	1	1	4
2007"08	Florida Panthers	NHL	47	2	15	17	22	"?	"?	"?	"?	"?
2008"09	Florida Panthers	NHL	7	0	1	1	2	"?	"?	"?	"?	"?
2008"09	Rochester Americans	AHL	5	2	4	6	2	"?	"?	"?	"?	"?
2008"09	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL	25	5	10	15	12	"?	"?	"?	"?	"?
2009"10	New Jersey Devils	NHL	12	2	1	3	2	"?	"?	"?	"?	"?
2009"10	Lowell Devils	AHL	64	6	38	44	30	5	0	0	0	2
NHL totals			91	9	27	36	38	"?	"?	"?	"?	"?

Canada }}

International

Year	Team	Comp	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2007	Canada	WC	9	1	6	7	8
Senior int'l totals			9	1	6	7	8

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