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Canada Cory Murphy
#21 Karlskrona HK / SHL - 17/18
1-time World Championship Gold Medal 1
1-time Liiga Golden Helmet 1
1-time CCHL Champion 1
2-time Liiga All-Star Team 2
1-time Liiga Best Defenseman (Pekka Rautakallio Award) 1
1-time Liiga Best Player of Regular Season (Lasse Oksanen Award) 1
1-time SHL Champion 1
1-time SHL Defenseman of the Year 1
Date of Birth
Feb 13, 1978
Position
D
Age
46
Height
5'9" / 175 cm
Place of Birth
Kanata, ON, CAN
Weight
161 lbs / 73 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
R
Youth Team
Ottawa Valley MHA
Status
Retired

Murphy is a skilled defenseman with excellent offensive instincts and vision. He's a terrific powerplay quarterback and handles the puck with aplomb. Also has good skating ability and mobility.
However, he is diminutive and can have some issues in physical battles.
- Erik K. Piri, EP (2011)

Son: Grady Murphy

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Cory Murphy Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1993-94 Ottawa Valley Titans U15 AAA HEO U15 AA -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1994-95 Kanata Valley Lasers CJHL 51* 6* 20* 26* 62* -* |
1995-96 Kanata Valley Lasers CJHL 53* 20* 36* 56* 70* -* |
1996-97 Kanata Valley Lasers CJHL 53* 22* 37* 59* 52* -* |
1997-98 Colgate Univ. NCAA 35* 8* 19* 27* 38* -* |
1998-99 Colgate Univ. NCAA 34* 3* 23* 26* 26* -* |
1999-00 Colgate Univ. NCAA 35* 10* 19* 29* 26* -* |
2000-01 Colgate Univ. “C” NCAA 34* 7* 22* 29* 34* -* |
2001-02 Blues SM-liiga 46* 9* 15* 24* 38* -8* | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 0 0
2002-03 Blues SM-liiga 45* 11* 4* 15* 49* 0* | Playoffs 7 1 0 1 2 0
2003-04 Ilves SM-liiga 56* 18* 26* 44* 22* -3* | Playoffs 7 1 2 3 2 1
2004-05 Ilves “A” SM-liiga 56* 12* 23* 35* 36* 15* | Playoffs 7 1 3 4 18 -1
2005-06 HC Fribourg-Gottéron NLA 44* 13* 22* 35* 52* -* | Relegation 8 2 5 7 6 -
2006-07 HIFK SM-liiga 45* 13* 37* 50* 46* 17* | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 4 -5
Canada WC 9* 1* 6* 7* 8* 3* |
2007-08 Florida Panthers NHL 47* 2* 15* 17* 22* 0* |
2008-09 Florida Panthers NHL 7* 0* 1* 1* 2* -1* |
Rochester Americans AHL 5* 2* 4* 6* 2* 2* |
Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 25* 5* 10* 15* 12* -3* |
2009-10 New Jersey Devils NHL 12* 2* 1* 3* 2* -2* |
Lowell Devils AHL 64* 6* 38* 44* 30* -2* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 2 -4
2010-11 ZSC Lions NLA 49* 10* 25* 35* 30* -6* | Playoffs 5 0 3 3 0 -3
2011-12 ZSC Lions NLA 24* 3* 7* 10* 4* 1* |
2012-13 Dynamo Minsk KHL 52* 5* 26* 31* 36* -6* |
2013-14 Växjö Lakers HC SHL 53* 13* 21* 34* 24* 7* | Playoffs 12 1 3 4 8 6
2014-15 Växjö Lakers HC SHL 55* 9* 30* 39* 18* 21* | Playoffs 18 0 9 9 4 16
2015-16 Växjö Lakers HC SHL 52* 3* 22* 25* 45* -4* | Playoffs 12 0 1 1 4 -1
2016-17 Växjö Lakers HC SHL 48* 3* 16* 19* 28* 9* | Playoffs 6 0 2 2 2 3
2017-18 Karlskrona HK SHL 51* 1* 14* 15* 32* -34* | Relegation 7 0 2 2 4 -2

Cory Murphy Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2005-06 Team Canada Spengler Cup 5* 1* 2* 3* 2* -* |
Team Canada Deutschland Cup 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
Team Canada Loto Cup 3* 1* 1* 2* 0* -* |
2010-11 ZSC Lions ET 8* 1* 2* 3* 10* -* |
Team Canada Spengler Cup 5* 0* 3* 3* 4* -* |
2011-12 Team Canada Spengler Cup 3* 0* 1* 1* 2* -* |
2012-13 Dynamo Minsk Nadezhda Cup 6* 1* 3* 4* 0* -1* |
2014-15 Växjö Lakers HC Champions HL 5* 0* 0* 0* 4* -1* |
2015-16 Växjö Lakers HC Champions HL 3* 1* 1* 2* 4* -1* |
2016-17 Växjö Lakers HC Champions HL 12* 0* 7* 7* 6* -1* |

Cory Murphy Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 2 69* 8* 42* 50* 0.72* 32* 0* | 1 5 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 2 * -4 *
CJHL (CCHL) 3 157* 48* 93* 141* 0.90* 184* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Champions HL 3 20* 1* 8* 9* 0.45* 14* -3* | 0 * * * * * *
Deutschland Cup 1 1* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
ET 1 8* 1* 2* 3* 0.38* 10* -* | 0 * * * * * *
HEO U15 AA 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
KHL 1 52* 5* 26* 31* 0.60* 36* -6* | 0 * * * * * *
SM-liiga (Liiga) 5 248* 63* 105* 168* 0.68* 191* 21* | 5 29 3 * 7 * 10 * 0.34 * 26 * -5 *
Loto Cup 1 3* 1* 1* 2* 0.67* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Nadezhda Cup 1 6* 1* 3* 4* 0.67* 0* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
NCAA 4 138* 28* 83* 111* 0.80* 124* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 3 91* 9* 27* 36* 0.40* 38* -6* | 0 * * * * * *
NLA (NL) 3 117* 26* 54* 80* 0.68* 86* -5* | 2 13 2 * 8 * 10 * 0.77 * 6 * -3 *
SHL 5 259* 29* 103* 132* 0.51* 147* -1* | 5 55 1 * 17 * 18 * 0.33 * 22 * 22 *
Spengler Cup 3 13* 1* 6* 7* 0.54* 8* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 1 9* 1* 6* 7* 0.78* 8* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Cory Murphy Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
05/21/2018
05/21/2018 Confirmed Karlskrona HK Retired
04/06/2017
04/06/2017 Confirmed Växjö Lakers HC Karlskrona HK
01/21/2015
01/21/2015 Extension Växjö Lakers HC Växjö Lakers HC
05/21/2013
05/21/2013 Confirmed Dynamo Minsk Växjö Lakers HC
07/20/2012
07/20/2012 Confirmed ZSC Lions Dynamo Minsk
06/04/2010
06/04/2010 Confirmed New Jersey Devils ZSC Lions
07/17/2009
07/17/2009 Confirmed Tampa Bay Lightning New Jersey Devils
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1995, 22 #308 overall by Ottawa 67's in the OHL Priority Selection

Cult/Star player for Colgate Univ.

Cult/Star player for HC Fribourg-Gottéron

Cult/Star player for HIFK

Cult/Star player for Ilves

Cult/Star player for Lowell Devils

Cult/Star player for Växjö Lakers HC

Cult/Star player for ZSC Lions