Cory Murphy

Cory Murphy
Position	Defenceman
Shoots	Right
Height Weight	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg)
AHL Team F. Teams	Lowell Devils NHL Florida Panthers Tampa Bay Lightning New Jersey Devils SM-liiga Blues Ilves HIFK NLA Fribourg-Gottéron
Born	(1978-02-13)February 13, 1978, Kanata, ON, CAN
NHL Draft	Undrafted
Pro Career	2001 – present

Cory Murphy (born February 13, 1978 in Kanata, Ontario) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League (NHL).

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 Espoo, two for Ilves Tampere and in 2006–07 for HIFK Helsinki. 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 2007 Canadian IIHF World Championship team 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 season, Cory played seven games for the Panthers whilst 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.

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						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	FIN		46	9	15	24	38		3	0	1	1	0
2002–03	Blues	FIN		45	11	4	15	49		7	1	0	1	2
2003–04	Ilves Tampere	FIN		56	18	26	44	22		7	1	2	3	2
2004–05	Ilves Tampere	FIN		56	12	23	35	36		7	1	3	4	18
2005–06	Fribourg-Gottéron	NLA		44	13	22	35	52		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	HIFK Helsinki	FIN		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		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				79	7	26	33	36		—	—	—	—	—

International Play

Medal record
Competitor for Canada
Men's ice hockey
World Championships
Gold	2007 Moscow	Ice hockey

Played for Canada in:

• 2007 World Championships (Gold medal)

International statistics

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

External links

• Cory Murphy's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database

Preceded by Tony Salmelainen

Winner of the Lasse Oksanen trophy 2006–07

Succeeded by Ville Leino