Braden Murray (born August 17, 1984) is a Canadian born-American former professional ice hockey forward. He last played for HC Lugano of the Swiss National League A (NLA). He was selected 152nd overall in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft by the Los Angeles Kings.

Brady Murray
Born (1984-08-17) August 17, 1984 (age 40)
Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb)
Position Center
Shot Left
Played for Rapperswil-Jona Lakers
Los Angeles Kings
Kloten Flyers
HC Lugano
NHL draft 152nd overall, 2003
Los Angeles Kings
Playing career 2005–2015

Murray was born in Brandon, Manitoba and raised in Faribault, Minnesota. His father Andy Murray, is the head coach of the Western Michigan Broncos and coached at a number of other teams as well. Brady grew up in Switzerland, Philadelphia, Hershey, Winnipeg, Calgary, Faribault and Los Angeles. His childhood friends include NHLers Alexander Steen, Zach Parise and Patrick Eaves.

Playing career

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He represented the U.S. at the 2004 World Juniors, where he helped the States win gold. He also played hockey at the University of North Dakota, and after two successful years he followed his father who coached in Switzerland and signed with Swiss club, the Rapperswil-Jona Lakers of the Nationalliga A.

In May 2007, he signed an entry-level contract with the Los Angeles Kings. In the 2007–08 season, he made his NHL debut on September 29, 2007 against the Anaheim Ducks in a game played in London, England. On October 12, he scored his first goal against the Boston Bruins. After one season in the Kings organization, Murray opted to return to Switzerland, initially on loan from the Kings, to HC Lugano.

In his seventh season with Lugano in 2014–15, Murray was loaned to fellow NLA club, the Kloten Flyers for the remainder of the season on January 1, 2015.[1]

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2000–01 Shattuck–Saint Mary's 18U HS Prep
2001–02 Shattuck–Saint Mary's 18U HS Prep 60 58 92 150 50
2002–03 Salmon Arm Silverbacks BCHL 59 42 59 101 30
2003–04 University of North Dakota WCHA 37 19 27 46 32
2004–05 University of North Dakota WCHA 25 8 12 20 22
2005–06 Rapperswil–Jona Lakers NLA 36 3 9 12 26 10 3 2 5 10
2006–07 Rapperswil–Jona Lakers NLA 38 12 20 32 38 7 5 6 11 14
2007–08 Los Angeles Kings NHL 4 1 0 1 6
2007–08 Manchester Monarchs AHL 58 14 13 27 50 4 1 0 1 2
2008–09 HC Lugano NLA 36 26 15 41 26 7 1 2 3 0
2009–10 HC Lugano NLA 47 6 13 19 12 4 1 0 1 2
2010–11 HC Lugano NLA 25 5 5 10 10
2011–12 HC Lugano NLA 23 6 9 15 12 6 3 2 5 6
2013–14 HC Lugano NLA 27 3 5 8 4 5 0 0 0 0
2014–15 HC Lugano NLA 20 3 3 6 4
2014–15 Kloten Flyers NLA 8 1 0 1 10
NLA totals 260 65 79 144 132 39 12 8 20 24
NHL totals 4 1 0 1 6
Medal record
Representing   United States
Ice hockey
World U-17 Hockey Challenge
  2001 Nova Scotia
World Junior Championships
  2004 Finland

International

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Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2004 United States WJC   6 2 0 2 0
Junior totals 6 2 0 2 0

Awards and honors

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Award Year
College
All-WCHA Rookie Team 2003–04
All-WCHA Third Team 2003–04

References

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  1. ^ "Brady Murray loaned until the end of the season" (in German). Kloten Flyers. 2015-01-01. Archived from the original on 2015-01-11. Retrieved 2015-01-01.
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Awards and achievements
Preceded by WCHA Rookie of the Year
2003–04
Succeeded by