Abbey Murphy
{{Short description|American ice hockey forward (born 2002)}}
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{{Infobox ice hockey player
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| birth_place = Evergreen Park, Illinois, United States
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| height_cm = 165
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| position = Forward
| shoots = Right
| league = NCAA
| team = University of Minnesota
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| ntl_team = USA
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Abigail Murphy (born April 14, 2002) is an American college ice hockey forward and captain of the University of Minnesota of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). As a member of the United States women's national ice hockey team, she has competed in three World Championships as well as the 2022 Winter Olympics, earning at least a silver medal in each.
Playing career
Murphy began playing hockey at the age of seven, being taught how to skate by her neighbor, Tom Pratl, after watching him play the sport in his backyard.{{Cite interview|url=https://gophersports.com/news/2020/7/31/womens-hockey-meet-the-newcomers-abbey-murphy.aspx|title=Meet the Newcomers: Abbey Murphy|website=University of Minnesota Athletics|last=Murphy|first=Abbey|interviewer=Gopher Sports|date=July 31, 2020|access-date=January 7, 2021|archive-date=January 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109092302/https://gophersports.com/news/2020/7/31/womens-hockey-meet-the-newcomers-abbey-murphy.aspx|url-status=live}} She first joined the St. Jude Knights Hockey Club, one of just a handful of girls on the team, before joining the Chicago Mission at the age of 10. With the Mission, she won a state championship at the U16 level.{{Cite web|url=https://ahaienews.com/2019/01/25/abbey-murphy-following-the-path-of-fellow-chicagoan-kendall-coyne-schofield/|title=Abbey Murphy Following the Path of Fellow Chicagoan Kendall Coyne Schofield|date=January 25, 2019|publisher=Amateur Hockey Association of Illinois|access-date=January 7, 2021|archive-date=January 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109101233/https://ahaienews.com/2019/01/25/abbey-murphy-following-the-path-of-fellow-chicagoan-kendall-coyne-schofield/|url-status=live}}
She began attending the University of Minnesota in 2020, playing for the university's women's ice hockey program.{{Cite web|url=https://gophersports.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey/roster/abbey-murphy/18584|title=Abbey Murphy - Women's Hockey|website=University of Minnesota Athletics|access-date=January 7, 2021|archive-date=January 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210110183702/https://gophersports.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey/roster/abbey-murphy/18584|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.brainerddispatch.com/sports/hockey/6797008-Gophers%E2%80%99-freshman-class-moves-in-and-steps-up|title=Gophers' freshman class moves in and steps up|first1=Betsy|last1=Helf|publisher=St Paul Pioneer Press|date=December 10, 2020|website=Brainerd Dispatch|access-date=January 7, 2021|archive-date=January 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109152521/https://www.brainerddispatch.com/sports/hockey/6797008-Gophers%E2%80%99-freshman-class-moves-in-and-steps-up|url-status=live}}
In the 2023–24 season, Murphy recorded 62 points in 39 games, the third best total in the NCAA, and tied for first in goal scoring with 33.{{cite web |last1=Kennedy |first1=Ian |title=Friend Or Foe, Abbey Murphy Brings Excitement To The Game |url=https://thehockeynews.com/womens/college/friend-or-foe-abbey-murphy-brings-excitement-to-the-game |website=The Hockey News |access-date=October 9, 2024 |date=October 7, 2024}}
International play
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{{MedalSport|Ice hockey}}
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{{MedalSilver|2022 Beijing|Team}}
{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}
{{MedalGold|2023 Canada|}}
{{MedalGold|2025 Czechia|}}
{{MedalSilver|2021 Canada|}}
{{MedalSilver|2024 United States|}}
{{MedalCompetition|World U18 Championships}}
{{MedalGold|2018 Russia|}}
{{MedalGold|2020 Slovakia|}}
{{MedalSilver|2019 Japan|}}
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Murphy represented the United States at the 2018, 2019, and 2020 IIHF World Women's U18 Championships, scoring a total of 13 points in 15 games and winning gold twice and silver once.{{Cite web|url=https://abc7chicago.com/2964351/|title=Mother McAuley sophomore returns home a world champion hockey player|date=January 18, 2018|website=ABC7 Chicago|access-date=January 7, 2021|archive-date=January 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109191655/https://abc7chicago.com/2964351/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/sports/ct-sta-womens-hockey-mother-mcauley-abbey-murphy-st-0119-20180118-story.html|title=Abbey Murphy brings home Team USA gold medal in hockey to Mother McAuley|first=Tony|last=Baranek|website=Chicago Tribune|date=January 18, 2018|access-date=January 7, 2021|archive-date=January 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210110120957/https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/sports/ct-sta-womens-hockey-mother-mcauley-abbey-murphy-st-0119-20180118-story.html|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.usahockeymagazine.com/article/2018-10/rink-rat-abbey-murphy|title=Rink Rat: Abbey Murphy|website=USA Hockey Magazine|access-date=January 7, 2021|archive-date=January 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109181730/https://www.usahockeymagazine.com/article/2018-10/rink-rat-abbey-murphy|url-status=live}} At the 2020 event, she became the second player in history to score a goal in three consecutive World U18 Championship gold medal games, after Kendall Coyne Schofield.{{Cite web|url=https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2020/ww18/news/17298/10-fascinating-facts-about-2020-ww18|title=10 fascinating facts about 2020 WW18|publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation|date=January 3, 2020|access-date=January 7, 2021|archive-date=January 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210110000234/https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2020/ww18/news/17298/10-fascinating-facts-about-2020-ww18|url-status=live}}
On January 2, 2022, Murphy was named to Team USA's roster to represent the United States at the 2022 Winter Olympics.{{cite web |url=https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2022/olympic-w/news/31457/u_s_women_with_13_returnees |title=U.S. women with 13 returnees |date=January 2, 2022 |access-date=January 2, 2022 |publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation |archive-date=January 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220117044818/https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2022/olympic-w/news/31457/u_s_women_with_13_returnees |url-status=live }}
Personal life
Murphy attended secondary school at the Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School. Murphy has two older brothers, Dominic and Patrick, and her parents are Edward and Lynne.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170908/mt-greenwood/mother-mcauley-high-school-hockey-abbey-murphy-2022-olympics-team-usa-beijing-minnesota|title=Mother McAuley's Abbey Murphy Shooting For 2022 Winter Olympics|website=DNAinfo Chicago|access-date=January 7, 2021|archive-date=October 24, 2020|date=September 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024213007/https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170908/mt-greenwood/mother-mcauley-high-school-hockey-abbey-murphy-2022-olympics-team-usa-beijing-minnesota/|url-status=dead}}
Career statistics
=Regular season and playoffs=
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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Regular season ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Playoffs | ||||||||
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! Season ! Team ! League ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM | ||||||||
| 2020–21
| WCHA | 20 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 26
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| 2022–23 | University of Minnesota | WCHA | 38 | 29 | 21 | 50 | 59
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| 2023–24
| University of Minnesota | WCHA | 39 | 33 | 29 | 62 | 118
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| 2024–25 | University of Minnesota | WCHA | 42 | 33 | 32 | 65 | 87
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! colspan="3"|NCAA totals ! 139 !! 103 !! 62 !! 195 !! 290 ! — | — | — | — | — |
=International=
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! Year ! Team ! Event ! Result ! rowspan="102" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM | ||||
| 2018
| U18 | {{gold1}} | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
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| 2019 | United States | U18 | {{silver2}} | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 2020
| United States | U18 | {{gold1}} | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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| 2021 | WC | {{silver2}} | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2022
| United States | OG | {{silver2}} | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
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| 2023 | United States | WC | {{gold1}} | 7 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 31 |
| 2024
| United States | WC | {{silver2}} | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 |
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| 2025 | United States | WC | {{gold1}} | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
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! colspan="4"|Junior totals ! 15 !! 10 !! 3 !! 13 !! 12 | ||||
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! colspan="4"|Senior totals ! 34 !! 13 !! 12 !! 25 !! 54 |
Awards and honors
- 2020–21 WCHA All-Rookie team{{cite web |url=https://wcha.com/documents/2023/6/5/2023_Record_Book.pdf |title=2023 Record Book |page=15 |author= |website=WCHA.com |publisher=Western Collegiate Hockey Association |access-date=November 3, 2023}}
- WCHA All-Tournament Team (2023 WCHA women's ice hockey tournament){{Cite web |last=York |first=Andy |date=March 4, 2023 |title=Minnesota Women’s Hockey: Gophers Defeat Ohio State 3-1 to Win WCHA Tournament Championship |url=https://www.thedailygopher.com/2023/3/4/23625346/minnesota-womens-hockey-gophers-defeat-ohio-state-3-1-to-win-wcha-tournament-championship-buckeyes |access-date=May 11, 2023 |website=The Daily Gopher |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Randy Johnson Star Tribune |title=Gophers beat top-ranked Ohio State 3-1 to win WCHA Final Faceoff |url=https://www.startribune.com/gophers-womens-hockey-wcha-final-faceoff-champions-ohio-state-ridder-arena/600256274/ |access-date=May 11, 2023 |website=Star Tribune}}
- 2022–23 All-WCHA 3rd team{{cite web |url=https://wcha.com/documents/2024/9/14/2024_Record_Book_1_.pdf |title=2024 Record Book |page=14 |author= |website=WCHA.com |publisher=Western Collegiate Hockey Association |access-date=November 24, 2024}}
- WCHA Forward of the Week (Week of October 19, 2023){{cite web |url=https://wcha.com/documents/2023/10/19//WCHA_Notes_Oct_19.pdf?id=42 |title=WCHA Notes – Week 5 |author=General |date=October 19, 2023 |website=wcha.com |publisher=Western Collegiate Hockey Association | access-date=October 20, 2023 |language=en}}
- WCHA Forward of the Week (Week of November 27, 2023){{cite web |url=https://wcha.com/news/2023/11/27/hockey-sterling-trophy-wcha-players-of-the-week-announced-for-nov-20-26.aspx |title=Sterling Trophy WCHA Players of the Week announced for Nov. 20-26 |date=November 27, 2023 |website=WCHA.com |publisher=Western Collegiate Hockey Association |access-date=February 4, 2024}}
- WCHA Forward of the Month (November 2023){{cite web |url=https://wcha.com/news/2023/11/30/hockey-sterling-trophy-wcha-players-of-the-month-for-november-2023-announced.aspx |title=Sterling Trophy WCHA Players of the Month for November 2023 announced |author= |date=November 30, 2023 |website=WCHA.com |publisher=Western Collegiate Hockey Association |access-date=February 4, 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://gophersports.com/news/2023/11/30/womens-hockey-murphy-named-wcha-forward-of-the-month-for-november |title=Murphy Named WCHA Forward of the Month |author= |date=November 30, 2023 |website=GopherSports.com |publisher=University of Minnesota |access-date=February 4, 2024}}
- WCHA Forward of the Week (Week of December 4, 2023){{cite web |url=https://wcha.com/news/2023/12/4/hockey-sterling-trophy-wcha-players-of-the-week-announced-for-nov-30-dec-3.aspx |title=Sterling Trophy WCHA Players of the Week announced for Nov. 30-Dec. 3 |author= |date=December 4, 2023 |website=WCHA.com |publisher=Western Collegiate Hockey Association |access-date=February 4, 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://gophersports.com/news/2023/12/4/womens-hockey-two-gophers-earn-wcha-player-of-the-week-honors |title=Two Gophers Earn WCHA Player of the Week Honors |author= |date=December 4, 2024 |website=GopherSports.com |publisher=University of Minnesota |access-date=February 4, 2024}}
- WCHA Forward of the Month (December 2023){{cite web |url=https://wcha.com/news/2024/1/2/hockey-wcha-announces-december-2023-sterling-trophy-players-of-the-month.aspx |title=WCHA announces December 2023 Sterling Trophy Players of the Month |author= |date=January 2, 2023 |website=WCHA.com |publisher=Western Collegiate Hockey Association |access-date=February 4, 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://gophersports.com/news/2024/1/2/womens-hockey-murphy-lindsay-named-wcha-players-of-the-month |title=Murphy, Lindsay Named WCHA Players of the Month |author= |date=January 2, 2024 |website=GopherSports.com |publisher=University of Minnesota |access-date=February 4, 2024}}
- 2023–24 All-WCHA second team
- 2023–24 Patty Kazmaier Top Ten Finalist{{cite web|url=https://www.pattykaz.com/recipients |title=Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award Recipients |website=PattyKaz.com |publisher=USA Hockey |access-date=November 3, 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://gophersports.com/sports/2018/5/21/sports-w-hockey-spec-rel-w-hockey-kazmaier-html |title=Patty Kazmaier Award |author= |website=GopherSports.com |publisher=University of Minnesota-Twin Cities |access-date=November 16, 2022}}
- WCHA Forward of the Week (Week of November 18, 2024){{cite web |url=https://gophersports.com/news/2024/11/18/womens-hockey-murphy-clark-earn-wcha-weekly-honors |title=Murphy, Clark Earn WCHA Weekly Honors |author=Women's Hockey |date=November 18, 2024 |website=GopherSports.com |publisher=University of Minnesota Athletics |access-date=November 18, 2024}}
References
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External links
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Category:American women's ice hockey forwards
Category:Ice hockey players from Illinois
Category:Ice hockey players at the 2022 Winter Olympics
Category:Medalists at the 2022 Winter Olympics
Category:Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey players
Category:Olympic ice hockey players for the United States
Category:Olympic silver medalists for the United States in ice hockey
Category:Sportspeople from Evergreen Park, Illinois