Ryan Murphy (ice hockey, born 1979)

{{Short description|American ice hockey player (born 1979)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}

{{BLP sources|date=October 2023}}

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| name = Ryan Murphy

| image = Ryan Murphy b.1979.jpg

| image_size = 230px

| caption = Murphy with the Albany River Rats in 2005

| position = Left wing

| played_for = AHL
Lowell Lock Monsters
Albany River Rats
Lowell Devils
Hamilton Bulldogs
ECHL
Florida Everblades
SM-liiga
Espoo Blues

| shoots = Left

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 1

| weight_lb = 205

| ntl_team =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|3|21}}

| birth_place = Van Nuys, California, U.S.

| draft = 113th overall

| draft_year = 1999

| draft_team = Carolina Hurricanes

| career_start = 2001

| career_end = 2010

}}

Ryan J. Murphy (born March 21, 1979) is an American professional ice hockey forward who played the 2009–10 season in both the AHL and SM-liiga. He was selected by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 4th round (113th overall) of the 1999 NHL Entry Draft.

Amateur career

Murphy skated with the Thornhill Islanders in the Metro Junior A Hockey League before attending Bowling Green State University where he played four years of CCHA collegiate hockey with the Bowling Green Falcons men's ice hockey team (1997–2001).

Murphy played in the 1999 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships with Team USA.

Professional career

Following graduation, Ryan turned professional for the 2001–02 ECHL season, playing up with the Florida Everblades of the East Coast Hockey League. Ryan went on to play nine seasons of professional hockey, suiting up for 372 AHL games and another 124 ECHL games.

On June 30, 2009, Murphy became an unrestricted free agent.{{Cite web|url=http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/teams/NJ/transactions|title = Sportsnet.ca}} On November 25, 2009 it was announced that the Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL) had signed Murphy to a professional tryout contract,{{cite web |url=http://www.hamiltonbulldogs.com/article/bulldogs-sign-ryan-murphy-to-p-t-o |title=Hamilton Bulldogs |website=www.hamiltonbulldogs.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723025438/http://www.hamiltonbulldogs.com/article/bulldogs-sign-ryan-murphy-to-p-t-o |archive-date=2011-07-23}} however he played only five games for the Bulldogs before being released by the club.[https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/teams/transactions/?hubname=nhl-canadiens NHL]

Ryan is the son of former Los Angeles Kings and Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Mike Murphy.

Career statistics

= Regular season and playoffs =

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! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |  

! colspan="5" | Regular season

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |  

! colspan="5" | Playoffs

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! ALIGN="center" | Season

! ALIGN="center" | Team

! ALIGN="center" | League

! ALIGN="center" | GP

! ALIGN="center" | G

! ALIGN="center" | A

! ALIGN="center" | Pts

! ALIGN="center" | PIM

! ALIGN="center" | GP

! ALIGN="center" | G

! ALIGN="center" | A

! ALIGN="center" | Pts

! ALIGN="center" | PIM

ALIGN="center"

| ALIGN="center" | 1997–98

| ALIGN="center" | Bowling Green Falcons

| ALIGN="center" | CCHA

| ALIGN="center" | 36

| ALIGN="center" | 3

| ALIGN="center" | 9

| ALIGN="center" | 12

| ALIGN="center" | 27

| ALIGN="center" | —

| ALIGN="center" | —

| ALIGN="center" | —

| ALIGN="center" | —

| ALIGN="center" | —

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| ALIGN="center" | 1998–99

| ALIGN="center" | Bowling Green Falcons

| ALIGN="center" | CCHA

| ALIGN="center" | 34

| ALIGN="center" | 10

| ALIGN="center" | 23

| ALIGN="center" | 33

| ALIGN="center" | 38

| ALIGN="center" | —

| ALIGN="center" | —

| ALIGN="center" | —

| ALIGN="center" | —

| ALIGN="center" | —

ALIGN="center"

| ALIGN="center" | 1999–00

| ALIGN="center" | Bowling Green Falcons

| ALIGN="center" | CCHA

| ALIGN="center" | 36

| ALIGN="center" | 9

| ALIGN="center" | 10

| ALIGN="center" | 19

| ALIGN="center" | 63

| ALIGN="center" | —

| ALIGN="center" | —

| ALIGN="center" | —

| ALIGN="center" | —

| ALIGN="center" | —

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| ALIGN="center" | 2000–01

| ALIGN="center" | Bowling Green Falcons

| ALIGN="center" | CCHA

| ALIGN="center" | 38

| ALIGN="center" | 23

| ALIGN="center" | 15

| ALIGN="center" | 38

| ALIGN="center" | 22

| ALIGN="center" | —

| ALIGN="center" | —

| ALIGN="center" | —

| ALIGN="center" | —

| ALIGN="center" | —

ALIGN="center"

| ALIGN="center" | 2001–02

| ALIGN="center" | Florida Everblades

| ALIGN="center" | ECHL

| ALIGN="center" |66

| ALIGN="center" | 13

| ALIGN="center" | 18

| ALIGN="center" | 31

| ALIGN="center" | 38

| ALIGN="center" | 6

| ALIGN="center" | 1

| ALIGN="center" | 2

| ALIGN="center" | 3

| ALIGN="center" | 4

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| ALIGN="center" | 2002–03

| ALIGN="center" | Lowell Lock Monsters

| ALIGN="center" | AHL

| ALIGN="center" | 12

| ALIGN="center" | 1

| ALIGN="center" | 2

| ALIGN="center" | 3

| ALIGN="center" | 4

| ALIGN="center" | —

| ALIGN="center" | —

| ALIGN="center" | —

| ALIGN="center" | —

| ALIGN="center" | —

ALIGN="center"

| ALIGN="center" | 2002–03

| ALIGN="center" | Florida Everblades

| ALIGN="center" | ECHL

| ALIGN="center" | 58

| ALIGN="center" | 28

| ALIGN="center" | 17

| ALIGN="center" | 45

| ALIGN="center" | 47

| ALIGN="center" | 1

| ALIGN="center" | 0

| ALIGN="center" | 0

| ALIGN="center" | 0

| ALIGN="center" | 0

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| ALIGN="center" | 2003–04

| ALIGN="center" | Albany River Rats

| ALIGN="center" | AHL

| ALIGN="center" | 71

| ALIGN="center" | 10

| ALIGN="center" | 9

| ALIGN="center" | 19

| ALIGN="center" | 28

| ALIGN="center" | —

| ALIGN="center" | —

| ALIGN="center" | —

| ALIGN="center" | —

| ALIGN="center" | —

ALIGN="center"

| ALIGN="center" | 2004–05

| ALIGN="center" | Albany River Rats

| ALIGN="center" | AHL

| ALIGN="center" | 75

| ALIGN="center" | 13

| ALIGN="center" | 23

| ALIGN="center" | 36

| ALIGN="center" | 44

| ALIGN="center" | —

| ALIGN="center" | —

| ALIGN="center" | —

| ALIGN="center" | —

| ALIGN="center" | —

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| ALIGN="center" | 2005–06

| ALIGN="center" | Albany River Rats

| ALIGN="center" | AHL

| ALIGN="center" | 17

| ALIGN="center" | 4

| ALIGN="center" | 2

| ALIGN="center" | 6

| ALIGN="center" | 12

| ALIGN="center" | —

| ALIGN="center" | —

| ALIGN="center" | —

| ALIGN="center" | —

| ALIGN="center" | —

ALIGN="center"

| ALIGN="center" | 2006–07

| ALIGN="center" | Lowell Devils

| ALIGN="center" | AHL

| ALIGN="center" | 69

| ALIGN="center" | 17

| ALIGN="center" | 21

| ALIGN="center" | 38

| ALIGN="center" | 22

| ALIGN="center" | —

| ALIGN="center" | —

| ALIGN="center" | —

| ALIGN="center" | —

| ALIGN="center" | —

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| ALIGN="center" | 2007–08

| ALIGN="center" | Lowell Devils

| ALIGN="center" | AHL

| ALIGN="center" | 59

| ALIGN="center" | 9

| ALIGN="center" | 21

| ALIGN="center" | 30

| ALIGN="center" | 14

| ALIGN="center" | —

| ALIGN="center" | —

| ALIGN="center" | —

| ALIGN="center" | —

| ALIGN="center" | —

ALIGN="center"

| ALIGN="center" | 2008–09

| ALIGN="center" | Lowell Devils

| ALIGN="center" | AHL

| ALIGN="center" | 64

| ALIGN="center" | 9

| ALIGN="center" | 21

| ALIGN="center" | 30

| ALIGN="center" | 14

| ALIGN="center" | —

| ALIGN="center" | —

| ALIGN="center" | —

| ALIGN="center" | —

| ALIGN="center" | —

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| ALIGN="center" | 2009–10

| ALIGN="center" | Espoo Blues

| ALIGN="center" | SM-liiga

| ALIGN="center" | 3

| ALIGN="center" | 0

| ALIGN="center" | 1

| ALIGN="center" | 1

| ALIGN="center" | 0

| ALIGN="center" | —

| ALIGN="center" | —

| ALIGN="center" | —

| ALIGN="center" | —

| ALIGN="center" | —

ALIGN="center"

| ALIGN="center" | 2009–10

| ALIGN="center" | Hamilton Bulldogs

| ALIGN="center" | AHL

| ALIGN="center" | 5

| ALIGN="center" | 0

| ALIGN="center" | 1

| ALIGN="center" | 1

| ALIGN="center" | 2

| ALIGN="center" | —

| ALIGN="center" | —

| ALIGN="center" | —

| ALIGN="center" | —

| ALIGN="center" | —

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! colspan="3" | NCAA totals

| ALIGN="center" | 144

| ALIGN="center" | 45

| ALIGN="center" | 57

| ALIGN="center" | 102

| ALIGN="center" | 150

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| ALIGN="center" |

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! colspan="3" | ECHL totals

| ALIGN="center" | 124

| ALIGN="center" | 41

| ALIGN="center" | 35

| ALIGN="center" | 76

| ALIGN="center" | 85

| ALIGN="center" | 7

| ALIGN="center" | 1

| ALIGN="center" | 2

| ALIGN="center" | 3

| ALIGN="center" | 4

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! colspan="3" | AHL totals

| ALIGN="center" | 372

| ALIGN="center" | 63

| ALIGN="center" | 91

| ALIGN="center" | 154

| ALIGN="center" | 155

| ALIGN="center" | 0

| ALIGN="center" | 0

| ALIGN="center" | 0

| ALIGN="center" | 0

| ALIGN="center" | 0

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