Terry Murray

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| image =

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| position = Defence

| played_for = California Golden Seals
Philadelphia Flyers
Detroit Red Wings
Washington Capitals

| coached_for = Washington Capitals
Philadelphia Flyers
Florida Panthers
Los Angeles Kings
Buffalo Sabres (assistant)

| shoots = Right

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 2

| weight_lb = 190

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1950|7|20|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Shawville, Quebec, Canada

| draft = 88th overall

| draft_year = 1970

| draft_team = California Golden Seals

| career_start = 1970

| career_end = 1982

| career_start_coach = 1983

| career_end_coach = 2019

}}

Terry Rodney Murray (born July 20, 1950) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and the former head coach of the Washington Capitals, Philadelphia Flyers, Florida Panthers and Los Angeles Kings.

Playing career

Murray was born in Shawville, Quebec. A defenceman in his playing days, Murray was drafted by the California Golden Seals in the 1970 NHL Entry Draft. He played for the Philadelphia Flyers, Detroit Red Wings, and Washington Capitals.

Coaching career

Following his final season as an active player in 1981–82, he became an assistant coach for his brother Bryan Murray, then the Capitals' head coach, establishing the NHL's first brother coaching combination.

Murray later served as head coach of their AHL affiliate, the Baltimore Skipjacks. He was promoted to the Capitals head coach position in the middle of the 1989–90 NHL season, replacing his brother Bryan.{{cite news |work=Washington Post |via=washingtonpost.com |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1990/01/16/capitals-fire-murray-give-the-job-to-his-brother/6596b65e-6e31-4c53-b60f-e5b58b08fabd/ |title=CAPITALS FIRE MURRAY, GIVE THE JOB TO HIS BROTHER |first=Dave |last=Sell |date=January 15, 1990 |accessdate=February 11, 2024}} Under T. Murray's guidance, the Capitals advanced further into the NHL playoffs than ever before, winning two rounds before being swept by Boston in the conference finals. Murray coached the Capitals until the middle of the 1993–94 NHL season when he was replaced by Jim Schoenfeld.{{Cite news |last=Sell |first=Dave |date=January 28, 1994 |title=CAPITALS FIRE MURRAY, NAME SCHOENFELD AS COACH |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1994/01/28/capitals-fire-murray-name-schoenfeld-as-coach/b58a5f26-f89d-4836-b3bd-c064c3ec4a5a/ |access-date=2024-03-16 |work=Washington Post |language=en-US |issn=0190-8286}}

After a brief coaching stint as head coach of the Cincinnati Cyclones in the IHL, Murray became head coach of the Philadelphia Flyers, where he put together the "Legion of Doom" line consisting of Eric Lindros, John LeClair, and Mikael Renberg.{{cite web |url=http://flyers.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=351592&page=NewsPage&service=page |title=Philadelphia Flyers - Features: Great Moments: The Legion of Doom Wreaks Havoc on NHL - 01/29/2008 |website=flyers.nhl.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080130124156/http://flyers.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=351592&page=NewsPage&service=page |archive-date=2008-01-30}} In three seasons as head coach of the Flyers (1994–95 through 1996–97), Murray compiled a 118–64–30 record and coached the team to two Atlantic Division Championships (1994–95 and 1995–96) and to the 1997 Stanley Cup Finals as the Eastern Conference Champion. After beating three teams easily with 4-1 series wins, the Flyers were swept by the Detroit Red Wings in four games. Despite this accomplishment, Murray was fired after the end of the 1997 playoffs. One website had described Terry's shuffling of goaltenders Ron Hextall and Garth Snow to be unprofessional, while others felt it was a possible panic move, and even Snow was caught by surprise at the move after the Game 1 loss to have him in for Hextall.{{Cite web |title=Stanley Cup Finals '97 |url=http://www.hockeynut.com/9798/playoffs.html |website=hockeynut.com |access-date=2009-07-13}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1997/06/03/flyers-juggling-act-raises-eyebrows/|title=Flyers' juggling act raises eyebrows|website=Tampa Bay Times|accessdate=3 March 2024}}

When the Flyers lost 6-1 in Game 3, he described the result as a choking situation during a closed-door meeting with his players, which angered them since it "exposed and pulverized" the "fragility of the team's confidence".{{Cite news |title=Biggest Stanley Cup playoff chokes |url=https://www.espn.com/page2/s/list/chokes/hockey.html |work=ESPN |access-date=2009-07-13}} Murray served as a pro scout for the Flyers during the 1997–98 season, which saw Wayne Cashman named as coach, who was meant to be a more communicative coach.{{cite web | url=https://www.southcoasttoday.com/story/sports/1997/07/08/cashman-flyers-close-deal/50611609007/ | title=Cashman, Flyers close deal }}

During the 1998–99 season, Murray assumed the Panthers' head coaching position from his brother, Bryan, the interim Panthers' coach, after Doug MacLean was fired. In 1999–2000, Murray led the Panthers to a franchise record 98-point season, team-record 43 victories, and into the first round of the playoffs. He was replaced by Duane Sutter at the Panthers' helm in the fall of 2000.

Murray served as a pro scout for the Philadelphia Flyers over parts of three seasons (2000–01 to 2002–03) and joined the coaching staff as an assistant coach from 2003 to 2008.{{cite web |title=Flyers name Terry Murray as Pro Scout |url=http://www.philadelphiaflyers.com/pressbox/archive/20010201_murray.asp_01.asp |website=Philadelphia Flyers |access-date=May 17, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010210095816/http://www.philadelphiaflyers.com/pressbox/archive/20010201_murray.asp_01.asp |archive-date=February 10, 2001 |date=February 1, 2001}}{{cite web |title=Flyers Name Terry Murray An Assistant Coach |url=http://www.philadelphiaflyers.com:80/pressbox/archive/860.asp |website=Philadelphia Flyers |access-date=June 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030227150726/http://www.philadelphiaflyers.com:80/pressbox/archive/860.asp |archive-date=February 27, 2003 |date=January 27, 2003}}

He served as coach of the Los Angeles Kings from July 17, 2008, until December 12, 2011.{{Cite web | url=http://kings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=606083 |title = Terry Murray Relieved of his Duties}} At the time of his dismissal, he ranked third in franchise wins (139), fourth in games coached (275), and first in winning percentage (.560). Assistant coach John Stevens was named interim head coach. When the Kings won the 2012 Stanley Cup Finals under then-head coach Darryl Sutter, they requested the NHL to have Murray's name included on the cup but were denied by the NHL.

Murray then served as head coach of the Lehigh Valley Phantoms of the American Hockey League. At the time, Murray was the only coach in the AHL who had coached in the league in the 1980s.{{cite news|last=Ballou|first=Bill|url=http://www.telegram.com/article/20131231/NEWS/301019949/1009/rss01&source=rss|title=Worcester Sharks lose Freddie Hamilton to San Jose|newspaper=Telegram & Gazette|date=December 31, 2013|accessdate=January 1, 2014}}

He was later named as an assistant coach for the Buffalo Sabres on June 18, 2015. He returned to the Phantoms as an assistant coach in December 2018.

Personal life

Terry and his wife, Linda, reside in Scarborough, Maine. They have two daughters, Meaghan and Lindsey.

Murray, one of ten children of Clarence and Rhoda Murray, was born and raised in the Ottawa Valley town of Shawville, Quebec, near Ottawa.

Career statistics

=Regular season and playoffs=

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bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"\| ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"\| ! colspan="5"\|Regular season ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"\| ! colspan="5"\|Playoffs
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season ! Team ! League ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM
1965–66 \| Pembroke Lumber Kings \| CJHL \| —	—	—	—	— \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1967–68 \| Ottawa 67's \| OHA \| 52	0	4	4	59 \| —	—	—	—	—
1968–69 \| Ottawa 67's \| OHA \| 50	1	16	17	39 \| 7	0	1	1	4
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1969–70 \| Ottawa 67's \| OHA \| 50	4	24	28	43 \| 5	0	0	0	2
1970–71 \| Providence Reds \| AHL \| 57	1	22	23	47 \| 10	0	1	1	5
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1971–72 \| Baltimore Clippers \| AHL \| 30	0	5	5	13 \| —	—	—	—	—
1971–72 \| Boston Braves \| AHL \| 9	0	0	0	0 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1971–72 \| Oklahoma City Blazers \| CHL \| 17	1	1	2	19 \| 6	0	0	0	2
1972–73 \| California Golden Seals \| NHL \| 23	0	3	3	4 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1972–73 \| Salt Lake Golden Eagles \| WHL \| 39	3	8	11	30 \| 9	0	6	6	14
1973–74 \| California Golden Seals \| NHL \| 58	0	12	12	48 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1974–75 \| California Golden Seals \| NHL \| 9	0	2	2	8 \| —	—	—	—	—
1974–75 \| Salt Lake Golden Eagles \| CHL \| 62	5	30	35	122 \| 11	2	2	4	30
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1975–76 \| Philadelphia Flyers \| NHL \| 3	0	0	0	2 \| 6	0	1	1	0
1975–76 \| Richmond Robins \| AHL \| 67	8	48	56	95 \| 6	1	4	5	2
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1976–77 \| Philadelphia Flyers \| NHL \| 36	0	13	13	14 \| —	—	—	—	—
1976–77 \| Detroit Red Wings \| NHL \| 23	0	7	7	10 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1977–78 \| Philadelphia Firebirds \| AHL \| 7	2	1	3	13 \| —	—	—	—	—
1977–78 \| Maine Mariners \| AHL \| 68	9	40	49	53 \| 12	1	7	8	28
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1978–79 \| Philadelphia Flyers \| NHL \| 5	0	0	0	0 \| —	—	—	—	—
1978–79 \| Maine Mariners \| AHL \| 55	14	23	37	14 \| 10	1	5	6	6
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1979–80 \| Maine Mariners \| AHL \| 68	3	19	22	26 \| 12	2	2	4	10
1980–81 \| Philadelphia Flyers \| NHL \| 71	1	17	18	53 \| 12	2	1	3	10
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1980–81 \| Maine Mariners \| AHL \| 2	0	1	1	0 \| —	—	—	—	—
1981–82 \| Washington Capitals \| NHL \| 74	3	22	25	60 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" \| AHL totals ! 363 !! 37 !! 159 !! 196 !! 261 ! 50 !! 5 !! 19 !! 24 !! 51
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" \| NHL totals ! 302 !! 4 !! 76 !! 80 !! 199 ! 18 !! 2 !! 2 !! 4 !! 10

NHL coaching record

rowspan="2"\|Team	rowspan="2"\|Year	colspan="7"\|Regular season	colspan="4"\|Post season
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G	W	L	T	OTL	Pts	Finish	W	L	Pct.	Result
style="background:#fdd;" !WSH	1989–90 \|34	18	14	2	–	(78)	3rd in Patrick	\|8	7	{{Winning percentage\|8\|7}}	Lost in Conference finals (BOS)
style="background:#fdd;" !WSH	1990–91 \|80	37	36	7	–	81	3rd in Patrick	\|5	6	{{Winning percentage\|5\|6}}	Lost in Division finals (PIT)
style="background:#fdd;" !WSH	1991–92 \|80	45	27	8	–	98	2nd in Patrick	\|3	4	{{Winning percentage\|3\|4}}	Lost in Division semifinals (PIT)
style="background:#fdd;" !WSH	1992–93 \|84	43	34	7	–	93	2nd in Patrick	\|2	4	{{Winning percentage\|2\|4}}	Lost in Division semifinals (NYI)
WSH\|\|1993–94 \|47\|\|20\|\|23\|\|4\|\|–\|\|(88)\|\|Fired\|\|–\|\|–\|\|–\|\|–
colspan="2"\|WSH Total \|\|325\|\|163\|\|134\|\|28\|\|–\|\| \|\| \|\|18\|\|21\|\|{{Winning percentage\|18\|21}} \|\| 4 playoff appearances
style="background:#fdd;" !PHI	1994–95 \|48	28	16	4	–	60	1st in Atlantic	\|10	5	{{Winning percentage\|10\|5}}	Lost in Conference finals (NJD)
style="background:#fdd;" !PHI	1995–96 \|82	45	24	13	–	103	1st in Atlantic	\|6	6	{{Winning percentage\|6\|6}}	Lost in Conference semifinals (FLA)
style="background:#fdd;" !PHI	1996–97 \|82	45	24	13	–	103	2nd in Atlantic	\|12	7	{{Winning percentage\|12\|7}}	Lost in Stanley Cup Finals (DET)
colspan="2"\|PHI Total \|\|212\|\|118\|\|64\|\|20\|\|–\|\| \|\| \|\|28\|\|18\|\|{{Winning percentage\|28\|18}}\|\| 3 playoff appearances
FLA\|\|1998–99 \|82\|\|30\|\|34\|\|18\|\|–\|\|78\|\|2nd in Southeast\|\|–\|\|–\|\|–\|\| Missed playoffs
style="background:#fdd;" !FLA	1999–00 \|82	43	27	6	6	98	2nd in Southeast	\|0	4	{{Winning percentage\|0\|4}}	Lost in Conference quarterfinals (NJD)
FLA\|\|2000–01 \|36\|\|6\|\|18\|\|7\|\|5\|\|(66)\|\|Fired\|\|–\|\|–\|\|–\|\|–
colspan="2"\|FLA Total \|\|200\|\|79\|\|79\|\|31\|\|11\|\| \|\| \|\|0\|\|4\|\|{{Winning percentage\|0\|4}}\|\| 1 playoff appearance
LAK\|\|2008–09 \|82\|\|34\|\|37\|\|–\|\|11\|\|79\|\|5th in Pacific\|\|–\|\|–\|\|–\|\| Missed playoffs
style="background:#fdd;" !LAK	2009–10 \|82	46	27	–	9	101	3rd in Pacific	\|2	4	{{Winning percentage\|2\|4}}	Lost in Conference quarterfinals (VAN)
style="background:#fdd;" !LAK	2010–11 \|82	46	30	–	6	98	4th in Pacific	\|2	4	{{Winning percentage\|2\|4}}	Lost in Conference quarterfinals (SJS)
LAK\|\|2011–12 \|29\|\|13\|\|12\|\|–\|\|4\|\|(95)\|\|Fired\|\|–\|\|–\|\|–\|\|–
colspan="2"\|LAK Total \|\|275\|\|139\|\|106\|\|–\|\|30\|\| \|\| \|\|4\|\|8\|\|{{Winning percentage\|4\|8}}\|\| 2 playoff appearances
colspan="2"\|Total \|\|1012\|\|499\|\|383\|\|89\|\|41\|\| \|\| \|\|50\|\|51\|\|{{Winning percentage\|50\|51}}\|\| 10 playoff appearances