Abbey Murphy Explained

Abbey Murphy
Birth Date:April 14, 2002
Birth Place:Evergreen Park, Illinois, United States
Height Cm:165
Position:Forward
Shoots:Right
League:NCAA
Team:Minnesota Golden Gophers
Sex:f
Ntl Team:USA
Career Start:2020

Abbey Murphy (born April 14, 2002) is an American college ice hockey forward for Minnesota in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and a member of the United States women's national ice hockey team. Along with Kendall Coyne Schofield, she is one of two players in history to have scored in three consecutive IIHF World Women's U18 Championship gold medal games.[1]

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.[2] 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.[3]

She began attending the University of Minnesota in 2020, playing for the university's women's ice hockey program.[4] [5]

International career

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.[6] [7] [8]

On January 2, 2022, Murphy was named to Team USA's roster to represent the United States at the 2022 Winter Olympics.[9]

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.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 10 fascinating facts about 2020 WW18. IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation. January 3, 2020. January 7, 2021. January 10, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210110000234/https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2020/ww18/news/17298/10-fascinating-facts-about-2020-ww18. live.
  2. Meet the Newcomers: Abbey Murphy. University of Minnesota Athletics. Murphy. Abbey. Gopher Sports. July 31, 2020. January 7, 2021. January 9, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210109092302/https://gophersports.com/news/2020/7/31/womens-hockey-meet-the-newcomers-abbey-murphy.aspx. live.
  3. Web site: Abbey Murphy Following the Path of Fellow Chicagoan Kendall Coyne Schofield. January 25, 2019. Amateur Hockey Association of Illinois. January 7, 2021. January 9, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210109101233/https://ahaienews.com/2019/01/25/abbey-murphy-following-the-path-of-fellow-chicagoan-kendall-coyne-schofield/. live.
  4. Web site: Abbey Murphy - Women's Hockey. University of Minnesota Athletics. 2021-01-07. 2021-01-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20210110183702/https://gophersports.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey/roster/abbey-murphy/18584. live.
  5. Web site: Gophers' freshman class moves in and steps up. Betsy. Helf. St Paul Pioneer Press. December 10, 2020. Brainerd Dispatch. January 7, 2021. January 9, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210109152521/https://www.brainerddispatch.com/sports/hockey/6797008-Gophers%E2%80%99-freshman-class-moves-in-and-steps-up. live.
  6. Web site: Mother McAuley sophomore returns home a world champion hockey player. January 18, 2018. ABC7 Chicago. January 7, 2021. January 9, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210109191655/https://abc7chicago.com/2964351/. live.
  7. Web site: Abbey Murphy brings home Team USA gold medal in hockey to Mother McAuley. Tony. Baranek. Chicago Tribune. January 18, 2018. January 7, 2021. January 10, 2021. 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. live.
  8. Web site: Rink Rat: Abbey Murphy. USA Hockey Magazine. 2021-01-07. 2021-01-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20210109181730/https://www.usahockeymagazine.com/article/2018-10/rink-rat-abbey-murphy. live.
  9. Web site: U.S. women with 13 returnees . January 2, 2022 . January 2, 2022 . . January 17, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220117044818/https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2022/olympic-w/news/31457/u_s_women_with_13_returnees . live .
  10. Web site: Mother McAuley's Abbey Murphy Shooting For 2022 Winter Olympics. DNAinfo Chicago. January 7, 2021. October 24, 2020. September 8, 2017. 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/. dead.

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