Brett Murray (ice hockey) explained

Birth Date:20 July 1998
Birth Place:Bolton, Ontario, Canada
Height Ft:6
Height In:5
Weight Lb:228
Position:Left wing
Shoots:Left
League:NHL
Team:Buffalo Sabres
Prospect League:AHL
Prospect Team:Rochester Americans
Draft:99th overall
Draft Year:2016
Draft Team:Buffalo Sabres
Career Start:2019

Brett Murray (born July 20, 1998) is a Canadian professional ice hockey left wing for the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League while under contract to the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League (NHL). He played collegiately for Penn State University.

Playing career

Junior

Murray played for the Carleton Place Canadians in the Central Canada Hockey League, where he was part of a league championship in the 2015–16 season.[1]

Murray led the USHL in goals in the 2018–19 season, scoring 41 for the Youngstown Phantoms. He was second in the league in points with 76, and was named to the league's First Team at the end of the season.[2]

College

Murray joined the Penn State hockey team at the beginning of 2017.[3]

Professional

Murray was drafted in the fourth round, 99th overall by the Buffalo Sabres in the 2016 NHL entry draft.

The Sabres signed him to a one-year AHL contract to play with the Rochester Americans in 2019–20. The team then signed him to a two-year entry-level contract ahead of the 2020–21 season.[4]

Murray was signed to a one-year, two-way contract extension with the Sabres for the 2024–25 season on July 1, 2024.[5]

Career statistics

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
2015–16Carleton Place CanadiansCCHL48 14 32 46 1616 5 8 13 4
2016–17Youngstown PhantomsUSHL27 7 13 20 22
2016–17Penn State U.B1G12 0 1 1 4
2017–18Penn State U.B1G21 1 5 6 23
2018–19Youngstown PhantomsUSHL62 41 35 76 352 1 0 1 0
2019–20Rochester AmericansAHL55 9 15 24 10
2020–21Rochester AmericansAHL27 9 11 20 23
2020–21Buffalo SabresNHL2 0 0 0 0
2021–22Rochester AmericansAHL52 15 17 32 3510 3 3 6 4
2021–22Buffalo SabresNHL19 2 4 6 23
2022–23Rochester AmericansAHL71 23 26 49 4614 4 6 10 13
2023–24Rochester AmericansAHL54 17 15 32 362 1 0 1 0
2023–24Buffalo SabresNHL2 0 0 0 2
NHL totals23 2 4 6 25

Awards and honours

AwardYear
CCHL
All-Rookie Team2016
Top Prospect Award2016
Champion (Carleton Place Canadians)2016
USHL
First All-Star Team2019

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Brett Murray - Men's Ice Hockey. GoPSUSports.com. March 29, 2021.
  2. Web site: All-USHL Teams Announced. USHL.com. April 23, 2019. March 29, 2021. April 17, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220417095957/https://www.ushl.com/news_article/show/1014807. dead.
  3. Web site: Penn State Hockey: Forward Brett Murray Joining Nittany Lions. Ben. Jones. StateCollege.com. December 26, 2016. March 29, 2021.
  4. Web site: Sabres sign Murray to 2-year, entry-level contract. Jourdon. LaBarbour. NHL.com. July 31, 2020. March 28, 2021.
  5. Web site: Sabres sign five players to two-way contracts . . July 1, 2024 . July 1, 2024.