Playing career

He was drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in the ninth round, 189th overall, of the 1985 NHL Entry Draft. After playing three seasons in the Ontario Hockey League with the Oshawa Generals, Murphy made his professional debut with the Flyers' AHL affiliate, the Hershey Bears, in the 1987-88 season. In 1988-89, he joined the Flyers. After three-plus seasons in Philadelphia Murphy was traded, along with Brian Dobbin and a 1992 third-round draft choice, to the Boston Bruins for Garry Galley and Wes Walz in January of 1992.

Murphy was selected by the Florida Panthers in the 1993 NHL Expansion Draft, and he played there for six seasons. The Panthers traded him to another expansion team, the Atlanta Thrashers, as part of a deal made in the 1999 NHL Expansion Draft in which the Panthers acquired goaltender Trevor Kidd. Murphy spent two seasons in Atlanta before joining the Bruins once again for the 2001-02 season. After one season in the Bruins organization, he officially retired on March 19, 2002.

In his NHL career, Murphy played in 863 games. He scored 85 goals and added 238 assists. He also played in 53 Stanley Cup playoff games, scoring three goals and recording 16 assists. He was a member of the 1996 Florida Panthers, who won the Eastern Conference before losing in the Stanley Cup Finals.

Murphy and his wife, Nicole have two sons, Connor and Tyler and one daughter, Lexi. Connor was a first round draft pick of the Phoenix Coyotes in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.

Coaching career

He worked as an assistant coach with the Columbus Blue Jackets from the 2002-03 NHL season until he was fired as a part of an overall coaching change on June 16, 2010. After working for Florida Panthers as an assistant coach, Murphy was fired on November 8, 2013 along with head coach Kevin Dineen and assistant coach Craig Ramsay. He was hired as an assistant coach by the Flyers on June 18, 2014.

Awards

• Barry Ashbee Trophy (Philadelphia Flyers top defenceman): 1989-90 season

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1983-84	Don Mills Flyers	MTHL		65	24	42	66	130		—	—	—	—	—
1984-85	Oshawa Generals	OHL		59	3	12	15	25		—	—	—	—	—
1985-86	Oshawa Generals	OHL		64	7	15	22	56		6	1	1	2	6
1986-87	Oshawa Generals	OHL		56	7	30	37	95		24	6	16	22	22
1986-87	Oshawa Generals	M-Cup		—	—	—	—	—		3	0	3	3	9
1987-88	Hershey Bears	AHL		62	8	20	28	44		12	0	8	8	12
1988-89	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		75	4	31	35	68		19	2	7	9	13
1989-90	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		75	14	27	41	95		—	—	—	—	—
1990-91	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		80	11	31	42	58		—	—	—	—	—
1991-92	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		31	2	8	10	33		—	—	—	—	—
1991-92	Boston Bruins	NHL		42	3	6	9	51		15	1	0	1	12
1992-93	Boston Bruins	NHL		49	5	12	17	62		—	—	—	—	—
1992-93	Providence Bruins	AHL		2	1	3	4	2		—	—	—	—	—
1993-94	Florida Panthers	NHL		84	14	29	43	71		—	—	—	—	—
1994-95	Florida Panthers	NHL		46	6	16	22	24		—	—	—	—	—
1995-96	Florida Panthers	NHL		70	8	22	30	30		14	0	4	4	6
1996-97	Florida Panthers	NHL		80	8	15	23	51		5	0	5	5	4
1997-98	Florida Panthers	NHL		79	6	11	17	46		—	—	—	—	—
1998-99	Florida Panthers	NHL		51	0	7	7	16		—	—	—	—	—
1999-2000	Atlanta Thrashers	NHL		58	1	10	11	38		—	—	—	—	—
2000-01	Atlanta Thrashers	NHL		27	3	11	14	12		—	—	—	—	—
2001-02	Boston Bruins	NHL		15	0	2	2	13		—	—	—	—	—
2001-02	Providence Bruins	AHL		8	0	3	3	6		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				862	85	238	323	668		53	3	16	19	35
OHL totals				179	17	57	74	176		30	7	17	24	28
AHL totals				72	9	26	35	52		12	0	8	8	12

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1998	Canada	WC		6	1	0	1	2
Senior int'l totals				6	1	0	1	2

[ Source: Wikipedia ]