Joseph Patrick Murphy (born October 16, 1967) is a Canadian former professional hockey right winger. Murphy was on the 1990 Edmonton Oilers when they won the Stanley Cup. He was also a member of the Calder Cup winning Adirondack Red Wings, as well as leading the Michigan State Spartans to the NCAA Div 1 Championship. Murphy was born in London, Ontario, but grew up in North Vancouver, British Columbia.
Murphy was drafted first overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft. Murphy's NHL regular season totals are 779 games, 233 goals, 295 assists. In the NHL playoffs he played in 120 games, scoring 34 goals and adding 43 assists. He is tied for third overall in career overtime goals in the playoffs, scoring 4 with Edmonton and Chicago.
Awards and achievements
- 1989-90 - NHL - Stanley Cup (Edmonton)
Career statistics
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1985-86 | Michigan State University | NCAA | 35 | 24 | 37 | 61 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1986-87 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 71 | 21 | 38 | 59 | 61 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 33 | ||
1986-87 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1987-88 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 6 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1987-88 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 50 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 37 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
1988-89 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 47 | 31 | 35 | 66 | 66 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 17 | ||
1988-89 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 26 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1989-90 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1989-90 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 62 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 56 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 16 | ||
1990-91 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 80 | 27 | 35 | 62 | 35 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | ||
1991-92 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 80 | 35 | 47 | 82 | 52 | 16 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 12 | ||
1992-93 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 19 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
1993-94 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 80 | 31 | 39 | 70 | 111 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25 | ||
1994-95 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 40 | 23 | 18 | 41 | 89 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 29 | ||
1995-96 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 70 | 22 | 29 | 51 | 86 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 33 | ||
1996-97 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 75 | 20 | 25 | 45 | 69 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | ||
1997-98 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 27 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1997-98 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 10 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20 | ||
1998-99 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 76 | 25 | 23 | 48 | 73 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||
1999-00 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 26 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1999-00 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 29 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 53 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
2000-01 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 14 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 779 | 233 | 295 | 528 | 810 | 120 | 34 | 43 | 77 | 185 |
Post-Retirement
Murphy became the coach and general manager of the GMHL Alliston Coyotes in their inaugural season, however he took leave from the team midway through the playoffs due to an undisclosed allegation which resulted in a Trespass Order issued against him by the Town of New Tecumseth. On 5 March 2014, Murphy formally announced his resignation.