Dan Murphy (ice hockey)

Daniel Murphy is a Canadian retired ice hockey goaltender who was a two-time All-American for Clarkson.[1]

Dan Murphy
Born (1974-05-06) May 6, 1974
Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Played for Clarkson
Worcester IceCats
Peoria Rivermen
Quebec Citadelles
Philadelphia Phantoms
Springfield Falcons
Trenton Titans
Milwaukee Admirals
Lexington Men O' War
Alaska Aces
Fort Worth Brahmas
Playing career 19932007

Career

Murphy began attending Clarkson University in 1994 after a three-year stint with his home-town junior team, the Nanaimo Clippers. Murphy became the starter for the Golden Knights as a freshman, helping the team win the ECAC Hockey regular season title. His numbers improved greatly as a sophomore and he finished in the top 10 in the nation with a 2.70 goals against average. That, coupled with playing in every game for Clarkson, earned him a spot on the All-American second team. The team made its second consecutive NCAA appearance with Murphy as their goaltender and lost a closly-fought game against top-seeded Boston University. Murphy improved again as a junior, winning 27 games and leading Clarkson to another league championship. While the team fell in the ECAC championship game, Clarkson received the top eastern seed and was expected to make a run for the NCAA Championship. Unfortunately, Murphy turned in one of his worst performances on the year and surrendered 5 goals to Colorado College in the quarterfinals. For his senior season, Murphy split time in goal with Chris Bernard, ending up with a record of just 10–9–2, but it was enough for him to become the program's all-time wins leader.[2] Clarkson finished second in the ECAC and made their fourth consecutive NCAA appearance. They were set against CC in the First Round bout couldn't exact their revenge, losing 1–3.

After graduating, Murphy began a professional career and carved out a spot as a serviceable backup at the AHL level. After a few years he found himself demoted to the ECHL but began to receive more playing time a back injury forced him to retire in 2005 after just seven years of pro hockey.[3]

Statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
SeasonTeamLeague GPWLTMINGASOGAASV% GPWLMINGASOGAASV%
1991–92 Nanaimo Clippers BCJHL 198609197905.16.832
1992–93 Nanaimo Clippers BCJHL 4214200222419915.36.856
1993–94 Nanaimo Clippers BCJHL 5218300284625205.31.881
1994–95 Clarkson ECAC Hockey 372394215711803.28.889
1995–96 Clarkson ECAC Hockey 3825103222410012.70.912
1996–97 Clarkson ECAC Hockey 372710021628432.33.917
1997–98 Clarkson ECAC Hockey 23109212664822.27.907
1998–99 Worcester IceCats AHL 82414102603.81.846
1998–99 Peoria Rivermen ECHL 291610216729203.30.902 3
1999–00 Quebec Citadelles AHL 33169115736232.37.924
1999–00 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 51402581703.95.864
2000–01 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 202080906.75.795
2000–01 Springfield Falcons AHL 164728245103.71.875
2000–01 Trenton Titans ECHL 157718623322.30.925 3
2001–02 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 42102081203.46.915
2001–02 Trenton Titans ECHL 453010426629432.12.921 734
2002–03 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 101060404.00.862
2002–03 Lexington Men O' War ECHL 4321193259112322.85.907 2
2003–04 Alaska Aces ECHL 5127203301513812.75.898 734
2004–05 Fort Worth Brahmas CHL 381814421369922.78.900
BCJHL totals 113405605,98953015.31.867
NCAA totals 135853797,80935062.69.906
ECHL totals 183101661310,80248082.67.908 22
AHL totals 69252843,41318133.18.895

Awards and honors

Award Year
All-ECAC Hockey Rookie Team 1994–95 [4]
AHCA East Second-Team All-American 1995–96 [1]
All-ECAC Hockey Second Team 1996–97 [5]
AHCA East Second-Team All-American 1996–97 [1]

References

  1. "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  2. "Clarkson Men's Hockey 2017-18 Media Guide". Clarkson Golden Knights. Retrieved 2018-09-17.
  3. "CLARKSON Hockey Alumni - DAN MURPHY". Clarkson Golden Knights. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  4. "ECAC All-Rookie Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  5. "ECAC All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
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