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Bryan Murray (ice hockey)

Bryan Murray, Canadian ice hockey coach (born 1942)

Life at a glance

Died
2017 · August 12
Known as
ice hockey coach, general manager. Citizenship: Canada

Their story

Who they were

Personal life Murray, one of ten children born to Clarence and Rhoda Murray, was born and raised in the small Ottawa Valley town of Shawville, Quebec , near Ottawa. He had two daughters with his wife Geri, Heide and Brittany. [ 1 ] His younger brother, Terry Murray, was head coach for the Washington Capitals, Philadelphia Flyers , Florida Panthers, and Los Angeles Kings . His nephew, Tim Murray , previously served under Bryan as assistant general manager of the Senators,

Bryan Clarence Murray was a Canadian professional ice hockey executive and coach. He served as general manager of the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL) from 2007 to 2016. He had previously been general manager of the NHL's Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, Florida Panthers, and Detroit Red Wings. He was also the head coach for the Washington Capitals, Detroit Red Wings, Florida Panthers, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, and Ottawa Senators, for a total of 17 full or partial seasons.

Early life

Educated at: Macdonald Campus.

Early life Murray played ice hockey in his hometown of Shawville growing up, joining the Shawville Pontiacs intermediate club at age 14. He later joined the Rockland Nationals of the Central Junior Hockey League . He attended Macdonald College , a suburban campus of McGill University , which is located in Ste. Anne de Bellevue, Quebec , where he played hockey and football. [ 1 ] He returned to Shawville and worked as a gym teacher [ 2 ] at Pontiac Protestant High School. [ 1 ]

Path and career

Awards / honours: Jack Adams Award.

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