Kings Sign Murray To Multi-Year Contract
Published on May 8, 2007 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Manchester Monarchs News Release
MANCHESTER, NH - The Los Angeles Kings, the parent club of the Manchester Monarchs, have signed center Brady Murray to a multi-year entry level contract, Kings President/General Manager Dean Lombardi announced today.
Murray, 22, played in 38 games this season for Rapperswil-Jona of the Swiss-A League and had 32 points (12-20=32) and 38 penalty minutes. He was originally selected by the Kings in the fifth-round (152nd overall) in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft.
The 5-foot-9, 180-pound native of Brandon, Manitoba, played with Rapperswil-Jona in 2005-06 and had 12 points (3-9=12) and 26 penalty minutes in 36 regular season games before adding five points (3-2=5) and 10 penalty minutes in 10 playoff games. Murray played for the University of North Dakota from 2003-05, totaling 66 points in 62 games, and in 2003-04 he was named the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) Rookie of the Year as a freshman. He also led the NCAA in points per game (1.24) among rookies and was named to the All-WCHA Rookie Team and All-WCHA Third Team that same season. In 2002-03, in 59 games with the Salmon Arm Silverbacks of the British Columbia Hockey League, Murray recorded 101 points including 42 goals.
Internationally, Murray in 2003-04 played for Team USA at the World Junior (Under-20) Championships and recorded two points (both goals) in six games as the American squad captured the Gold Medal.
Murray is the son of former Kings head coach/current St. Louis head coach Andy Murray.
The Monarchs take on the Providence Bruins at the Dunkin' Donuts Center on Tuesday, May 8 at 7:05 p.m. in game three of the 2007 Calder Cup Atlantic Division Finals. The series is tied 1-1. Catch all of the play-by-play action of Monarchs hockey with Ken Cail on the Monarchs Radio Network WGIR-AM 610 and at www.monarchshockey.com. Watch the game live on B2 Networks for just $6 per game. Log onto www.monarchshockey.com and click on the link to B2 Networks ten minutes prior to each Monarchs game to watch the game live.
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