Marty Murray Returns To Manchester
August 11, 2008 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Manchester Monarchs News Release
MANCHESTER, NH - The Manchester Monarchs, the primary affiliate of the Los Angeles Kings, have signed center Marty Murray and defenseman Eric Werner to one-year contracts, Monarchs Director of Hockey Operations Hubie McDonough announced today.
Murray, 33, returns to the Monarchs following one year in Switzerland with the HC Lugano of the National League A. The 5-foot-9, 180-pound native of Deloraine, Manitoba, wore the Monarchs jersey for 34 games during the 2006-07 season and collected 40 points (12-28=40) and 24 penalty minutes. He began the 2006-07 season with the AHL's Philadelphia Phantoms and recorded 15 points (2-13=15) and four penalty minutes in 11 games before the Kings picked him up off of waivers. Murray has 73 points (31-42=73) and 41 penalty mintues in 261 career NHL regular season games with the Kings, Philadelphia, Carolina and Calgary. He was originally selected by Calgary in the fourth-round (96th overall) in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft.
Werner, 25, appeared in 74 games with the Monarchs during the 2005-06 and 2006-07 seasons collecting 36 points (5-31=36) and 41 penalty minutes. The 5-foot-10, 185-pound native of Gross Pointe Woods, Michigan, split the 2005-06 and 2006-07 seasons between the Monarchs and the ECHL's Reading Royals. In 64 games with Royals, he collected 49 points (15-34=49) and 42 penalty minutes. Werner split the 2007-08 season between Finland and Germany recording 10 points (3-7=10) and 18 penalty minutes in 28 games with the Ilves Tampere in Finland and five points (1-4=5) and 14 penalty minutes in 23 games with the DEG Metro Stars of the German Elite League.
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