Monarchs Release Murphy From Tryout
January 24, 2009 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Manchester Monarchs News Release
MANCHESTER, NH - The Manchester Monarchs, the primary affiliate of the Los Angeles Kings, have released right wing Ryan Murphy from his professional tryout agreement, Monarchs Director of Hockey Operations Hubie McDonough announced today.
Murphy, 26, appeared in 17 games with the Monarchs this season and collected seven points (5-2=7), six penalty minutes and a plus-5 rating. The 5-foot-11, 185-pound native of Rumson, New Jersey, has played in 119 career games with the Monarchs from 2004-07 as well as this season, and registered 31 points (17-14=31) and 73 penalty minutes. Murphy missed three and a half months of the 2006-07 Monarchs season after undergoing surgery to repair a dislocated shoulder he suffered on December 30, 2006. Murphy split the 2007-08 season between the ECHL's Charlotte Checkers and the AHL's Hartford Wolf Pack and the Peoria Rivermen. Most recently, Murphy collected 11 points (2-9=11) and 26 penalty minutes in 24 games with the Checkers this season. Selected by the Kings in the sixth-round (185th overall) in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft, Murphy played for the Boston College Eagles for four seasons and recorded 59 points (25-34=59) in 156 games from 2001-05.
The Monarchs head to chocolatetown with a 7:00 p.m. contest with the Hershey Bears at the Giant Center on Saturday, January 24. Catch all of the play-by-play action of Monarchs hockey with Ken Cail on the Monarchs Radio Network WGAM AM 1250 and at www.manchestermonarchs.com. Watch the games live on AHL Live for just $6 per game. Log onto www.manchestermonarchs.com and click on the link to AHL Live five minutes prior to each Monarchs game to watch the game live.
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