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River Otters sign forward Jim Murphy

October 6, 2005 - International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Missouri River Otters News Release


St. Charles, MO --- The Missouri River Otters of the United Hockey League agreed to terms with Jim Murphy, a forward who averaged nearly a point-per-game last season with the Jacksonville Barracudas of the Southern Professional Hockey League.

"Jim demonstrated a knack for scoring goals last year with Jacksonville," River Otters Head Coach Kevin Kaminski said. "He has tremendous skating ability and we expect him to be an offensive contributer this season."

Murphy, 25, scored 14 goals and dished out 12 assists in 28 games with Jacksonville last season. He also played 10 games in the East Coast Hockey League last year, seven with the Columbia Inferno and three with the Pensacola Ice Pilots. He spent three years with the University of Wisconsin-River Falls from 2001-2004, scoring 37 goals and 56 assists in 80 games.

Murphy joins a growing roster of River Otters that includes: Goaltenders Kevin Reiter, Brenden Cuthbert, Ryan Senft, and Corey Wogtech; Defensemen Tim O'Connell, Tyler Butler, Jared Newman, Roman Vasut, Brian Heckendorn, Mark Lindsay, and Leif Thorkelson; Forwards Brad Church, Frank Littlejohn, Lars Pettersen, Damian Surma, Mark Odut, Brad MacMillan, Dmitri Toupikov, Ryan Scapinello, and Richard Paul.

The Rivers Otters first exhibition game is scheduled for Friday, October 14 against the Mallards at the Quad City Sports Center with a face-off at 7 PM CDT. On Sunday, October 16, the River Otters will host the IceHogs at the St. Louis Mills IceZone in an exhibition game. The game is scheduled to start at 6:30 PM CDT. General admission tickets will cost $6 and will be available at the IceZone starting at 10 AM the day of the game.

The River Otters start their 2005-06 Colonial Cup quest Friday, October 21 at the Family Arena against the Motor City Mechanics. The River Otters are proud hosts of the 2006 UHL All-Star Classic on Wednesday, January 25. Tickets for the UHL All-Star Classic are scheduled to go on sale Friday, October 21. To order 2005-06 Missouri River Otters season or group tickets, please call the River Otters front office at (636) 896-4200, or visit the River Otters online at www.riverotters.com.

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