Larry Murphy (ice hockey) : biography
Lawrence Thomas Murphy (born March 8, 1961) is a former Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He currently serves as a studio analyst on NHL Network.
Awards and achievements
- Member of four Stanley Cup winning teams: 1991 and 1992 with the Pittsburgh Penguins, and 1997 and 1998 with the Detroit Red Wings
- Selected to three NHL All-Star Games: 1994, 1996 and 1999
- Selected to two NHL Second All-Star Teams: 1987 and 1995
Broadcasting
Murphy was an alternate color analyst for the Detroit Red Wings on Fox Sports Detroit. He only did color commentator duties for Red Wings west coast road trips in place of Mickey Redmond, from 2003-2006 Murphy shared this duty with former teammate Pat Verbeek where they would alternate road trips. However following the 2005–06 NHL season, Verbeek left the job as broadcaster to become a scout for the Red Wings and Murphy took over full-time on west coast road trips. In addition in 2006, Murphy started contributing as a studio analyst on pregames, post games and intermissions in which he does not broadcast. In the 2007-08 season, Murphy began serving as a "Between the Benches" reporter for Fox Sports Detroit when Mickey Redmond was broadcasting, and subbed for Redmond when he had surgery to remove a tumor on his lung. He also made occasional appearances on the NHL Network’s nightly hockey highlight show, NHL on the Fly. In March, 2013, it was announced by Fox Sports Detroit that he had been fired, after being told they weren’t satisfied with ratings. http://www.sbnation.com/2013/3/23/4138658/larry-murphy-fired-fs-detroit-red-wings
Career statistics
| | Regular season | | Playoffs | ||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
1978–79 | Peterborough Petes | OMJHL | 66 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 82 | 19 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 42 |
1979–80 | Peterborough Petes | OMJHL | 68 | 21 | 68 | 89 | 88 | 14 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 20 |
1980–81 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 80 | 16 | 60 | 76 | 79 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
1981–82 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 79 | 22 | 44 | 66 | 95 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 12 |
1982–83 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 77 | 14 | 48 | 62 | 81 | |||||
1983–84 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |||||
1983–84 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 72 | 13 | 33 | 46 | 50 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
1984–85 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 79 | 13 | 42 | 55 | 51 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
1985–86 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 78 | 21 | 44 | 65 | 50 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
1986–87 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 80 | 23 | 58 | 81 | 39 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
1987–88 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 79 | 8 | 53 | 61 | 72 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 33 |
1988–89 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 65 | 7 | 29 | 36 | 70 | |||||
1988–89 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 13 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
1989–90 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 77 | 10 | 58 | 68 | 44 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 31 |
1990–91 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 31 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 38 | |||||
1990–91 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 44 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 30 | 23 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 44 |
1991–92 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 77 | 21 | 56 | 77 | 48 | 21 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 19 |
1992–93 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 83 | 22 | 63 | 85 | 73 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 10 |
1993–94 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 84 | 17 | 56 | 73 | 44 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
1994–95 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 48 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 0 |
1995–96 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 82 | 12 | 49 | 61 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
1996–97 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 69 | 7 | 32 | 39 | 20 | |||||
1996–97 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 8 |
1997–98 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 82 | 11 | 41 | 52 | 37 | 22 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 2 |
1998–99 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 80 | 10 | 42 | 52 | 42 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
1999–00 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 81 | 10 | 30 | 40 | 45 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
2000–01 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 57 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
OMJHL totals | 134 | 27 | 89 | 116 | 170 | 33 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 62 | ||
NHL totals | 1615 | 287 | 929 | 1216 | 1084 | 215 | 37 | 115 | 152 | 201 |