Philadelphia Flyers
A Flyers draft pick who played three-plus seasons in Philadelphia and later returned as an assistant coach.
Gordon J. Murphy, a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman, played 14 NHL seasons, including parts of three with the Philadelphia Flyers. Drafted by the Flyers in the ninth round, 189th overall, of the 1985 NHL entry draft, Murphy made his NHL debut with the team in the 1988–89 season after three seasons in the OHL with the Oshawa Generals and a year with the Flyers' AHL affiliate, the Hershey Bears. He spent three-plus seasons in Philadelphia before being traded to the Boston Bruins in January 1992. Murphy later returned to the Flyers organization as an assistant coach, a role he held from June 18, 2014, until he was fired on November 28, 2018.
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Murphy's connection to the Flyers spans both his playing and coaching careers. As a player, he was drafted by Philadelphia in the ninth round, 189th overall, of the 1985 NHL entry draft. He played three seasons in the OHL with the Oshawa Generals before making his professional debut with the Flyers' AHL affiliate, the Hershey Bears, in 1987–88. He joined the Flyers in 1988–89 and spent three-plus seasons there, earning the Barry Ashbee Trophy as the team's top defenceman in 1989–90. In January 1992, he was traded to the Boston Bruins with Brian Dobbin and a 1992 third-round pick for Garry Galley and Wes Walz. As a coach, Murphy was hired as an assistant coach by the Flyers on June 18, 2014, and was fired on November 28, 2018.
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