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Murdoch's gold watch for playing his 300th straight NHL game on
March 17, 1932 |
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Murray
Murdoch's brass plaque for playing his 500th NHL game on December
17, 1935
(It was originally attached to a suitcase. That same evening the
Rangers also presented suitcases to the four other original
Rangers that were appearing in their 500th game, Bill & Bun
Cook, Frank Boucher and Ching Johnson.) |
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1931-32 New York Ranger Hockey Team
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Top
row: Earl Seibert, "Ching" Johnson, Bill Cook, Lester
Patrick, Murray Murdoch, Doug. Brennan, "Butch" Keeling, "Dutch"
Gainor.
Bottom row: "Hib" Milks, Vic. Desjardins, Cecil Dillon,
John Ross Roach, Frank Boucher, Art. Somers, "Bun" Cook, Harry
Westerby. |
| Ching
Johnson autographed Photo |
1930
Murray Murdoch Rangers photo |
1927
Murray Murdoch Rangers photo |
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| 1937
New York Rangers team photo |
1923-24
St. John's College, Senior Intercollegiate Champions team
photo |
1919-20
St. John's Midget Team |
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| New
York Rangers Christmas card autographed by Lester
Patrick |
Murray
Murdoch, Ching Johnson, Frank Boucher, Bill and Bun Cook 1928
hockey photo |
New
York Rangers Ranger vs Red Wings action photo Stanley Cup
Playoffs - Murray is shooting at the net |
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| 1932-33
Stanley Cup Champions New York Rangers team
postcard |
Murray
on a fishing trip wearing his Rangers
Jersey |
1931-32
New York Rangers team postcard |
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Murray Murdoch was a fixture in Lester Patrick's line
up for his entire NHL career, spanning 11 seasons and 508 games.
The left wing wasn't a prolific scorer (only 84 goals worth), but
his longevity was the mark that latter-day players compared
themselves to. Murdoch never missed a game in his Blueshirts
career, and only two other original Rangers lasted as long as
Murdoch: Bill Cook retired along with Murdoch after the 1936-37
season (though missing 33 games along the way), and Frank Boucher
played 12 consecutive seasons and 518 total games (not counting
the short comeback in 1943-44).
Murdoch was used primarily as a checking wing, allowing the Cook
brothers and Frank Boucher to work their magic with the puck. His
biggest scoring output came in the 1933-34 season, when he
tallied 17 goals and 27 points. There were only two pther
season's when Murdoch's goal total reached double figures (13 in
1929-30, 14 in 1934-35), and in his final season he had 14
assists but no goals.
Murdoch was there from the very beginningof the franchise, and
headed for retirement with a pair of Stanley Cup championship
rings. Murdoch's playing career ended on Broadway, but he took
his act north to New Haven, where he went on to a long and
successful coaching career at Yale
University. |
Career stats: Regular season -508 GP, 84-108-192,
197 PIM
Playoffs - 55 GP, 9-12-21, 28 PIM |
