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Canada Don Murdoch

Muskegon Lumberjacks / IHL - 85/86

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Don Murdoch Facts

Date of Birth
Oct 25, 1956
Position
RW
Age
67
Height
5'11" / 180 cm
Place of Birth
Cranbrook, BC, CAN
Weight
181 lbs / 82 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Drafted
1976 round 1 #6 overall by New York Rangers
Highlights
2-time WHL First All-Star Team 2
1-time WHL Rookie of the Year (Jim Piggott Trophy) 1

Brother: Robert Murdoch
Cousin: Murray Dea

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Don Murdoch Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1972-73 Vernon Essos BCJHL -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1973-74 Vernon Vikings BCJHL 45* 50* 32* 82* 69* -* |
Kamloops Chiefs WCHL 4* 1* 0* 1* 9* -* |
1974-75 Medicine Hat Tigers WCHL 70* 82* 59* 141* 83* -* | Playoffs 5 1 5 6 15 -
1975-76 Medicine Hat Tigers WCHL 70* 88* 77* 165* 202* -* | Playoffs 7 4 3 7 23 -
1976-77 New York Rangers NHL 59* 32* 24* 56* 47* 5* |
1977-78 New York Rangers NHL 66* 27* 28* 55* 41* -5* | Playoffs 3 1 3 4 4 -
1978-79 New York Rangers NHL 40* 15* 22* 37* 6* -6* | Playoffs 18 7 5 12 12 -
1979-80 New York Rangers NHL 56* 23* 19* 42* 16* -11* |
Edmonton Oilers NHL 10* 5* 2* 7* 4* 0* | Playoffs 3 2 0 2 0 -
1980-81 Edmonton Oilers NHL 40* 10* 9* 19* 18* -16* |
Wichita Wind CHL 22* 15* 10* 25* 48* -* | Playoffs 18 17 7 24 24 -
1981-82 Detroit Red Wings NHL 49* 9* 13* 22* 23* 1* |
Adirondack Red Wings AHL 24* 11* 13* 24* 24* -* | Playoffs 4 5 0 5 14 -
1982-83 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 35* 10* 12* 22* 19* -* |
1983-84 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 59* 26* 20* 46* 19* -* |
Montana Magic CHL 17* 10* 10* 20* 2* -* |
1984-85 Muskegon Lumberjacks IHL 32* 18* 13* 31* 4* -* | Playoffs 16 6 3 9 26 -
1985-86 Indianapolis Checkers IHL 11* 4* 3* 7* 4* -* |
Toledo Goaldiggers IHL 37* 15* 23* 38* 8* -* |
Muskegon Lumberjacks IHL 12* 4* 4* 8* 0* -* |
Team Staff History
S Team League Role on Team Notes
1986-87 New York Rangers NHL Amateur Scout
1987-88 New York Rangers NHL Amateur Scout
1988-89 New York Rangers NHL Amateur Scout
1992-93 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL Amateur Scout
1993-94 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL Amateur Scout
1994-95 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL Dir. of Scouting
1995-96 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL Dir. of Scouting
1996-97 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL Dir. of Scouting
1997-98 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL Dir. of Scouting
1998-99 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL Dir. of Player Development
1999-00 Louisiana IceGators ECHL Head Coach
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Don Murdoch Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 3 118* 47* 45* 92* 0.78* 62* -* | 1 4 5 * 0 * 5 * 1.25 * 14 * - *
BCJHL (BCHL) 2 45* 50* 32* 82* 1.82* 69* -* | 0 * * * * * *
CHL 2 39* 25* 20* 45* 1.15* 50* -* | 1 18 17 * 7 * 24 * 1.33 * 24 * - *
IHL 2 92* 41* 43* 84* 0.91* 16* -* | 1 16 6 * 3 * 9 * 0.56 * 26 * - *
NHL 6 320* 121* 117* 238* 0.74* 155* -32* | 3 24 10 * 8 * 18 * 0.75 * 16 * - *
WCHL (WHL) 3 144* 171* 136* 307* 2.13* 294* -* | 2 12 5 * 8 * 13 * 1.08 * 38 * - *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.
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Don Murdoch Connections

Player Period Teams
Steve Vickers (F) 1976-1980 4 New York Rangers
Carol Vadnais (D) 1976-1980 4 New York Rangers
Walt Tkaczuk (F) 1976-1980 4 New York Rangers
Doug Soetaert (G) 1976-1980 4 New York Rangers

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Drafted 1976, 1 #12 overall by Cincinnati Stingers in the WHA Amateur Draft

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