Matt Murley (born December 17, 1979) is an

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former professional

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who played with the

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and

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in the

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(NHL). He is currently a

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expert for Barstool Sports' hockey podcast,

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and appears on the spin-off podcast Chiclets Game Notes with former teammate

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Playing career

As a youth, Murley played in the 1993

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with a

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team from

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. Before his professional career, Murley played college hockey for four seasons at the

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. He was drafted in the 2nd round (51st overall) by the

in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft, although he did not choose to report to Pittsburgh until 2002. Murley played with the

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of the American Hockey League (AHL) before being called up for the 2003–2004 season. In 2006, Murley's contract with Pittsburgh terminated and Murley signed as a free-agent with the

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. After playing a full season with Colorado's then AHL affiliate,

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, Murley's one-year deal expired and on July 20, 2007, he signed a one-year contract with the Phoenix Coyotes. After splitting the season between Phoenix and their AHL affiliate, the

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, Murley signed a one-year deal with the

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. He was expected to be spending more time near his hometown of Troy as he was expected to join the then-Carolina AHL affiliate Albany River Rats for a second time. As expected, Carolina reassigned Murley to the AHL's Albany River Rats. However, instead of joining Albany, Murley informed the Hurricanes that he was signing with Khabarovsk Amur, of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) in Russia. Murley signed with Khabarovsk on October 9, 2009 and finished his season in the KHL. On October 6, 2009, Murley signed with

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of the Swiss National League B (NLB) in Switzerland. He has also played for

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of the Swiss National League A (NLA) and the

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of the NLA. On September 1, 2010, Murley signed a two-month contract with the Swedish Elite League (SEL) club

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. On October 19, 2010 the tryout contract was terminated. On November 25, 2010, Murley signed a two-month contract with

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. Murley finished the season with fifteen points in thirty-two games. On January 20, 2011, Murley signed an extension with Timrå IK that would keep him on the team throughout the 2011-12 Elitserien season. Murley was extended because he was "a player that fits in all situations and because he fit in well with Timrå IK". On July 9, 2013, Murley signed as a free agent to a contract with the newest member of

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from

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. He joined fellow KHL team HC Slovan Bratislava of Slovakia for the 2014-15 season. Murley headed to the German top-tier

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(DEL) for the 2015-16 season, agreeing to terms with the

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. He left Nürnberg in the summer of 2016 and signed with Japanese side

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in July 2016. After one season with the Eagles, Murley continued in the Asian League, playing his last two professional seasons with South Korean Incheon-based team

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. After being retired for 2 1/2 years, Murley returned to pro hockey finishing the 2021-22 season for

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in the Swedish second division.

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