Terry Rodney Murray (born July 20, 1950) is a

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former professional

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player and the former head coach of the

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and

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Playing career

Murray was born in

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. A defenceman in his playing days, Murray was drafted by the

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in the 1970 NHL Entry Draft. He played for the

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, and

Coaching career

Following his final season as an active player in 1981–82, he became an assistant coach for his brother Bryan Murray, then the Capitals' head coach, establishing the NHL's first brother coaching combination. Murray later served as head coach of their AHL affiliate, the

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. He was promoted to the Capitals head coach position in the middle of the

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, replacing his brother Bryan. Under T. Murray's guidance, the Capitals advanced further into the NHL playoffs than ever before, winning two rounds before being swept by Boston in the conference finals. Murray coached the Capitals until the middle of the

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when he was replaced by

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. After a brief coaching stint as head coach of the

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in the IHL, Murray became head coach of the

, where he put together the "Legion of Doom" line consisting of

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, and Mikael Renberg. In three seasons as head coach of the Flyers (1994–95 through 1996–97), Murray compiled a 118–64–30 record and coached the team to two Atlantic Division Championships (1994–95 and 1995–96) and to the 1997 Stanley Cup Finals as the Eastern Conference Champion. After beating three teams easily with 4-1 series wins, the Flyers were swept by the

in four games. Despite this accomplishment, Murray was fired after the end of the 1997 playoffs. One website had described Terry's shuffling of goaltenders Ron Hextall and Garth Snow to be unprofessional, while others felt it was a possible panic move, and even Snow was caught by surprise at the move after the Game 1 loss to have him in for Hextall. When the Flyers lost 6-1 in Game 3, he described the result as a

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situation during a closed-door meeting with his players, which angered them since it "exposed and pulverized" the "fragility of the team's confidence". Murray served as a pro scout for the Flyers during the 1997–98 season, which saw Wayne Cashman named as coach, who was meant to be a more communicative coach. During the 1998–99 season, Murray assumed the Panthers' head coaching position from his brother, Bryan, the interim Panthers' coach, after Doug MacLean was fired. In 1999–2000, Murray led the Panthers to a franchise record 98-point season, team-record 43 victories, and into the first round of the playoffs. He was replaced by Duane Sutter at the Panthers' helm in the fall of 2000. Murray served as a pro scout for the Philadelphia Flyers over parts of three seasons (2000–01 to 2002–03) and joined the coaching staff as an assistant coach from 2003 to 2008. He served as coach of the

from July 17, 2008, until December 12, 2011. At the time of his dismissal, he ranked third in franchise wins (139), fourth in games coached (275), and first in winning percentage (.560). Assistant coach John Stevens was named interim head coach. When the Kings won the

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under then-head coach Darryl Sutter, they requested the NHL to have Murray's name included on the cup but were denied by the NHL. Murray then served as head coach of the

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of the

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. At the time, Murray was the only coach in the AHL who had coached in the league in the 1980s. He was later named as an assistant coach for the

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on June 18, 2015. He returned to the Phantoms as an assistant coach in December 2018.

Personal life

Terry and his wife, Linda, reside in Scarborough, Maine. They have two daughters, Meaghan and Lindsey. Murray, one of ten children of Clarence and Rhoda Murray, was born and raised in the Ottawa Valley town of Shawville, Quebec, near Ottawa.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

NHL coaching record

References

External links

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Profile at hockeydraftcentral.com
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