Trevor Murphy (born July 17, 1995) is a Canadian professional

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who is currently playing for

HC Sibir Novosibirsk Hockey Club Sibir Novosibirsk Oblast (, ), also known as HC Sibir or Sibir Novosibirsk, is a professional ice hockey club based in Novosibirsk, Russia. It is a member of the Chernyshev Division in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). History Ice ...

of the

Kontinental Hockey League The Kontinental Hockey League (KHL; ) is an international professional ice hockey league founded in 2008. It comprises member clubs based in Russia (20), Belarus (1), Kazakhstan (1), and China (1) for a total of 23 clubs. It was considered in ...

(KHL). He has formerly played in the

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(NHL) with the

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Playing career

Trevor was raised in

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, and played for the Sun County Panthers AAA, where he played on the blue line with Calder Trophy winner

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. That same year he had an outstanding 92 points in 59 games. He was selected by the

Peterborough Petes The Peterborough Petes are a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League. The team has played at the Peterborough Memorial Centre in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, since 1956, and is the oldest continuously operating team in the league. ...

in the 3rd Round of the OHL Priority Draft. On November 22, 2012, Murphy was traded from the Petes to his hometown

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. After the 2013 season, Murphy was assigned assistant captain. That season he ranked as the 4th best scoring defence, earning 63 points and leading his team. After going unnoticed in the

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and 2015 NHL Entry Drafts, he attended the

Nashville Predators The Nashville Predators (colloquially referred to as the Preds) are a professional ice hockey team based in Nashville, Tennessee. The Predators compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division (NHL), Central Divisio ...

prospect camp. On September 17, 2015, he signed an entry-level contract with the Predators and was assigned to their farm team, the

Milwaukee Admirals The Milwaukee Admirals are a professional ice hockey team based in Milwaukee. They are the American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of the National Hockey League (NHL)'s Nashville Predators. They play their homes games at the UW–Milwaukee Panther ...

. During the 2018 trade deadline and while in the final year of his rookie contract, Murphy, along with Pierre-Cédric Labrie were traded by the Predators to the

in exchange for Tyler Gaudet and John Ramage. He made his NHL debut on March 24, 2018, in a game against the

Florida Panthers The Florida Panthers are a professional ice hockey team based in the Miami metropolitan area. The Panthers compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference. The team initially played it ...

. He recorded his first NHL goal in a 4–1 win over the

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on March 26, 2018. In the following 2018–19 season, Murphy continued in the AHL with the Coyotes' affiliate, the

Tucson Roadrunners The Tucson Roadrunners are a professional ice hockey team based in Tucson, Arizona. They are the American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of the National Hockey League's (NHL) Utah Mammoth. They play their home games at the Tucson Convention Cente ...

. Murphy was leading the Roadrunners with 5 goals from the blueline and collected 13 points in 27 games before he was traded by Arizona to the

Anaheim Ducks The Anaheim Ducks are a professional ice hockey team based in Anaheim, California. The Ducks compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division (NHL), Pacific Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Confere ...

in exchange for Giovanni Fiore on December 28, 2018. He was assigned for the remainder of the season to AHL affiliate, the

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, helping the club reach the Western Conference Finals with 6 points in 16 post-season games. After four North American professional seasons with limited NHL time, Murphy opted to sign his first contract abroad, agreeing to a two-year contract with Chinese club, Kunlun Red Star of the KHL, on June 7, 2019. In the midst of his second year with Kunlun Red Star in the 2020–21 season, after collecting 8 assists through 17 games, Murphy was traded to contending club,

Ak Bars Kazan Hockey Club Ak Bars (, , ), also known as Ak Bars Kazan, is a professional ice hockey club based in Kazan, Russia. It is a member of the Kharlamov Division in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). History Founded as Mashstroy Kazan in 1956, the n ...

, on December 4, 2020. Murphy registered a further 8 points through 21 regular season games with Ak Bars, before helping the club advance to the Eastern Conference finals, adding 4 points in 8 games. Prior to the 2021–22 season, Murphy was traded by Ak Bars Kazan to HC Sibir Novosibirsk in exchange for monetary compensation on 17 August 2021.

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Regular season and playoffs

International

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Murphy, Trevor 1995 births Living people Ak Bars Kazan players Arizona Coyotes players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Canadian ice hockey defencemen HC Kunlun Red Star players Milwaukee Admirals players Peterborough Petes (ice hockey) players San Diego Gulls (AHL) players HC Sibir Novosibirsk players Ice hockey people from Windsor, Ontario Tucson Roadrunners players Undrafted National Hockey League players Windsor Spitfires players 21st-century Canadian sportsmen