Rem Murray

Rem Murray
Born	(1972-10-09) October 9, 1972 Stratford, ON, CAN
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position	Left Wing
Shot	Left
Played for	NHL Edmonton Oilers New York Rangers Nashville Predators AHL Cape Breton Oilers Houston Aeros Europe HIFK HC Innsbruck HC Pustertal Wölfe
National team	Canada
NHL Draft	135th overall, 1992 Los Angeles Kings
Playing career	1995–2012

Raymond Joseph "Rem" Murray (born October 9, 1972) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey left winger. Murray was selected in the 6th round, 135th overall in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft by the Los Angeles Kings, and he played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Edmonton Oilers, New York Rangers and Nashville Predators before playing in Europe to finish his career.

Playing career

He spent four years at Michigan State where he was a CCHA First Team All-Rookie in 1992 and a CCHA Second Team All-Star in 1995. Unsigned from the Kings, in the summer of 1995, the Edmonton Oilers signed Murray as a free agent and assigned him to their American Hockey League affiliate in Cape Breton where he led the team in scoring as a rookie and finished 14th in AHL scoring with 90 points.

Following a successful rookie season in Cape Breton, Murray joined the Oilers for the 1996–97 season. He spent 6 seasons in Edmonton. This included the 1998–99 campaign where he set career highs for goals (21) and points (39). He was traded to the New York Rangers in 2002. Murray played in 85 games during the 2002–03 season, although the NHL regular season has each team play only 82 regular season games. Murray was traded from the Rangers to the Nashville Predators mid-season.

In 2004, while playing for the Predators, Murray was diagnosed with a rare neck condition, (a form of dystonia) which tentatively forced him to retire in 2005. However, after failing a tryout with the Detroit Red Wings, Murray played the 2005–06 season with the Houston Aeros of the AHL, tallying 35 points in 54 games, good enough for Murray's former team, the Edmonton Oilers, to sign him to a contract in March 2006, in time for him to take part in their run to the Stanley Cup Finals.

After two successful seasons in Finnish SM-liiga (2007,2008) for IFK Helsinki, Murray signed for HC Innsbruck in the Austrian Hockey League. On July 11, 2009, he signed a contract with Pustertal-Val Pusteria Wolves in the Serie A.

Rem returned to Innsbruck as assistant captain the following season. After two seasons in the 2nd Austrian Hockey League he helped Innsbruck return to the EBEL. Upon announcing his retirement at the conclusion of the season, Murray's number 17 jersey was retired by Innsbruck at the team's season opener in the 2012–13 campaign.

Trivia

Murray wore three different numbers while playing with the Edmonton Oilers: #17 (which he had to give up when the Oilers retired Jari Kurri's jersey], #16 (which he asked former captain Kelly Buchberger if he could wear), and #22 (which he wore on his second stint with the Oilers because #16 was already taken by Jarret Stoll).

Murray now has 4 kids.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1991–92	Michigan State University	CCHA		44	13	38	51	18		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	Michigan State University	CCHA		40	22	35	57	24		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Michigan State University	CCHA		41	16	38	54	18		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Michigan State University	CCHA		40	20	36	56	21		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Cape Breton Oilers	AHL		79	31	59	90	40		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		82	11	20	31	16		12	1	2	3	4
1997–98	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		61	9	9	18	39		11	1	4	5	2
1998–99	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		78	21	18	39	20		4	1	1	2	2
1999–00	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		44	9	5	14	8		5	0	1	1	2
2000–01	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		82	15	21	36	24		6	2	0	2	6
2001–02	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		69	7	17	24	14		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	New York Rangers	NHL		11	1	2	3	4		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	New York Rangers	NHL		32	6	6	12	4		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Nashville Predators	NHL		53	6	13	19	18		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Nashville Predators	NHL		39	8	9	17	12		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Houston Aeros	AHL		54	11	24	35	8		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		9	1	1	2	2		24	0	4	4	2
2006–07	HIFK	SM-l		56	20	26	46	38		5	4	0	4	4
2007–08	HIFK	SM-l		52	17	18	35	62		7	3	2	5	4
2008–09	HC TWK Innsbruck	EBEL		54	19	34	53	50		6	2	0	2	14
2009–10	Pustertal-Val Pusteria Wolves	ITL		40	14	29	43	40		9	4	6	10	2
2010–11	HC TWK Innsbruck	AUT.2		25	17	39	56	28		5	1	8	9	4
2011–12	HC TWK Innsbruck	AUT.2		32	31	37	68	34		7	2	8	10	37
NHL totals				560	94	121	215	161		62	5	12	17	18

International

Year	Team	Comp	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2001	Canada	WC	7	1	3	4	2
Senior int'l totals			7	1	3	4	2

Awards and honours

Award	Year
All-CCHA Rookie Team	1991-92
All-CCHA Second Team	1994-95

External links

• Rem Murray's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
• Rem Murray's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database