I spoke with a source familiar with the situation to get more clarity.
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He used the phrase, “temporarily filing vacancy by Ruff’s departure.” Buy Gord Murphy 5 Nhl Star Game Used Hockey Stick Authentic Rare Lk - NHL Unsigned Game Used Sticks: Sports & Outdoors - FREE DELIVERY. While many other reporters are saying he is taking Ruff’s position, Larry Brooks carefully worded his tweet. New York Rangers Press Release Gord Murphy’s role on David Quinn’s staff In addition, he was a member of Canada’s coaching staff at the 2014 IIHF U18 World Championship, and he helped Canada earn a bronze medal in the tournament. Murphy has also served as an Assistant Coach with the Columbus Blue Jackets (2002-03 – 2009-10) and Florida Panthers (2010-11 – 2013-14) in his coaching career.
Most recently, he served parts of five seasons as an Assistant Coach with the Philadelphia Flyers (2014-15 – 2018-19), and he was on the same coaching staff as current Wolf Pack Head Coach Kris Knoblauch for parts of two seasons with the Flyers (2017-19).
Murphy, 52, joins the Rangers organization after spending parts of the last 16 seasons as an Assistant Coach in the NHL (2002-03 – 2018-19).
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The man knows how to play defense and will help with the Rangers blue line when training camp begins next week. He played a total of 862 games and notched 323 points for his career. Gord Murphy was a rugged rearguard for 14 years in the NHL with teams like the Florida Panthers Boston Bruins and Philadelphia Flyers during the 90’s. As a rookie in 1987-88, Murphy won a Calder Cup with the Bears, who went a perfect 12-0 in that year’s postseason under head coach John Paddock, who piloted the Wolf Pack to the 2000 Calder Cup championship.Murphy (r) has joined the Rangers (Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports) Originally a ninth-round draft pick (189 th overall) by the Flyers in 1985 out of the Ontario Hockey League, Murphy totaled 85 goals and 238 assists for 323 points, along with 668 penalty minutes, in NHL action and also played 72 career AHL games (9-26-35, 52 PIM), with the Hershey Bears and Providence Bruins. He was twice a member of first-year expansion teams, in 1993-94 with the Panthers and in 1999-00 with the Thrashers, and helped the 1995-96 Florida squad to the Stanley Cup Final. He is currently an assistant coach for the New York Rangers.
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He also has international coaching experience, having helped to guide Canada’s team, as an assistant coach, to a bronze medal in the 2014 IIHF U18 World Championship.Īs a player, Murphy enjoyed an 862-game NHL career with the Flyers, Panthers, Boston Bruins and Atlanta Thrashers, from 1988-89 through 2001-02. Murphy (born February 23, 1967) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played 14 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Philadelphia Flyers, Boston Bruins, Florida Panthers and Atlanta Thrashers. Before that, Murphy was with the Florida Panthers for four seasons, and his first seven years (2002-03 through 2009-10) of coaching experience was on the Columbus Blue Jackets’ staff. Murphy, a 52-year-old native of Willowdale, Ontario, spent most of the past five years as an assistant with the Philadelphia Flyers, the last two working as a fellow assistant with current Wolf Pack head coach Kris Knoblauch. Prior to becoming a member of the Wolf Pack staff, the former long-time NHL defenseman had been an NHL assistant coach since the 2002-03 season. The New York Rangers announced today that the team has named Gord Murphy Associate Head Coach of the Rangers' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Hartford Wolf Pack. Gord Murphy joined the Wolf Pack as associate head coach August 2, 2019.
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