# Curtis Murphy

Curtis Murphy (born December 3, 1975) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman.

## Career

Murphy was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Minnesota Wild in on June 18, 2001, and he played one game in the National Hockey League with the Wild in the 2002–03 season.
Murphy was a member of Team Canada at the 2007 Spengler Cup. He has won two American Hockey League Calder Cups, one in 2003 with the Houston Aeros and one in 2004 with the Milwaukee Admirals.
Murphy moved to Europe in 2007, signing for SC Langnau in the Swiss Nationalliga A. In 2011, he moved to the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga in Austria and signed for EHC Black Wings Linz.

## Career statistics

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1993–94 | Nipawin Hawks | SJHL | 60 | 21 | 33 | 54 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994–95 | University of North Dakota | WCHA | 33 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995–96 | University of North Dakota | WCHA | 38 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996–97 | University of North Dakota | WCHA | 43 | 12 | 30 | 42 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997–98 | University of North Dakota | WCHA | 39 | 8 | 34 | 42 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998–99 | Orlando Solar Bears | IHL | 80 | 22 | 35 | 57 | 60 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 |
| 1999–2000 | Orlando Solar Bears | IHL | 81 | 8 | 43 | 51 | 59 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 2000–01 | Orlando Solar Bears | IHL | 51 | 19 | 30 | 49 | 55 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 18 |
| 2001–02 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 80 | 12 | 35 | 47 | 75 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2002–03 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 80 | 23 | 31 | 54 | 63 | 23 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 22 |
| 2002–03 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003–04 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 79 | 17 | 36 | 53 | 51 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 12 |
| 2004–05 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | RSL | 60 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 50 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2005–06 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 80 | 14 | 53 | 67 | 76 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 2006–07 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 75 | 10 | 35 | 45 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007–08 | SCL Tigers | NLA | 50 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008–09 | SCL Tigers | NLA | 27 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009–10 | SCL Tigers | NLA | 50 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010–11 | SCL Tigers | NLA | 47 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 46 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011–12 | EHC Black Wings Linz | EBEL | 50 | 16 | 28 | 44 | 34 | 17 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 24 |
| 2012–13 | EHC Black Wings Linz | EBEL | 53 | 9 | 29 | 38 | 48 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2013–14 | EHC Black Wings Linz | EBEL | 54 | 10 | 29 | 39 | 46 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2014–15 | EHC Black Wings Linz | EBEL | 51 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 36 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| AHL totals | AHL totals | AHL totals | 394 | 76 | 190 | 266 | 317 | 67 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 48 |
| NLA totals | NLA totals | NLA totals | 174 | 22 | 70 | 92 | 172 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EBEL totals | EBEL totals | EBEL totals | 210 | 36 | 104 | 140 | 164 | 50 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 54 |

## Awards and honours

| Award | Year |
| All-WCHA First Team | 1996–97 |
| AHCA West Second-Team All-American | 1996–97 |
| WCHA All-Tournament Team | 1997, 1998 |
| All-NCAA All-Tournament Team | 1997 |
| All-WCHA First Team | 1997–98 |
| AHCA West First-Team All-American | 1997–98 |