Stephen James Murphy Stephen James Murphy ( born December 11 , 1981 ) is a professional ice hockey goaltender born in Dundee , Scotland , United Kingdom . Murphy began playing ice hockey at the very young age of 5 . He made his first professional appearances at the age of 16 with the Paisley Pirates , a team then icing in the BNL . Murphy made two appearances for the Pirates during the 1997 / 98 season before moving on to the Fife Flyers . Whilst in Fife , Murphy helped the Flyers win the Scottish Cup . He established himself as the Flyers ' first choice goaltender despite his young age and in the 1998 / 99 season recorded a respectable GAA of 3 . 61 and a save percentage of . 918 . In 1999 , at the age of 17 , Murphy became the goaltender for the Great Britain National Team and played on five occasions for them in the World Junior Championships , proving himself to be a reliable last line of defence . This solidified his position as the Flyers ' first choice goaltender and he continued to play for them during the 1999 / 00 season , featuring in the BNL as well as the B & H Cup and the Christmas Cup . Once again the Flyers made the post - season , with Murphy playing every game in the playoffs . In 2000 , Murphy moved to the United States to sign for the Omaha Lancers , of the USHL . He failed to make an appearance and moved mid - season to the ill - fated Cleveland Barons . Again Murphy failed to make a start but learned considerably from his time in the USA . He finished the 2000 / 01 season back in Scotland , once again playing for the Flyers . In the summer of 2001 , Murphy played again for the Team GB junior squad but also featured for the senior team where he recorded an excellent 1 . 97 goals against average and a . 917 save percentage . Murphy remained in Scotland for the 2001 / 02 term , although he signed for the Dundee Stars and played alongside British hockey great Tony Hand for the first time at club level . Murphy played 43 games for the Stars in the regular season and made 10 post season appearances , again proving his worth despite his young age . He again appeared for Team GB in 2002 , in the World Cup . Murphy remained in his hometown of Dundee for the 2002 / 03 season , whilst the British ice hockey organisation was undergoing considerable restructuring . Here he played with Hand for a second spell . A move followed for the 2003 / 04 term , this time to the Bracknell Bees , a team now playing in the transitional BNL following the collapse of the ISL . Murphy played just 8 regular season games for the Bees due to a shoulder injury which kept him off the ice for the remainder of the season . He moved into European hockey for the 2004 / 05 season . He found regular games with Swedish Division 1 team Bräcke IK . Murphy proved to be an excellent signing for Bräcke and became known for his speed and agility . After 3 months , Murphy was poached by the higher level Allsvenskan team IF Björklöven to play out the remainder of the season for them . Murphy adapted to the change in standard well , and completed the season as a Björklöven player . They failed to make the post - season however and so Murphy returned to Scotland to play in three post - season games for the Stars . The following season , afer again playing for Team GB , Murphy returned to the Allsvenskan to ice for IFK Arboga IK . Arboga struggled in the league but managed to retain their Allsvenskan place through playing in the end of season relegation playoffs . Arboga struggled financially however , prompting Murphy to return to the United Kingdom and play for the Edinburgh Capitals in the recently established EIHL , now the top level of ice hockey in the UK following the lengthy restructuring process . Murphy played every regular season game for the Capitals , and won the EIHL ' Best British Goaltender ' award for his play . Despite this , the Capitals failed to make the EIHL post - season as they struggled for regular goalscorers . Murphy returned to Scandinavia and Norway to ice for Stjernen Hockey , a team playing in the GET - ligaen , the top club league in Norway . In 36 regular season games , Murphy recorded a 3 . 18 GAA and a . 901 PCT . In the summer of 2008 , Murphy was persuaded to once again play alongside Tony Hand , with Hand now acting as player / coach of the EIHL Manchester Phoenix . Murphy had proved an excellent signing for the Phoenix and has once again established himself as the organisation ' s first choice goaltender . A solid season followed for Murphy , who helped the Phoenix to both the Knockout and Challenge Cup finals and once again was awarded Best British Goaltender . Despite the on - ice success , the Phoenix withdrew from the EIHL at the end of the season in favour of playing in the EPL , going on to sign Steve Fone as first choice goaltender . Murphy chose to remain in the EIHL however , and move on to the Belfast Giants .