Murray Craven Murray Dean Craven ( born July 20 , 1964 in Medicine Hat , Alberta ) is a former professional centre who played in the National Hockey League for 18 seasons between 1982 – 83 and 1999 – 00 . Playing career . Craven played his junior hockey with his hometown Medicine Hat Tigers , and his success there saw him selected by the Detroit Red Wings with their first - round pick ( 17th overall ) in the 1982 NHL Entry Draft . He proceeded to make the Wings ' NHL squad out of training camp at age 18 , and recorded 4 goals and 11 points in 31 games before being returned to Medicine Hat . He would see 15 more games of NHL action in 1983 – 94 , again splitting the year between Detroit and Medicine Hat . By this time he was dominating the WHL , recording 94 points in just 46 games . Philadelphia Flyers . On the eve of the 1984 – 85 season , Craven was dealt to the Philadelphia Flyers as the centrepiece of a deal for aging superstar Darryl Sittler . The deal proved to be an absolute heist for Philadelphia , as Sittler struggled through one final season before retiring while Craven stepped straight into the Flyers ' lineup as one of their top forwards . In his first full season , Craven finished 5th in team scoring with 61 points and added 10 more points in the playoffs helping lead the Flyers to the Stanley Cup Finals , where they lost to the Edmonton Oilers . Craven would spend 7 + successful seasons in Philadelphia , establishing himself as a top - notch two - way forward . He again helped the Flyers to the Stanley Cup Finals in 1987 , although he missed a large portion of the playoffs that year with a broken foot . In 1987 – 88 , Craven had one of his finest seasons , reaching the 30 - goal plateau for the only time in his career and leading the Flyers with 76 points . After an injury - plagued 1988 – 89 season , Craven recorded his first 50 - assist campaign in 1989 – 90 . Post - Flyers Career . However , by the early 1990s the Flyers ' success of the 1980s was well behind them and they were in the midst of a stretch of five consecutive years out of the playoffs . Despite still playing well , Craven was a casualty of this period and was dealt to the Hartford Whalers for Kevin Dineen 12 games into the 1991 – 92 season . Craven would finish the season with 60 points , second on the Whalers . Craven was again amongst the Whalers ' leading scorers in 1992 – 93 , but with the team about to miss the playoffs he was dealt to the Vancouver Canucks at the trade deadline . He finished the year setting career highs in assists ( 52 ) and points ( 77 ) , and provided an offensive boost to the Canucks , although they were outed in the second round of the playoffs . In 1993 – 94 , he scored 55 points for the Canucks and added 13 more in the playoffs en route to the finals , where he came out on the losing end for the third time . He also had the unfortunate distinction of being on the losing end of the only two Cup finals between 1971 and 2001 to go the full 7 games . Interestingly , the winning coach of the 1994 Finals , Mike Keenan , was coach of the Flyers in 1987 . Following the 1994 – 95 NHL lockout , Craven endured a lengthy holdout as a result of uncertainty over his free agency status . Eventually he was traded to the Chicago Blackhawks for Christian Ruuttu , although he was able to play in only 16 games . In the playoffs , he scored 10 points to help the Blackhawks to the Conference Finals , defeating Vancouver along the way . Craven scored 47 points in his first full season in Chicago , but by the 1996 – 97 season he was being used primarily in a defensive role , and he finished the year with full - season career lows of just 8 goals and 35 points . Following that season , he was dealt to the San Jose Sharks . In San Jose , he continued to be a solid defensive forward , although he was increasingly hobbled by injuries . In 1998 – 99 he was limited to just 43 games and 13 points . Following a poor start ( just 2 assists in 19 games ) and a hernia surgery , he was released by San Jose midway through the 1999 – 00 season , effectively ending his career . Craven finished his NHL career with 266 goals and 493 assists for 759 points in 1071 games . He also added 27 goals and 70 points in 118 career playoff games . He currently resides in Montana , where he volunteers to coach youth hockey .