Doug McMurdy

Doug McMurdy (February 9, 1926 – May 16, 2010) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player, and coach. He played both centre and defence, and skated for 376 games in the American Hockey League, mostly with the Springfield Indians. McMurdy was the inaugural winner of the Red Tilson Trophy, as the most outstanding junior player in the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) in 1945.
==Amateur career==
Doug McMurdy was born on February 9, 1926, in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He was brought to the St. Catharines Falcons for the 1943–44 OHA season by fellow Manitoban and coach Rudy Pilous. In his second year of junior hockey, McMurdy won the inaugural Red Tilson Trophy for the 1944–45 OHA season as the most valuable player, and was the top scoring defenceman in the league.
==Professional career==
McMurdy signed with the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1945, for a salary of $5000 and bonus of $1200. He was converted to a centre by Leafs coach Hap Day, and assigned to the minor leagues. His first season in the AHL was played with the Pittsburgh Hornets, then two seasons with the Tulsa Oilers in the United States Hockey League.
McMurdy was traded to Springfield in 1948, and played the next nine seasons under the control of team owner, Eddie Shore. Teams in the National Hockey League inquired about McMurdy, but Shore declined offers to sell or trade him. When Shore moved his AHL team to Syracuse, he assigned McMurdy to the farm team in Springfield partway though the 1951–52 season. McMurdy was named the player–coach for the Springfield Indians for the next two seasons. He led the Springfield Indians to the Walker Cup as regular season champions in the Eastern Amateur Hockey League in 1952–53, but the Indians lost in the playoff finals to the Johnstown Jets. McMurdy and the Indians moved up to the Quebec Hockey League for the 1953–54 season. The team struggled and finished last place. Shore returned his AHL team to Springfield in 1954, and McMurdy played the next three seasons in the AHL with the Indians. He finished his AHL career in Springfield with 85 goals, 182 assists, and 267 points in 286 games.
McMurdy played the 1957–58 season with the Trois-Rivières Lions in the QHL, then finished his career playing defence for New Haven Blades in the 1958–59 season. 
==Later life and honours==
McMurdy was inducted into Springfield Hockey Hall of Fame in 2000. He died on May 16, 2010, in West Brookfield, Massachusetts.
==Playing statistics==
Career statistics as a player.
  	  	  	 	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
1943–44 	St. Catharines Falcons	OHA 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1944–45 	St. Catharines Falcons	OHA 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1945–46 	Pittsburgh Hornets 	AHL 	 	42 	7 	25 	32 	6 	 	6 	0 	3 	3 	2
1946–47 	Tulsa Oilers 	USHL 	 	59 	19 	34 	53 	43 	 	— 	0 	1 	1 	0
1947–48 	Tulsa Oilers 	USHL 	 	65 	20 	40 	60 	35 	 	— 	1 	1 	2 	0
1948–49 	Springfield Indians 	AHL 	 	57 	27 	39 	66 	14 	 	3 	0 	7 	7 	0
1949–50 	Springfield Indians 	AHL 	 	66 	17 	33 	50 	25 	 	2 	3 	0 	3 	0
1950–51 	Springfield Indians 	AHL 	 	22 	2 	10 	12 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1951–52 	Syracuse Warriors 	AHL 	 	48 	22 	13 	35 	22 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1951–52 	Springfield Indians 	EAHL 	 	12 	11 	16 	27 	4 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1952–53 	Springfield Indians 	EAHL 	 	17 	13 	15 	28 	33 	 	7 	4 	3 	7 	6
1953–54 	Springfield Indians 	QHL 	 	69 	15 	38 	53 	78 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1954–55 	Springfield Indians 	AHL 	 	52 	19 	39 	58 	32 	 	4 	0 	3 	3 	2
1955–56 	Springfield Indians 	AHL 	 	42 	14 	33 	47 	22 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1956–57 	Springfield Indians 	AHL 	 	47 	6 	28 	34 	20 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1957–58 	Trois-Rivières Lions 	QHL 	 	10 	1 	5 	6 	12 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1958–59 	New Haven Blades 	EHL 	 	56 	8 	23 	31 	48 	 	5 	0 	1 	1 	0
AHL totals 	AHL totals 	AHL totals 	 	376 	114 	220 	334 	141 	 	15 	3 	13 	16 	4
USHL totals 	USHL totals 	USHL totals 	 	124 	39 	74 	113 	78 	 	— 	1 	2 	3 	0
EAHL/EHL totals	EAHL/EHL totals 	EAHL/EHL totals	 	85 	32 	54 	86 	85 	 	12 	4 	4 	8 	6
QHL totals 	QHL totals 	QHL totals 	 	79 	16 	43 	59 	90 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Coaching statistics==
Career statistics as a player-coach.
Season 	Team 	League	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season 	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League	G 	W 	L 	T 	Pts 	Finish 	Result
1952–53	Springfield Indians	EAHL 	60 	39 	19 	2 	80 	1st in EAHL 	Lost in finals
1953–54	Springfield Indians	QHL 	72 	25 	40 	7 	57 	7th in QHL 	Missed playoffs
Total 	Total 	Total 	132 	64 	59 	9 	137 	1 division title	
==References==
==External links==
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