Murray Williamson

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Murray Williamson 
*Born: January 13, 1934 in Winnipeg, Manitoba
*Position: Left Wing, Coach, General Manager, & Executive
While playing senior hockey in Eveleth, Minnesota, Williamson was noticed by the legendary coach John Mariucci and was recruited to play for the University of Minnesota in 1955. His hockey skills eventually culminated with West All-American honors in 1959. Following a short semi-pro career in Ontario, Williamson took on the role as player/coach and general manager of the St. Paul Steers in the USHL from 1962-1966. That team eventually became the U.S. National Team launching Williamson into an illustrious international coaching career beginning with the World Tournament in Vienna, Austria, in 1967 and continuing through the World Junior Tournament in Winnipeg, Canada in 1974. In 1970, he coached the U.S. Team to the gold medal in the World Championships. And in the 1972 Olympic at Sapporo, Japan, Williamson's guidance over the U.S. National Team shook the world with a silver medal. Also winning the silver medal at World Championships. The 1972 team compiled an impressive domestic record of 60 wins, 6 losses, and 4 ties.
As a coach and a mentor, Williamson was active in promoting the sport of hockey to youth hockey players from all over the world. In 1968, he helped to co-find the first formal Youth Hockey Camp in the world at Bemidji, MN. Through his active participation spanning thirty-two years, he has been instrumental in helping teach hockey skills to over 30,000 youth hockey players from over 423 states and 15 foreign countries.
Williamson also worked for Minnesota North Stars of the National Hockey League, first as an adviser to owner and Team President Walter Bush, and later as Team Vice President. 
In 1973, Williamson was behind the formation of two hockey projects that are still in operation today; the formation of the six team Midwest Junior Hockey League (known as the USHL Junior League), and the U.S. National Junior Team, which he coached in the first ever World Junior Championships in Leningrad, Russia.
Always striving to promote hockey, Williamson in 1980, became very active to develop the founding committee for the creation of the Hobey Baker Memorial Award and helped to implement the program. In 2005, Williamson was awarded the Hobey Baker Foundation's Legends of College Hockey Award. Williamson was inducted into the Massachusetts Hockey Hall of Fame in 2000. And the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 2005, the University of Minnesota Athletic Hall of Fame in 2008, and the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame in 2009.
==Career Statistics==
===Playing===
  	  	  	 	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
1950-51	Winnipeg Canadiens 	MJHL 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1951-52	St. Boniface Canadiens 	MJHL 	 	3 	0 	3 	3 	4 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1952-53	St. Boniface Canadiens 	MJHL 	 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1953-54	St. Boniface Canadiens 	MJHL 	 	25 	15 	10 	25 	15 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1954-55	Eveleth-Virginia Rangers	TBASHL 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1956-57	Minnesota Golden Gophers	WIHL 	 	24 	4 	6 	10 	16 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1957-58	Minnesota Golden Gophers	WIHL 	 	24 	7 	14 	21 	21 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1958-59	Minnesota Golden Gophers	NCAA Ind.	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1962-63	St. Paul Steers 	USHL 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1963-64	St. Paul Steers 	USHL 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1964-65	St. Paul Steers 	USHL 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1965-66	St. Paul Steers 	USHL 	 	28 	16 	23 	39 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1966-67	Rochester Mustangs 	USHL 	 	26 	10 	16 	26 	10 	 	 	 	 	 	
1967-68	Rochester Mustangs 	USHL 	 	 	12 	11 	23 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
===Coaching===
  	  	  	 	 	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	 	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 	Type 	 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	Pts 	Finish 	 	GP 	W 	L 	Results
1962-63	St. Paul Steers 	USHL 	Head 	 	32 	13 	19 	0 	26 	4th 	 	 	 	 	
1963-64	St. Paul Steers 	USHL 	Head 	 	18 	8 	10 	0 	18 	4th 	 	 	 	 	
1964-65	St. Paul Steers 	USHL 	Head 	 	26 	15 	11 	0 	30 	3rd 	 	 	 	 	
1965-66	St. Paul Steers 	USHL 	Head 	 	28 	17 	11 	0 	34 	3rd 	 	 	 	 	Won League
1966-67	United States National Team 	USHL 	Head 	 	24 	13 	9 	2 	- 	- 	 	- 	- 	- 	-
1966-67	United States National Team 	WC-A 	Head 	 	7 	3 	3 	1 	7 	5th 	 	- 	- 	- 	-
1967-68	United States National Team 	Olympics	Head 	 	7 	2 	4 	1 	0 	6th 	 	- 	- 	- 	-
1968-69	United States National Team 	WC-A 	Head 	 	10 	0 	10 	0 	0 	6th 	 	- 	- 	- 	-
1969-70	United States National Team 	WC-B 	Head 	 	7 	7 	0 	0 	14 	1st 	 	- 	- 	- 	-
1970-71	United States National Team 	WC-A 	Head 	 	10 	2 	8 	0 	4 	6th 	 	- 	- 	- 	-
1971-72	United States National Team 	Olympics	Head 	 	5 	3 	2 	0 	6 	2nd 	 	- 	- 	- 	-
1971-72	United States National Team 	WC-B 	Head 	 	6 	5 	1 	0 	10 	2nd 	 	- 	- 	- 	-
1973-74	United States National Junior Team	WJC 	Head 	 	5 	1 	4 	0 	2 	5th 	 	- 	- 	- 	-
1974-75	United States National Junior Team	WJC 	Head 	 	5 	0 	5 	0 	0 	6th 	 	- 	- 	- 	-
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
== Awards & Achievements ==
*NCAA West All-American (1959)
*United States Hockey League Championship (1966)
*Coached in IIHF World Championship (1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, & 1972)
*Coached in Winter Olympics (1968 & 1972), winning Silver in 1972
*Coached in World Junior Championship (1973 & 1974)
*Inducted into Massachusetts Hockey Hall of Fame (2000)
*Hobey Baker Legends of College Hockey Award (2005)
*Inducted into United States Hockey Hall of Fame (2005)
*Inducted into University of Minnesota Athletic Hall of Fame (2008)
*Inducted into Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame (2009)
==External links==
* United States Hockey Hall of Fame bio
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Category:American National Team coaches
Category:United States Hockey Hall of Fame
Category:Canadian ice hockey coaches
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:Born in 1934
Category:St. Boniface Canadiens players
Category:Winnipeg Canadiens players
Category:Minnesota Golden Gophers players
Category:St. Paul Steers players
Category:Rochester Mustangs players