Brady Murray | |||
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Born |
Brandon, MB, CAN |
August 17, 1984 ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
Weight | 183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb) | ||
Position | Center | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
NLA team Former teams |
HC Lugano Rapperswil-Jona Lakers Los Angeles Kings Kloten Flyers |
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NHL Draft | 152nd overall, 2003 Los Angeles Kings |
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Playing career | 2005–present |
Medal record | ||
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Representing United States | ||
Ice hockey | ||
World U-17 Hockey Challenge | ||
2001 Nova Scotia | ||
World Junior Championships | ||
2004 Finland |
Braden Murray (born August 17, 1984) is a Canadian-American professional ice hockey forward. He currently plays for HC Lugano of the Swiss National League A (NLA). He was selected 152nd overall in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft by the Los Angeles Kings.
Murray was born in Brandon, Manitoba and raised in Faribault, Minnesota. His father Andy Murray, is the former head coach of the St. Louis Blues and coached at a number of other teams as well. Brady grew up in Switzerland, Philadelphia, Hershey, Winnipeg, Calgary, Faribault and Los Angeles. His childhood friends include NHLers Alexander Steen, Zach Parise and Patrick Eaves.
He represented the U.S. at the 2004 World Juniors, where he helped the States win gold. He also played hockey at the University of North Dakota, and after two successful years he followed his father who coached in Switzerland and signed with Swiss club, the Rapperswil-Jona Lakers of the Nationalliga A.