Jonny Murray
Jonny Murray | |
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.jpg) Murray holds on to Artturi Lehkonen during the 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs | |
| Born | August 10, 1974 |
| Occupation | Ice hockey linesman |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Employer | National Hockey League |
Jonny Murray (born August 10, 1974) is a Canadian National Hockey League linesman, who wears uniform number 95.[1] He made his debut during the 2000–01 NHL season, and has officiated 1,506 regular season games and 192 playoff games, including seven Stanley Cup Finals appearances, as of the start of the 2024–25 season[update].[2]
Early life
[edit]Jonny Murray was born on August 10, 1974 in Beauport, Quebec.[2] He was raised in a francophone family and joined the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League as an on-ice official at the age of 17. After working half a season in the QMJHL, Murray decided that he wanted to become an NHL official and spent the following summer in Calgary, Alberta, to improve his English.[3]
Murray continued his Major Junior career and officiated in the American Hockey League before being hired by the NHL in 2000.[3]
Career
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Murray made his NHL debut on October 7, 2000 at the Corel Centre, for a game between the Dallas Stars and the Ottawa Senators. His crew members included referees Terry Gregson and Bernard Degrace, and linesman Pierre Champoux.[2][4]
Murray worked his 1,000th game on December 29, 2016 between the Montreal Canadiens and the Florida Panthers at the BB&T Center. He requested for referees Eric Furlatt and Marc Joannette, and linesman Pierre Racicot to work the game with him. Furlatt and Joannette were hired as NHL officials around the same time as Murray, and the four had become close friends.[5][3]
He officiated the 2012, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 Stanley Cup Finals.[2][6] Murray also officiated the 2014 NHL Stadium Series, the 2016 NHL All-Star Game and the 2021 NHL Outdoors at Lake Tahoe games.[2] In 2016, he was one of the officials for the first World Cup of Hockey since 2004.[7][8]
Personal life
[edit]Murray relocated to Tampa, Florida, at the end of the 2000–01 NHL season. He moved to Fort Lauderdale in 2013. He has two children who were raised in Quebec City, and requested for two Montreal Canadiens home games every season so he could visit them. They attended their father’s 1,000th game in Sunrise.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "National Hockey League Officials Association - Members". www.nhlofficials.com. Archived from the original on December 15, 2003.
- ^ a b c d e "Jonny Murray | NHL Linesman | NHL Officials Association". NHLOA. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
- ^ a b c d Bernier, Jonathan (December 30, 2016). "Et de 1000 pour Jonny Murray". Le Journal de Montréal (in French). Retrieved November 26, 2024.
- ^ "Dallas Stars - Ottawa Senators - Oct 7, 2000 | NHL.com". www.nhl.com. Retrieved November 28, 2024.
- ^ "Linesman Jonny Murray Hits 1000-Game Mark". Scouting The Refs. December 31, 2016. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
- ^ "NHL Referees, Linespersons Set For 2024 Stanley Cup Final". Scouting The Refs. June 6, 2024. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
- ^ admin (July 1, 2016). "2016 World Cup Officials Announced". NHLOA. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
- ^ "Referees and Linesmen Announced for 2016 World Cup of Hockey". Scouting The Refs. July 2, 2016. Retrieved November 26, 2024.