Brett Murray (born July 20, 1998) is a Canadian professional ice hockey left wing who currently plays for the Shanghai Dragons of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He previously played for the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League (NHL) and the Nürnberg Ice Tigers in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).
Playing career Junior Murray played for the Carleton Place Canadians of the Central Canada Hockey League (CCHL), where he won a league championship in the 2015–16 season.
Murray led the United States Hockey League (USHL) in goals in the 2018–19 season, scoring 41 for the Youngstown Phantoms. He was second in the league in points with 76, and was named to the league's First Team at the end of the season.
College Murray joined the Penn State Nittany Lions at the beginning of 2017, spending the back half of 2016-17 and returning for 2017–18 before returning to the USHL.
Professional Murray was drafted in the fourth round, 99th overall by the Buffalo Sabres in the 2016 NHL entry draft.
The Sabres signed him to a one-year AHL contract to play with the Rochester Americans in 2019–20. The team then signed him to a two-year entry-level contract ahead of the 2020–21 season.
Murray was signed to a one-year, two-way contract extension with the Sabres for the 2024–25 season on July 1, 2024.
On October 16, 2025, Murray signed a one-year contract with the Nürnberg Ice Tigers of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.
After performing well in Nürnberg, Murray garnered interest from many European teams, particularly German champions Eisbären Berlin. On June 20, 2026, Murray signed a one-year contract with the Shanghai Dragons in the Kontinental Hockey League.
Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2015–16 Carleton Place Canadians CCHL 48 14 32 46 16 16 5 8 13 4 2016–17 Youngstown Phantoms USHL 27 7 13 20 22 — — — — — 2016–17 Penn State U. B1G 12 0 1 1 4 — — — — — 2017–18 Penn State U. B1G 21 1 5 6 23 — — — — — 2018–19 Youngstown Phantoms USHL 62 41 35 76 35 2 1 0 1 0 2019–20 Rochester Americans AHL 55 9 15 24 10 — — — — — 2020–21 Rochester Americans AHL 27 9 11 20 23 — — — — — 2020–21 Buffalo Sabres NHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2021–22 Rochester Americans AHL 52 15 17 32 35 10 3 3 6 4 2021–22 Buffalo Sabres NHL 19 2 4 6 23 — — — — — 2022–23 Rochester Americans AHL 71 23 26 49 46 14 4 6 10 13 2023–24 Rochester Americans AHL 54 17 15 32 36 2 1 0 1 0 2023–24 Buffalo Sabres NHL 2 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 2024–25 Rochester Americans AHL 66 27 22 49 29 8 0 0 0 4 2024–25 Buffalo Sabres NHL 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2025–26 Nürnberg Ice Tigers DEL 38 17 16 33 10 2 0 0 0 0NHL totals 26 2 4 6 25 — — — — —
Awards and honours Award YearCCHL All-Rookie Team 2016 Top Prospect Award 2016 Champion (Carleton Place Canadians) 2016USHL First All-Star Team 2019
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