Braden Murray (born August 17, 1984) is a Canadian-American former professional ice hockey forward. He last played 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 head coach of the Western Michigan Broncos 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.
Playing career 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.
In May 2007, he signed an entry-level contract with the Los Angeles Kings. In the 2007–08 season, he made his NHL debut on September 29, 2007, against the Anaheim Ducks in a game played in London, England. On October 12, he scored his first goal against the Boston Bruins. After one season in the Kings organization, Murray opted to return to Switzerland, initially on loan from the Kings, to HC Lugano.
In his seventh season with Lugano in 2014–15, Murray was loaned to fellow NLA club, the Kloten Flyers for the remainder of the season on January 1, 2015.
Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2000–01 Shattuck–Saint Mary's 18U HS Prep ————— ————— 2001–02 Shattuck–Saint Mary's 18U HS Prep 60589215050 ————— 2002–03 Salmon Arm Silverbacks BCHL 59425910130 ————— 2003–04 University of North Dakota WCHA 3719274632 ————— 2004–05 University of North Dakota WCHA 258122022 ————— 2005–06 Rapperswil–Jona Lakers NLA 36391226 1032510 2006–07 Rapperswil–Jona Lakers NLA 3812203238 7561114 2007–08 Los Angeles Kings NHL 41016 ————— 2007–08 Manchester Monarchs AHL 5814132750 41012 2008–09 HC Lugano NLA 3626154126 71230 2009–10 HC Lugano NLA 476131912 41012 2010–11 HC Lugano NLA 25551010 ————— 2011–12 HC Lugano NLA 23691512 63256 2013–14 HC Lugano NLA 273584 50000 2014–15 HC Lugano NLA 203364 ————— 2014–15 Kloten Flyers NLA 810110 ————— NLA totals 260 65 79 144 132 39 12 8 20 24 NHL totals 4 1 0 1 6—————
International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2004 United States WJC 6 2 0 2 0 Junior totals 6 2 0 2 0
Awards and honors Award Year College All-WCHA Rookie Team 2003–04 All-WCHA Third Team 2003–04
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