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Murray Balfour

Position: RW ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 5-9 ▪ Weight: 178 lbs.
Born: August 24, 1936 in Regina, Saskatchewan
Died: May 30, 1965

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NHL Standard

Scoring Stats Goals Assists Ice Time
Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW EV SH PP S S% TOI ATOI
1956-57 20 MTL NHL 2 0 0 0 0 2
1957-58 21 MTL NHL 3 1 1 2 1 4
1959-60 23 CBH NHL 61 18 12 30 13 55
1960-61 24 CBH NHL 70 21 27 48 18 123
1961-62 25 CBH NHL 49 15 15 30 12 72
1962-63 26 CBH NHL 65 10 23 33 12 75
1963-64 27 CBH NHL 41 2 10 12 4 36 1 1 0 1
1964-65 28 BOS NHL 15 0 2 2 1 26 0 0 0 0
Career NHL 306 67 90 157 60 393 1 1 0 1

NHL Miscellaneous

Per Game Adjusted Plus/Minus Point Shares
Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC PIM S G A PTS GC TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- OPS DPS PS
1956-57 20 MTL NHL 2 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.00 0 0 0 0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1
1957-58 21 MTL NHL 3 0.33 0.33 0.67 0.27 1.33 1 1 2 1 0.2 0.1 0.2
1959-60 23 CBH NHL 61 0.30 0.20 0.49 0.21 0.90 20 13 33 14 1.8 1.1 2.8
1960-61 24 CBH NHL 70 0.30 0.39 0.69 0.26 1.76 22 29 51 20 3.0 1.3 4.3
1961-62 25 CBH NHL 49 0.31 0.31 0.61 0.25 1.47 16 16 32 13 1.8 0.9 2.6
1962-63 26 CBH NHL 65 0.15 0.35 0.51 0.18 1.15 11 25 36 13 0.9 1.1 2.0
1963-64 27 CBH NHL 41 0.05 0.24 0.29 0.09 0.88 2 11 13 4 -0.5 0.7 0.2
1964-65 28 BOS NHL 15 0.00 0.13 0.13 0.04 1.73 0 2 2 1 -0.5 0.1 -0.4
Career NHL 306 0.22 0.29 0.51 0.20 1.28 72 97 169 66 6.5 5.3 11.8

NHL Playoffs

Scoring Stats Goals Ice Time
Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1959-60 23 CBH NHL 4 1 0 1 1 0
1960-61 24 CBH NHL SC 11 5 5 10 4 14
1961-62 25 CBH NHL 12 1 1 2 1 15
1962-63 26 CBH NHL 6 0 2 2 1 12
1963-64 27 CBH NHL 7 2 2 4 2 4
Career NHL 1 40 9 10 19 8 45

Other Standard

Scoring Stats Goals Ice Time
Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1952-53 16 Regina Pats WCJHL 31 2 4 6 38
1953-54 17 Regina Pats WCJHL 35 7 5 12 99
1954-55 18 Regina Pats WCJHL 38 10 16 26 156
1955-56 19 Regina Pats WCJHL 34 24 18 42 104
1956-57 20 Hull-Ottawa Canadiens OHA-Jr. 19 12 7 19 76
1956-57 20 Hull-Ottawa Canadiens QHL 18 2 6 8 15
1956-57 20 Hull-Ottawa Canadiens EOHL 14 5 10 15 41
1957-58 21 Montreal Royals QHL 62 23 25 48 107
1958-59 22 Rochester Americans AHL 67 14 23 37 181
1964-65 28 Hershey Bears AHL 31 10 8 18 36
Career 2 Seasons AHL 98 24 31 55 217
Career 1 Season EOHL 14 5 10 15 41
Career 1 Season OHA-Jr. 19 12 7 19 76
Career 2 Seasons QHL 80 25 31 56 122
Career 4 Seasons WCJHL 138 43 43 86 397

Other Playoffs

Scoring Stats Goals Ice Time
Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1952-53 16 Regina Capitals Al-Cup 2 0 0 0 5
1952-53 16 Regina Pats WCJHL 7 0 1 1 10
1953-54 17 Regina Pats WCJHL 16 4 4 8 45
1954-55 18 Regina Pats WCJHL 12 7 4 11 30
1954-55 18 Regina Pats M-Cup 3 1 2 3 4
1955-56 19 Regina Pats WCJHL 10 7 5 12 20
1955-56 19 Regina Pats M-Cup 19 15 4 19 65
1956-57 20 Hull-Ottawa Canadiens M-Cup 15 5 12 17 35
1957-58 21 Montreal Royals QHL 7 1 2 3 20
1958-59 22 Rochester Americans AHL 1 0 0 0 0
Career 1 Season AHL 1 0 0 0 0
Career 1 Season Al-Cup 2 0 0 0 5
Career 3 Seasons M-Cup 37 21 18 39 104
Career 1 Season QHL 7 1 2 3 20
Career 4 Seasons WCJHL 45 18 14 32 105

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)
Thru 8 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Murray Balfour 4.3 2.8 2.6 2.0 0.2 0.2 -0.1 -0.4
Brian Noonan 94.1 3.3 2.7 2.6 2.1 0.3 0.2 0.1 -0.1
Tony Currie 88.1 4.6 3.3 3.1 2.1 0.6 0.6 0.3 -0.1
Nick Foligno 87.0 4.6 3.1 2.7 2.6 1.8 0.8
Troy Brouwer 86.5 4.6 3.9 3.5 2.7 2.0 0.1 -0.5
Doug Sulliman 85.7 4.5 3.5 2.7 2.1 1.2 0.3 -0.1 -0.5
Ken Mosdell 85.3 3.1 2.7 2.5 1.8 0.5 0.5 0.1 -0.5
Derick Brassard 84.0 4.2 3.4 3.4 3.3 2.0 -0.1
Calum MacKay 83.8 3.9 2.7 2.6 1.3 0.0 -0.2 -0.3
Brent Fedyk 83.6 4.3 2.7 2.3 1.0 0.1 0.0 -0.3 -0.5
Dave Barr 83.2 4.6 3.2 2.8 2.1 1.7 0.0 -0.1 -0.2
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Murray Balfour 4.3 2.8 2.6 2.0 0.2 0.2 -0.1 -0.4
Tony Currie 88.1 4.6 3.3 3.1 2.1 0.6 0.6 0.3 -0.1
Nick Foligno 87.0 4.6 3.1 2.7 2.6 1.8 0.8
Troy Brouwer 86.5 4.6 3.9 3.5 2.7 2.0 0.1 -0.5
Derick Brassard 84.0 4.2 3.4 3.4 3.3 2.0 -0.1
Calum MacKay 83.8 3.9 2.7 2.6 1.3 0.0 -0.2 -0.3
Petr Cajanek 83.0 4.5 4.2 3.0 2.2
Lorne Ferguson 83.0 3.8 3.0 2.8 1.8 0.8 0.2 0.2 0.2
Mike Leclerc 81.9 4.5 3.7 2.4 2.2 0.8 0.3 0.2 -0.1 -0.4
Mike Fidler 81.9 3.7 3.6 2.9 1.7 0.5 0.2 0.0
Bill Sutherland 81.8 3.8 3.0 2.8 1.6 0.4

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Rate Statistic Requirements
Championships
(Minimum 1 playoff game)
1961 Chicago Black Hawks (NHL)
Games Played
1960-61 NHL 70 (1)
Penalties in Minutes
1960-61 NHL 123 (6)

Transactions

Transaction information may be incomplete.

June 9, 1959: Traded to Chicago by Montreal for cash, June 9, 1959.

June 9, 1964: Traded to Boston by Chicago with Mike Draper for Matt Ravlich and Jerry Toppazzini, June 9, 1964.

February 5, 1965: Missed remainder of the 1964-65 season after being diagnosed with lung cancer, February 5, 1965.

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