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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

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW 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

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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

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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 0
1960-61 24 CBH NHL SC 11 5 5 10 14
1961-62 25 CBH NHL 12 1 1 2 15
1962-63 26 CBH NHL 6 0 2 2 12
1963-64 27 CBH NHL 7 2 2 4 4
Career NHL 1 40 9 10 19 45

Other Standard

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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

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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 2010-11)
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
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
Calum MacKay 83.8 3.9 2.7 2.6 1.3 0.0 -0.2 -0.3
Guillaume Latendresse 83.6 5.3 3.1 3.0 2.2 0.8
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
Lorne Ferguson 83.0 3.8 3.0 2.8 1.8 0.8 0.2 0.2 0.2
Petr Cajanek 83.0 4.5 4.2 3.0 2.2
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
Calum MacKay 83.8 3.9 2.7 2.6 1.3 0.0 -0.2 -0.3
Guillaume Latendresse 83.6 5.3 3.1 3.0 2.2 0.8
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
Andrew Cogliano 81.9 5.0 3.3 2.0 1.9
Bill Sutherland 81.8 3.8 3.0 2.8 1.6 0.4
Blair Chapman 81.4 4.2 3.3 3.1 1.9 1.1 0.6 0.0

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

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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

Glossary ▪ 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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