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Don Murdoch

Position: RW
Shoots: Right
Height: 5-11    Weight: 180 lbs.
Born: October 25, 1956 in Cranbrook, British Columbia

Drafted by the New York Rangers in the 1st round (6th overall) of the 1976 NHL Amateur Draft.

NHL/WHA Regular Season

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G GC GC/G TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1976-77 20 New York Rangers NHL 59 32 24 56 0.95 23 0.39 79 25 58 9 5 47 21 11 0 6 223 3.78 14.3
1977-78 21 New York Rangers NHL 66 27 28 55 0.83 22 0.34 89 37 57 0 -5 41 17 10 0 1 188 2.85 14.4
1978-79 22 New York Rangers NHL 40 15 22 37 0.93 14 0.35 54 19 41 0 -6 6 11 4 0 2 133 3.33 11.3
1979-80 23 2 Teams NHL 66 28 21 49 0.74 20 0.31 80 25 66 0 -11 20 21 6 1 2 178 2.70 15.7
1979-80 23 New York Rangers NHL 56 23 19 42 0.75 17 0.31 68 23 56 0 -11 16 17 5 1 2 143 2.55 16.1
1979-80 23 Edmonton Oilers NHL 10 5 2 7 0.70 3 0.31 12 2 10 0 0 4 4 1 0 0 35 3.50 14.3
1980-81 24 Edmonton Oilers NHL 40 10 9 19 0.48 8 0.19 33 11 38 0 -16 18 6 4 0 2 102 2.55 9.8
1981-82 25 Detroit Red Wings NHL 49 9 13 22 0.45 8 0.17 38 8 29 0 1 23 8 1 0 1 97 1.98 9.3
Career NHL 320 121 117 238 0.74 96 0.30 373 125 289 9 -32 155 84 36 1 14 921 2.88 13.1

NHL/WHA Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1977-78 21 New York Rangers NHL 3 1 3 4 1.33 4 1 0 0 1
1978-79 22 New York Rangers NHL 18 7 5 12 0.67 12 4 3 0 1
1979-80 23 Edmonton Oilers NHL 3 2 0 2 0.67 0 2 0 0 0
Career NHL 24 10 8 18 0.75 16 7 3 0 2

Other Regular Season

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G GC GC/G TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1973-74 17 Vernon Vikings BCJHL 45 50 32 82 1.82 69
1973-74 17 Kamloops Chiefs WCJHL 4 1 0 1 0.25 9
1974-75 18 Medicine Hat Tigers WCJHL 70 82 59 141 2.01 83
1975-76 19 Medicine Hat Tigers WCJHL 70 88 77 165 2.36 202
1980-81 24 Wichita Wind CHL 22 15 10 25 1.14 48
1981-82 25 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 24 11 13 24 1.00 24
1982-83 26 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 35 10 12 22 0.63 19
1983-84 27 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 59 26 20 46 0.78 19
1983-84 27 Montana Magic CHL 17 10 10 20 1.18 2
1984-85 28 Muskegon Mohawks IHL 32 18 13 31 0.97 4
1985-86 29 Indianapolis Checkers IHL 11 4 3 7 0.64 4
1985-86 29 Toledo Goaldiggers IHL 37 15 23 38 1.03 8
1985-86 29 Muskegon Lumberjacks IHL 12 4 4 8 0.67 0
Career AHL 118 47 45 92 0.78 62
Career BCJHL 45 50 32 82 1.82 69
Career CHL 39 25 20 45 1.15 50
Career IHL 92 41 43 84 0.91 16
Career WCJHL 144 171 136 307 2.13 294

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1974-75 18 Medicine Hat Tigers WCJHL 5 1 5 6 1.20 15
1975-76 19 Medicine Hat Tigers WCJHL 7 4 3 7 1.00 23
1980-81 24 Wichita Wind CHL 18 17 7 24 1.33 24
1981-82 25 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 4 5 0 5 1.25 14
1984-85 28 Muskegon Mohawks IHL 16 6 3 9 0.56 26
Career AHL 4 5 0 5 1.25 14
Career CHL 18 17 7 24 1.33 24
Career IHL 16 6 3 9 0.56 26
Career WCJHL 12 5 8 13 1.08 38

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

All-Star Games

1977 NHL

Goals Per Game

1976-77 NHL 0.54 (7)

Game-Winning Goals

1976-77 NHL 6 (7)

Transactions

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July 6, 1978: Suspended for entire 1978-79 season by NHL for substance abuse violation, July 6, 1978.

January 3, 1979: Suspension lifted by NHL after 40 games, January 3, 1979.

March 11, 1980: Traded to Edmonton by NY Rangers for Cam Connor and Edmonton's 3rd round choice (Peter Sundstrom) in 1981 Entry Draft, March 11, 1980.

August 21, 1981: Rights traded to Minnesota by Edmonton for Don Jackson and Minnesota's 3rd round choice (later traded back to Minnesota - Minnesota selected Wally Chapman) in 1982 Entry Draft, August 21, 1981.

August 21, 1981: Rights traded to Detroit by Minnesota with Greg Smith and Minnesota's 1st round choice (Murray Craven) in 1982 Entry Draft for Detroit's 1st round choice (Brian Bellows) in 1982 Entry Draft, August 21, 1981.