Brett Murray (ice hockey)

Brett Murray (ice hockey)
Murray with the Rochester Americans in 2021
Born (1998-07-20) July 20, 1998
Height 6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight 228 lb (103 kg; 16 st 4 lb)
Position Left wing
Shoots Left
DEL team
Former teams
Nürnberg Ice Tigers
Buffalo Sabres
NHL draft 99th overall, 2016
Buffalo Sabres
Playing career 2019–present

Brett Murray (born July 20, 1998) is a Canadian professional ice hockey left wing who currently plays for the Nürnberg Ice Tigers of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). He previously played for the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League (NHL).

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.[1]

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.[2]

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.[3]

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.[4]

Murray was signed to a one-year, two-way contract extension with the Sabres for the 2024–25 season on July 1, 2024.[5]

On October 16, 2025, Murray signed a one-year contract with the Nürnberg Ice Tigers of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.[6]

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 Nuernberg Ice Tigers DEL 38 17 16 33 10
NHL totals 26 2 4 6 25

Awards and honours

Award Year
CCHL
All-Rookie Team 2016
Top Prospect Award 2016
Champion (Carleton Place Canadians) 2016
USHL
First All-Star Team 2019 [2]

References

  1. ^ "Brett Murray - Men's Ice Hockey". GoPSUSports.com. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "All-USHL Teams Announced". USHL.com. April 23, 2019. Archived from the original on April 17, 2022. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  3. ^ Jones, Ben (December 26, 2016). "Penn State Hockey: Forward Brett Murray Joining Nittany Lions". StateCollege.com. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  4. ^ LaBarbour, Jourdon (July 31, 2020). "Sabres sign Murray to 2-year, entry-level contract". NHL.com. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
  5. ^ "Sabres sign five players to two-way contracts". Buffalo Sabres. July 1, 2024. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
  6. ^ "Brett Murray verstärkt die Ice Tigers | Nürnberg Ice Tigers". icetigers.de. Retrieved 2025-11-15.