Murray played 15 seasons with the NHL, won a Stanley Cup, and was a longtime broadcaster.
WASHINGTON — Former NHL player and longtime Chicago Blackhawks analyst Troy Murray has died following a yearslong battle with cancer, the team announced Saturday. He was 63.
Murray played 15 seasons in the NHL, including 12 with Chicago, after being selected by the Blackhawks in the third round of the 1980 NHL Draft. His best season came in 1985-86, when he scored 45 goals and recorded 99 points in 80 games, earning the Frank J. Selke Trophy as the league’s top defensive forward.
Murray finished his playing career with 584 points in 915 regular-season games for Chicago, the Colorado Avalanche, Winnipeg Jets, Ottawa Senators and Pittsburgh Penguins. Murray also won a Stanley Cup with Colorado during his final NHL season in 1995-96.
After retiring as a player, Murray joined the Blackhawks broadcast team in 1998 and later became a longtime radio color analyst, helping call the team’s Stanley Cup championship seasons in 2010, 2013 and 2015.
“The Chicago Blackhawks are deeply heartbroken today as we mourn the loss of Troy Murray, our beloved ‘Muzz,’” team chairman and CEO Danny Wirtz said in a statement. “Troy was the epitome of a Blackhawk, so far beyond his incredible playing career with a presence felt in every corner of our organization over the last 45 years. He was admired by his teammates and our players, and was so proud to connect generations of Blackhawks through his work with the Blackhawks Alumni Association.”
Murray was diagnosed with cancer in 2021 but continued working in the broadcast booth during treatment. He had stepped away from broadcasts this season as his health worsened.