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Andy Murray (born March 3, 1951 in Gladstone, Manitoba) is the current head coach of the St. Louis Blues in the National Hockey League. He was also head coach for the Los Angeles Kings from 1999 to 2006. During his playing career Murray played for the Killaloe Knights of the OSHL and the Brandon Olympics of the CSHL. Murray's assistant coaching credits include the Winnipeg Jets (1993-95), Minnesota North Stars (1990-92) and Philadelphia Flyers (1988-90). As an assistant coach, Murray made it to the Stanley Cup Finals with the North Stars. Murray was named the coach of the Canadian National Hockey Team in 1996, a post he held until 1998. He served as head coach at Shattuck-St. Mary's School for the 1998-99 season. On June 14 1999, Andy was named the new head coach of the Los Angeles Kings replacing Larry Robinson.
On March 21, 2006, Andy Murray was fired by the Kings and was replaced on an interim basis by John Torchetti. He provided colour commentary for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation during their Hockey Night in Canada telecasts of the 2006 Stanley Cup playoffs.
On December 11, 2006, the Blues hired Murray to replace Mike Kitchen as head coach. [1]
Andy and his wife, Ruth, have three children (all hockey players): two sons Brady and Jordan Murray, and a daughter, Sarah Murray. He is also a distant cousin to Los Angeles Kings center Marty Murray.
Andy Murray is known for coming to a franchise and turning it around from a losing team to a winning one. He did that with the Los Angeles Kings over five seasons and also is doing currently with the St. Louis Blues, led under Mike Kitchen before taking over as head coach, into a possible playoff spot.
International Tournaments
Andy coached Canada to the three gold medals at the IIHF World Championships in 1997, 2003 and 2007. He was the first coach to accomplish this feat.
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*1999-00 Los Angeles Kings 82GP 39W 27L 12T 4OL 94PTS (Lost in round 1) *2000-01 Los Angeles Kings 82GP 38W 28L 13T 3OL 92PTS (Lost in round 2) *2001-02 Los Angeles Kings 82GP 40W 27L 11T 4OL 95PTS (Lost in round 1) *2002-03 Los Angeles Kings 82GP 33W 37L 06T 6OL 78PTS (Out of Playoffs) *2003-04 Los Angeles Kings 82GP 28W 29L 16T 9OL 81PTS (Out of Playoffs) *2005-06 Los Angeles Kings 82GP 42W 35L 05OTL 89PTS (Out of Playoffs)
| Preceded by Larry Robinson |
Head Coaches
of the Los Angeles Kings 1999-2006 |
Succeeded by John Torchetti |
| Preceded by Mike Kitchen |
Head Coaches of
the St. Louis Blues 2006- |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Los Angeles Kings Head Coaches |
|---|
| Kelly • Laycoe • Wilson • Regan • Glover • Pulford • Stewart • Berry • MacDonald • Perry • Vachon • Neilson • Quinn • Murphy • Ftorek • Webster • Melrose • Robinson • Murray • Torchetti • Crawford |
| St. Louis Blues Head Coaches |
|---|
| Patrick • Bowman • Arbour • Abel • McCreary • Talbot • Angotti • Young • Boivin • Francis • Plager • Berenson • Demers • Sutter • B. Plager • Berry • Keenan • Roberts • Quenneville • Kitchen • Murray |
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