{"id":492140,"date":"2026-03-07T23:52:25","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T23:52:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/492140\/"},"modified":"2026-03-07T23:52:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T23:52:25","slug":"former-colorado-avalanche-player-troy-murray-dies-at-63","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/492140\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Colorado Avalanche player Troy Murray dies at 63"},"content":{"rendered":"

CHICAGO (AP) \u2014 Troy Murray, who played 12 seasons with the Chicago Blackhawks<\/a> and transitioned into becoming the team\u2019s long-time broadcasting analyst, has died. He was 63.<\/p>\n

The Blackhawks announced on Saturday that Murray died earlier in the day, without specifying where.<\/p>\n

Nicknamed \u201cMuzz,\u201d Murray revealed in August 2021<\/a> he had been diagnosed with cancer and undergoing chemotherapy treatments. He did not specify the type of cancer he had or provide any other details about his condition. Murray continued working on Blackhawks broadcasts, though at a diminished workload, before stepping away entirely this season.<\/p>\n

Blackhawks chairman and CEO Danny Wirtz said the organization was \u201cdeeply heartbroken.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cTroy was the epitome of a Blackhawk so far beyond his incredible playing career, with his presence felt in every corner of our organization over the last 45 years,\u201d Wirtz said.<\/p>\n

\u201cDuring his long and hard battle with cancer, it was often said that Troy didn\u2019t have any \u2018give up\u2019 in him,\u201d Wirtz added. \u201cWhile our front office won\u2019t be the same without him, we will carry that spirit forward every day in his honor. We\u2019ll miss you, Troy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Murray was best known as one of the Blackhawks most respected leaders during a 15-year NHL career that ended with him.<\/p>\n

After spending the following season with the International Hockey League Chicago Wolves, Murray stayed in the city to begin his broadcasting career in 1998. Murray also became president of the Blackhawks alumni association.<\/p>\n

\u201cTroy Murray is remembered for not only his contributions on the ice, but for his professionalism and humility and dedication to the city of Chicago,\u201d the team said in a release. \u201cHe leaves behind a lasting legacy within the Blackhawks family and the broader hockey world.\u201d<\/p>\n

Selected by Chicago in the third round of the 1980 draft, the center broke in with the Blackhawks by playing one game as a 19-year-old during the 1981-82 season.<\/p>\n

From Calgary, Alberta, Murray topped 20 goals five times, including a career-best 45 goals and 99 points in 1985-86, while also known for his defensive play. That same season, he became the Blackhawks\u2019 first player to win the NHL\u2019s Frank J. Selke Trophy as the league\u2019s top defensive forward.<\/p>\n

Murray finished with 197 goals and 488 points in 688 games over two stints with the Blackhawks, and also played for Winnipeg, where he served as the Jets captain, Ottawa and Pittsburgh. Overall, he had 230 goals and 584 points in 915 career games.<\/p>\n

Murray played collegiately at North Dakota, and earned WCHA rookie of the year honors as a freshman in 1981, and the following year helped the school win its fourth NCAA championship. In 1982, he also was captain of the Canada\u2019s world junior championships gold medal-winning team.<\/p>\n

Funeral arrangements have not been announced.<\/p>\n

___<\/p>\n

AP NHL: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/nhl<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"CHICAGO (AP) \u2014 Troy Murray, who played 12 seasons with the Chicago Blackhawks and transitioned into becoming the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":492141,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5116],"tags":[193,192,144,5277,5,1180,40,4,43],"class_list":{"0":"post-492140","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-colorado-avalanche","8":"tag-avalanche","9":"tag-colorado","10":"tag-colorado-avalanche","11":"tag-coloradoavalanche","12":"tag-hockey","13":"tag-latest-headlines","14":"tag-news","15":"tag-nhl","16":"tag-sports"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nhl\/116190586280870545","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/492140","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=492140"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/492140\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/492141"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=492140"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=492140"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=492140"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}