| 1985 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Dana Murzyn
Selected in
first round
No. 5 overall by Hartford Whalers
Born December 9, 1966
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Position:
Defense
Height: 6-2 Weight: 200
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Calgary (WHL)
Birthplace:
Regina, Saskatchewan (Canada)
Hometown: Calgary, Alberta |
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PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1981-82 |
Calgary | Alb. AAA |
-- | -- |
-- | -- |
-- | | 1982-83 |
Calgary | AJHL |
-- | -- |
-- | -- |
-- | | |
Calgary | WHL |
3 | 1 |
0 | 1 |
18 | | 1983-84 |
Calgary | WHL |
65 | 11 |
20 | 31 |
135 | | 1984-85 |
Calgary | WHL |
72 | 32 |
60 | 92 |
233 |
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PRE-DRAFT
AWARDS AND HONORS
WHL East All-Star First Team: 1984-85 (Calgary)
Calgary Best Defenseman: 1984-85
Calgary Most Versatile Player:
1984-85
Miscellaneous: Ranked by NHL Central Scouting Bureau as No. 2 overall
prospect for the 1984 NHL draft. ... Rated in The Hockey News draft
preview issue as No. 2 overall prospect for the 1984 NHL draft. ... Played
left wing for Calgary for three weeks in 1984-85. ... Finished
third in voting for 1984-85 WHL Top Defenseman award. ... Grew up in
Calgary, where his father was a professor at the University of Calgary. ... Worked for oil company
during summer he was drafted. ... Played minor hockey for Calgary Royals
in Braeside section of Calgary. ... Also played competitive tennis and
lacrosse as youngster in Calgary. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 10, 1985 (Hartford at
Buffalo)
Numbers: 4 (Hartford); 5 (Calgary); 5 (Vancouver)
Stanley Cup: 1989.
Playing Status:
Retired 1999 |
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CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | |
1985-1999 |
Hartford, Calgary, Van. |
838 | 52 |
152 | 204 |
1,571 |
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CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | |
1986-1996 |
Hartford, Calgary, Van. |
82 | 9 | 10 |
19 | 166 |
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NHL AWARDS
AND HONORS
NHL All-Rookie Team: 1985-86 (Hartford)
Vancouver Pratt Trophy (Outstanding
Defenseman): 1992-93
Vancouver Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1995 (129)
Vancouver Playoffs
Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1996 (25)
1993-94: Was on Vancouver team that
lost to N.Y. Rangers in 1994 Stanley Cup Finals, but missed entire finals
series due to injury.
Miscellaneous: Was first player in Calgary Wrangers (WHL) franchise
history to be picked in first round of an NHL draft. ... Missed remainder of
1985-86 regular season and start of 1986 playoffs with shoulder injury,
suffered during Hartford's April 3, 1986, game at Washington. He did not
return until Game 4 of Hartford's second-round series vs. Montreal on April
23, 1986. ... Paired on defense with Ulf Samuelsson for Hartford in 1986-87.
... Missed part of 1986-87 season with strained shoulder, an injury suffered
during Hartford's Feb. 18, 1987, game at New Jersey. He did not return to
action until Hartford's March 5, 1987, game vs. Boston. ... Missed part of
1988-89 season with strained knee, an injury suffered during Calgary's March
13, 1989, game at N.Y. Rangers. He did not return to action until Calgary's
March 31, 1989, game vs. Winnipeg. ... Scored three goals in Calgary's Feb.
22, 1990, game vs. Toronto, a game the Flames won 12-2. ... Paired on
defense with Al MacInnis for Calgary in 1990-91. ... Missed part of 1990-91
season with hip pointer injury, suffered during Calgary's Oct. 25, 1990,
game vs. Edmonton. He did not return until Calgary's Nov. 22,
1990, game vs. Los Angeles. ... Missed part of 1990-91 season with separated
left shoulder, an injury suffered when he slid into the boards while trying
to break up an odd-man rush just 34 seconds into Calgary's Dec. 1, 1990,
game at Montreal. He did not return to action until Calgary's Feb. 23, 1991,
game vs. Quebec. ... Missed part of 1991-92 season with the flu, an illness
contracted in February 1992. ... Missed part of 1992-93 season with the flu,
an illness contracted in February 1993. ... Led Vancouver with plus-x rating
in 1993-94. ... Missed remainder of 1994
playoffs with sprained right knee, an injury suffered during Game 7 of
Vancouver's first-round playoff series at Calgary. ... Missed part of 1995
season with right knee injury, suffered during Vancouver's season-opener vs.
Dallas on Jan. 20, 1995. The injury required arthroscopic surgery on Jan.
21, 1995, and Murzyn did not return to action until Vancouver's Feb. 5,
1995, game vs. Chicago. ... Missed remainder of 1995 regular season and
start of 1995 playoffs with sprained knee, an injury suffered during
Vancouver's April 30, 1995, game vs. Calgary. He did not return to action
until Game 4 of Vancouver's first-round playoff series vs. St. Louis on May
13, 1995. ... Led Vancouver with plus-14 rating in 1995. ... Missed part of
1995-96 season with right knee injury, suffered when he collided with Dave
Andreychuk during Vancouver's Nov. 3, 1995, game vs. Toronto. The injury
required arthroscopic surgery on Nov. 7, 1995, and he did not return until Vancouver's Dec. 1, 1995, game vs. San Jose. ... Missed part of
1996-97 season with hip pointer injury, suffered in Vancouver's Oct. 6,
1996, game at Edmonton. ... Missed part of 1996-97 season with sprained
right wrist, an injury suffered during Vancouver's Oct. 17, 1996, game at
Dallas. He did not return to action until Vancouver's Nov. 27, 1996, game at
Hartford. ... Missed part of 1996-97 season with sprained shoulder, an
injury suffered during Vancouver's Dec. 1, 1996, game at Philadelphia. He
did not return to action until Vancouver's Dec. 13, 1996, game at Dallas.
... Missed remainder of 1997-98 season with
torn ligaments in right knee, an injury suffered in collision with Shawn
Chambers during Vancouver's Dec. 27, 1997, game at Dallas. The injury
required season-ending surgery. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams:
Syracuse (AHL)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND
HONORS
Education: Attended University of
Calgary during off-seasons of his playing days, studying economics and
psychology.
Miscellaneous: Was on Calgary team that joined
Washington for 1989 NHL Friendship Tour in Soviet Union. The Flames faced
four Soviet teams on the tour. ... Demoted to minor leagues for first time
in his career on Feb. 26, 1999, when Vancouver sent him down to Syracuse (AHL).
He finished the season with Syracuse and never played in the NHL again. ... Played with PGA golfer Brad Faxon on
winning team at 1996 Greater Vancouver Open Pro-Am golf tourney. ... Was active in charitable causes during
his playing days, including work with Calgary Literacy Program,
Children's Hospital of Vancouver, the Canuck Foundation, Athletes for4 Kids,
and the Vancouver Heroes for Hunger campaign. ... Returned to Calgary area
after his retirement and became a butcher, working in his own meat shop. ...
Became active in Oldtimers' charity hockey after his retirement.
Personal: Full name is Dana Trevor Murzyn. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE:
Hartford traded Murzyn and Shane Churla to Calgary in exchange for Neil
Sheehy, Carey Wilson and Lane MacDonald on January 3, 1988. |
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