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Former NHL star and Chicago Blackhawks analyst Troy Murray dies at 63
Former NHL player and longtime Chicago Blackhawks analyst Troy Murray has died after a lengthy battle with cancer, the team announced Saturday. He was 63.
Murray spent 15 seasons in the NHL, including 12 with Chicago after the Blackhawks selected him in the third round of the 1980 NHL Draft. His standout season came in 1985–86, when he scored 45 goals and tallied 99 points in 80 games, earning the Frank J. Selke Trophy as the league’s top defensive forward.
Over his career, Murray recorded 584 points in 915 regular-season games while playing for Chicago, the Colorado Avalanche, Winnipeg Jets, Ottawa Senators, and Pittsburgh Penguins. He capped off his NHL career by winning the Stanley Cup with Colorado during the 1995–96 season.
Following his retirement as a player, Murray joined the Blackhawks’ broadcast team in 1998 and became a longtime radio color analyst. He was part of the broadcast coverage during the team’s Stanley Cup championship seasons in 2010, 2013, and 2015.
Team leadership described Murray as a beloved figure within the organization whose influence stretched far beyond his playing days. Murray was diagnosed with cancer in 2021 but continued working in the broadcast booth during treatment before stepping away from broadcasts this season as his health declined.
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