Coyotes Return Murley to San Antonio
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GLENDALE, ARIZONA -- Phoenix Coyotes General Manager Don Maloney
announced today that the Coyotes have re-assigned former
Rensselaer forward Matt Murley to San Antonio of the American
Hockey League (AHL).
Murley, 28, has recorded one assist while appearing in three games
for the Coyotes. He has also recorded 11-27-38 and 20 penalty
minutes (PIM) in 48 games this season for San Antonio. He currently
leads San Antonio in points (38) and assists (27).
The Troy, New York native signed with the Coyotes as a free agent
on July 20, 2007. He appeared in 61 games for Albany (AHL)
last season, collecting 23-32-55 and 18 PIM to rank second on the
team in both points and assists.
In 59 career NHL games with Pittsburgh, he recorded 2-6-8 and 38
PIM. He has registered 82-146-228 and 207 PIM in 325 career
AHL games with Wilkes-Barre, Albany and San Antonio. In 2004,
he scored two goals and added in assist for PlanetUSA in the AHL
All-Star Game. The 6-foot-1, 206-pound Murley was originally
drafted by Pittsburgh in the second round (51st overall) of the
1999 Entry Draft.
Murley played his collegiate hockey at Rensselaer Polytechnic
Institute (RPI), where he graduated as the school's 11th all-time
leading scorer with 74-101-175 in 137 career games.
