2011-12 MEDIA GUIDE - Carolina Hurricanes - NHL.com

IN THE SYSTEM
CAREER
drafted 12th overall by the Hurricanes in the 2011 NHL entry draft… Had 119 points (32g, 86a) and 58
penalty minutes in 125 career Ontario Hockey League (OHL) games entering 2011-12… also had 28
points (7g, 21a) in 27 career OHL playoff games… attended Canada’s junior team development camp
in august 2011… Led Canada in scoring at the 2011 u18 World Junior Championship in Germany with
13 points (4g, 9a) in seven games, and named the tournament’s Top defenseman… Won a silver medal
with Ontario at the 2010 World u-17 Hockey Challenge in Timmins, Ontario… Prior to beginning his OHL
career, played youth hockey for the York Simcoe express, winning Ontario Minor Hockey association aaa
championships in Bantam (2008) and Peewee (2006)… Was Kitchener’s first-round pick (3rd overall) in
the 2009 OHL Priority Selection… Was selected to the OHL’s all-Rookie Team in 2009-10, after ranking
second among rookie blueliners and seventh among all OHL rookies with 39 points (6g, 33a)… Ranked
second among Kitchener rookies and second among Rangers defensemen in scoring… Was also named
Kitchener’s Most Gentlemanly Player for 2009-10… Was third among OHL defensemen in scoring during
CAREER STATS
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RYAN MURPHY
Defenseman • Shoots Right Acquired: 2011 NHL Entry Draft
5'11" • 176 lbs. 2010-11 Team: Kitchener (OHL)
3/31/93 • Aurora, Ont. Drafted: Carolina 2011 (1-12-1)
the 2010 OHL playoffs, helping Kitchener reach the Western Conference Finals before falling to eventual
Memorial Cup champion Windsor in seven games… 2010-11: Led all OHL defensemen in goals (26)
and ranked second in scoring (79 points) in 63 games during his second OHL season… Was voted into
the top three by the league’s Western Conference coaches in the Smartest Player and Best Offensive
defenseman categories… Played in the CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game… Represented Team OHL in the
CHL Subway Super Series against Russia… Was named OHL defenseman of the Month for October after
leading all league blueliners with 18 points (7g, 11a) in 12 games… Had five point efforts with a goal and
four assists vs. erie (10/1) and at London (11/4)… earned three or more assists in a game six times during
the regular-season… Had multi-goal games at Guelph (9/26), at London (10/16) and vs. Guelph (2/8)…
Ranked tied for 11th among OHL defensemen in playoff scoring with 11 points (2g, 9a), despite playing just
seven postseason contests, as Kitchener fell in the opening round to Plymouth.
REgULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS
YEAR TEAM LEAgUE gP g A TP PIM gP g A TP PIM
2008-09 York Simcoe Minor-ON 73 30 65 95 52 – – – – –
Villanova ON-Jr. a 4 4 2 6 0 – – – – –
2009-10 Kitchener OHL 62 6 33 39 22 20 5 12 17 16
2010-11 (a) Kitchener OHL 63 26 53 79 36 7 2 9 11 8
OHL Totals (2 Seasons) 125 32 86 119 58 27 7 21 28 24
(a) June 24, 2011—Selected by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 2011 NHL entry draft. First Hurricanes pick, 12th overall, first round.
CAREER
Had 32 points (14g, 18a) and 26 penalty minutes in 79 career american Hockey League (aHL) regularseason
games entering the 2011-12 season… acquired by the Hurricanes from edmonton on 6/26/10
in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2010 NHL entry draft and signed a three-year, entry-level
contract with Carolina on 7/19/10… Finished his three-year career at Cornell university with 102 points
(37g, 65a) and 101 penalty minutes in 102 games… Was plus-23 for his collegiate career, and was
teammates at Cornell with his brother, Brendon, who is part of the Montreal Canadiens organization…
earned interior Conference Rookie of the Year honors for the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) in
2006-07, after leading Salmon arm skaters with 95 points (42g, 53a) in 66 regular-season and playoff
games… Was named both eCaC and ivy League Rookie of the Year as a freshman in 2007-08, after
finishing second among Cornell skaters in scoring with 32 points on 12 goals and a team-best 20 assists…
Was named to the eCaC First Team and earned honorable-mention all-ivy League honors during his
sophomore year in 2008-09, leading the Big Red with 35 points (13g, 22a)… Was invited to the selection
CAREER STATS
RILEY NASH
Center • Shoots Right Acquired: 6/26/10, Trade with Edmonton
6'1" • 191 lbs. 2010-11 Team: Charlotte (AHL)
5/9/89 • Consort, Alb. Drafted: Edmonton 2007 (3-21-1)
camp for Team Canada for the 2009 World Junior Championships, but did not make the final roster… Was
named third-team all-eCaC and honorable mention all-ivy League after totaling 35 points (12g, 23a) in
30 games during his final season of college hockey in 2009-10… Had nine multi-point games in 2009-10,
completing his collegiate career with 27 multi-point efforts in three seasons… 2010-11: Completed his
first professional season, ranking second among Charlotte (aHL) rookies with 32 points (14g, 18a) in 79
games… Led Checkers rookie forwards in plus/minus (+5)… Made his professional debut at Connecticut
(10/9)… earned his first aHL points with a pair of assists at Binghamton (10/30)… Scored his first aHL
goal vs. Portland (11/3)… earned his first multi-goal game with a pair of tallies vs. Syracuse (12/6)…
Scored the game-winning goal at Providence (12/17)… earned six points in a seven-game span from
1/23-2/8… Totaled four points (1g, 3a) in 16 Calder Cup Playoff games, as the Checkers advanced to the
eastern Conference Final before falling to Binghamton.
REgULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS
YEAR TEAM LEAgUE gP g A TP PIM gP g A TP PIM
2005-06 Thompson Blazers BCMML 31 29 31 60 100 – – – – –
Salmon arm BCHL 1 0 0 0 0 5 1 2 3 0
2006-07 (a) Salmon arm BCHL 55 38 46 84 87 11 4 7 11 31
2007-08 Cornell eCaC 36 12 20 32 28 – – – – –
2008-09 Cornell eCaC 36 13 22 35 34 – – – – –
2009-10 (b, c) Cornell eCaC 30 12 23 35 39 – – – – –
2010-11 Charlotte aHL 79 14 18 32 26 16 1 3 4 16
AHL Totals (1 Season) 79 14 18 32 26 16 1 3 4 16
(a) June 21, 2007—Selected by the edmonton Oilers in the 2007 NHL entry draft. Third Oilers pick, 21st overall, first round.
(b) June 26, 2010—acquired by the Carolina Hurricanes from the edmonton Oilers in exchange for Ottawa’s second-round pick (Martin Marincin) in the 2010 NHL entry draft
(c) July 19, 2010—Signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Carolina Hurricanes.