Bryan Murray neuer Headcoach

    BRYAN MURRAY NAMED SENATORS HEAD COACH
    Coach of the year to guide Ottawa

    OTTAWA - Ottawa Senators general manager John Muckler announced today the appointment of veteran NHL head coach and Shawville, Que. native Bryan Murray as the fifth head coach in the franchise's new era since returning to the NHL for the 1992-93 season. Terms of the three-year agreement were not revealed.

    Murray, who just completed his 23rd consecutive season in the NHL, resigned today as senior vice-president and general manager of the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. The 61-year old was promoted to the posts in May 2002 moulding the Ducks into Western Conference champions in 2002-03 before losing in the Stanley Cup to the New Jersey Devils. Murray, named the Ducks fifth head coach for the 2001-02 season, selected Mike Babcock as his replacement for the past two seasons.

    "Having interviewed excellent and qualified candidates over the past six weeks and spending time with Bryan, I knew I had in him an experienced coach with the energy and passion it takes to win a Stanley Cup," said John Muckler, Senators general manager. "By making the decision to resign his position with the Mighty Ducks (of Anaheim) and accept this opportunity and challenges ahead, he convinced me we hired the right man."

    Murray joined the NHL coaching fraternity with the Washington Capitals on Nov. 11, 1981, replacing interim head coach Roger Crozier. He remained at the helm of the Capitals for the following eight and half seasons. Beginning with his first full campaign behind the Washington bench (1982-83), the club had winning records and averaged 95 points per season over the next seven years (all playoff teams). Murray won the Jack Adams Award in 1983-84 as the NHL's coach of the year.

    His 14 years of coaching in the NHL, which has also seen seasons with the Detroit Red Wings and Florida Panthers, have Murray currently ranked sixth in the NHL in all-time games coached (1,057) and seventh for wins (513). He coached his 1,000th NHL game with Anaheim on Nov. 28, 2001, against Edmonton, and earned his 500th victory at Dallas (6-1 win) on Jan. 25, 2002.

    A graduate of McGill University, Murray spent four years as the athletic director and coach at the school. He left that post to become the coach of the Regina Pats of the Western Hockey League in 1979-80. Murray took over as coach of the American Hockey League's Hershey Bears the next season and was named the minor league coach of the year by The Hockey News, after leading Hershey to their best mark in 40 years.

    Bryan and his wife Geri have two daughters, Heide and Brittany.

    BRYAN MURRAY COACHING RECORD

    REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS
    SEASON CLUB G W L T % G W L % NOTES
    1981-82 Washington 66 25 28 13 .477 - - - -
    1982-83 Washington 80 39 25 16 .588 4 1 3 .250 Round 1
    1983-84 Washington 80 48 27 5 .631 8 4 4 .500 Round 2
    1984-85 Washington 80 46 25 9 .631 5 2 3 .400 Round 1
    1985-86 Washington 80 50 23 7 .669 9 5 4 .556 Round 2
    1986-87 Washington 80 38 32 10 .538 7 3 4 .429 Round 1
    1987-88 Washington 80 38 33 9 .531 14 7 7 .500 Round 2
    1988-89 Washington 80 41 29 10 .575 6 2 4 .333 Round 1
    1989-90 Washington 46 18 24 4 .435 - - - -
    1990-91 Detroit 80 34 38 8 .475 7 3 4 .429 Round 1
    1991-92 Detroit 80 43 25 12 .613 11 4 7 .364 Round 2
    1992-93 Detroit 84 47 28 9 .613 7 3 4 .429 Round 1
    1997-98 Florida 59 17 31 11 .381 - - - -
    2001-02 Anaheim 82 29 45 8 .402 - - - -
    NHL Totals 1,057 513 413 131 .547 78 34 44 .436

    Senators head coaches: Rick Bowness (39-178-18,1992-93 to 1995-96); Dave Allison (2-22-1, 1995-96); Roger Neilson (1-1-0, 2001-02); Jacques Martin (341-255-96, 1995-96 to 2003-04).

    Career Games Coached
    1st 2,141 Scotty Bowman * 30 seasons
    2nd 1,606 Al Arbour * 22 seasons
    3rd 1,449 Dick Irvin Sr. * 27 seasons
    4th 1,236 Pat Quinn ** 18 seasons
    5th 1,222 Mike Keenan 18 seasons
    6th 1,057 Bryan Murray 14 seasons
    7th 1,028 Brian Sutter ** 13 seasons
    8th 1,019 Pat Burns ** 14 seasons
    9th 1,006 Jacques Demers 14 seasons
    10th 1,000 Roger Neilson * 17 seasons

    Career Coaching Wins
    1st 1,244 Scotty Bowman * 30 seasons
    2nd 781 Al Arbour * 22 seasons
    3rd 692 Dick Irvin Sr. * 27 seasons
    4th 616 Pat Quinn ** 18 seasons
    5th 584 Mike Keenan 18 seasons
    6th 542 Billy Reay 16 seasons
    7th 513 Bryan Murray 14 seasons
    8th 502 Glen Sather ** 13 seasons
    9th 501 Pat Burns ** 14 seasons
    10th 500 Toe Blake * 13 seasons

    * Hockey Hall of Fame Honoured Members
    ** Active coaches

    na da bin ich auf ein nordiques comment gespannt :tounge:
    [QUOTE]Zitat (Executor @ Juni. 09 2004,06:13)
    na da bin ich auf ein nordiques comment gespannt :tounge:[/QUOTE]
    habs grad surprisingerweise gelesen ...

    nun denn, sutter hat die flames auch wider seiner vergangenheit in die finals geführt ... aber dortn nit gewonnen ...

    exzellenter regular season coach, aber bis dato po-flopper - kommt ja irgendwie bekannt vor ...

    ich hätt mir was kreativeres und va neueres erwartet, wobei ich mir erwart, daß der murray maybe bissl weniger defensiv spielen lassen wird als unter martin, weil er schon ein coach ist, der mit den stärken seiner mannschaft arbeitet (was seinerzeit in washington die defense war, in detroit die offense - und liegt mmn nach auch bei den sens in der offensiven kreativität der spieler) ...

    hätts terry-brüderchen bevorzugt, aber in jedem coach schlummert ein guter po-run ... und der ist ja bei brian murray (außer, man nimmt 89/90 her) noch offen ...

    würd interessieren, wer sonst noch so interviewt worden ist?

    @excutor

    und deine meiung dazu?
    @nordiques
    das is net grad mein fachgebiet mit den coaches in der nhl.hab da mehr oder weniger nur ganz wenig ahnung davon.deswegn wollt ich ja deine dazu wissen weil ich mir keine bilden kann ;)
    mal schaun was meine sens mit dem neuen trainer anstellen werden.

    ich bin zwar nicht recht begeistert, da seine zeit mMn. um ist, aber laut nhl-tribute.de:

    Die Ottawa Senators sind ernsthaft an Dominik Hasek interessiert. Sie haben bereits Kontakt zu den Red Wings aufgenommen um die Konditionen zu besprechen. Hasek ist nach Angaben der medizinischen Abteilung wieder völlig fit und trainiert bereits mit einem eigenen Trainer.
    Bitte nicht, natürlich gilt mein Respekt ganz dem Dominator Hasek. Was er geleistet hat und noch immer ein wenig tut, ist und war großartig für den Eishockeysport.
    Jedoch würd ich von der Verpflichtung abraten. Viel zu alt und zu verletzungsanfällig.
    Auch wenn Lalime die letzte Saison nicht ganz so großartig gespielt hat, ist man mit ihm und Prusek bestens ausgestattet. Zwei Goalies mit großer NHL zukunft. Das kann man von Hasek glaub ich nicht behaupten... :omg:
    die frage ist halt genau, wie mit den goalies geplant wird, da sie ja erst vor einigen wochen Kelly Guard verpflichtet haben !?

    die aktion mit hasek deutet für mich halt sehr darauf hin, dass man endlich den cup holen will und lalime das wohl nicht so ganz zutraut...
    Naja, wird wohl so sein. Aber für mich zählt das Duo Lalime und Prusek sicher zu den besten Torhüterduos das die NHL zu bieten hat. Lalime hatte halt nicht die glücklichste Saison, sonst ist er aber Top !!!
    Hasek ist doch wirklich viel zu alt. Ich kanns mir nicht vorstellen, dass er jemals wieder der Dominator wird, der er war. Er sollte seine Karriere beenden, sonst macht er sich noch lächerlich :alien: no spass
    Kann mich da nur anschliessen, Hasek muß trotz (oder gerade wegen) seiner großen Vergangenheit aufpassen, nicht den richtigen Zeitpunkt fürs aufhören zu verpassen.
    Traurige Beispiele in dieser Hinsicht gibt es ja quer durch den Gemüsegarten.
    Dazu kommt, daß er wahrscheinlich noch verletzungsanfälliger als in der letzten Saison sein wird.
    neuer artikel um murray:

    After surveying the team he’s inherited, new Ottawa Senators coach Bryan Murray likes what he sees.

    “We will be a very seriously competitive hockey team,” the 61-year-old Shawville native says. “Today there is 10 or 12 teams that think they have a chance to win the Stanley Cup and we have to be one of them.

    “I think the core is here, there’s a high skill level. It’s a matter of adding a couple of pieces (and) to give direction.”

    Murray knows a thing or two about building a team. He just finished his 23rd straight season of involvement in the NHL at various levels, including 14 as coach.


    He was behind the bench for 81/2 seasons with the Washington Capitals and had a hand in establishing the Detroit Red Wings, Florida Panthers and Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, the team he resigned his post as senior vice-president and general manager of to take the Senators’ job.

    He’s looking forward to the task at hand — helping Ottawa live up to its aspirations.

    “I wanted very badly to come back and coach and come back to Hockey Country, where hockey really means something,” he says. “After 25 years of moving my family around the hockey world, it was fair to have a home base. This was an unbelievable opportunity for that to happen.”

    Murray ranks sixth all-time in games coached with 1,057 and is seventh all-time in wins with 513 and won the Jack Adams Award in 1983-84 as the league’s coach of the year while with the Capitals.

    He becomes the fifth head coach in modern Senators’ history after Martin, Roger Neilson (who coached a couple of games in 2001-02), Dave Allison and Rick Bowness.

    Ottawa interviewed several candidates for the job before deciding on Murray, who received a call from the Mighty Ducks during the world championship tournament to ask whether he'd like to speak to the Senators.

    In the end, it was Murray’s desire and passion to win his first Stanley Cup that put him over the top.

    “We did have a long list. We went out and talked to people who had different philosophies and they were all good,” Senators GM John Muckler says. “(Murray’s) teams always played hard and they were good-skating hockey clubs. He said to me, ‘I want to win a Stanley Cup, I want that opportunity, and I think this is the best opportunity in the league for me to be able to do that.’

    “He showed his sincerity by taking the gamble of stepping down (from Anaheim) and coming to Ottawa to coach the hockey club. I think the fit is going to be fantastic.”

    Senators players are also thrilled at the prospect of renewing their drive to win a Stanley Cup.

    “He brings a lot of intensity and experience. I’m excited,” centre Mike Fisher says.