{"id":510883,"date":"2026-03-08T09:22:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T09:22:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/510883\/"},"modified":"2026-03-08T09:22:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T09:22:11","slug":"troy-murray-former-blackhawks-star-and-broadcaster-dead-at-63","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/510883\/","title":{"rendered":"Troy Murray, former Blackhawks star and broadcaster, dead at 63"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Blackhawks are mourning one of their former players on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Troy Murray died at 63, the team announced<\/a>, after a long battle with cancer that he publicly revealed in 2021.<\/p>\n

Chicago drafted Murray in the third round (57th overall) in the 1980 draft, and he quickly became a fan favorite.<\/p>\n

\"TroyTroy Murray, right, greets Chicago Blackhawks center Jonathan Toews before an NHL hockey game against the Ottawa Senators, Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018. AP<\/p>\n

\u201cTroy was the epitome of a Blackhawk, so far beyond his incredible playing career with a presence felt in every corner of our organization over the last 45 years,\u201d Blackhawks chairman and CEO Danny Wirtz said in a statement. \u201cHe was admired by his teammates and our\u00a0players, and\u00a0was so proud to connect generations of Blackhawks through his work with the Blackhawks Alumni Association. He jumped at every call to support our local community with our Foundation. He never missed a chance to say \u2018hello\u2019 in our press box and always knew the perfect time for a joke just when someone around the office needed it most. And he absolutely\u00a0loved\u00a0bringing Blackhawks hockey to you, our fans, night after night with a dedication to his craft that never wavered to the very end.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cDuring his long and hard battle with cancer, it was often said that Troy\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0have any \u2018give up\u2019 in him. While our front office simply\u00a0won\u2019t\u00a0be the same without him, we will carry that spirit\u00a0forward\u00a0every day in his honor.\u00a0We\u2019ll\u00a0miss you, Muzz.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Calgary, Alberta native starred as a two-way center at the University of North Dakota, earning WCHA Rookie of the Year award before helping the team win the national title in his sophomore season.<\/p>\n

With the Blackhawks, Murray became the first player in team history to win the Frank J. Selke Trophy as the league\u2019s top defensive forward during the 1985-86 season.<\/p>\n

He logged 488 points, totaling 197 goals and 291 assists, across 688 regular season games in 12 seasons with Chicago.<\/p>\n

\"TroyTroy Murray of the Chicago Black Hawks skates against the Boston Bruins at the Boston Garden in Boston. NHLI via Getty Images<\/p>\n

Murray spent 15 seasons in the NHL and also served as the Jets\u2019 captain for two years.<\/p>\n

He played two seasons with the Senators and a single season each with the Penguins and Avalanche, winning a Stanley Cup with Colorado in 1996.<\/p>\n

After retiring, Murray remained a big part of the Blackhawks organization, transitioning into broadcasting. He served as the team\u2019s radio color analyst for over two decades.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Blackhawks are mourning one of their former players on Saturday. Troy Murray died at 63, the team…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":510884,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[66],"tags":[4824,385,35646,10756,99,3015],"class_list":["post-510883","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nhl","tag-chicago-blackhawks","tag-nhl","tag-obits","tag-obituaries","tag-sports","tag-sports-media"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/510883","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=510883"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/510883\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/510884"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=510883"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=510883"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=510883"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}