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Murray May Be Right Move

by Paul on 07/18/08 at 07:02 AM ET
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from Helene Elliott of the LA Times,

Scotty Bowman not having a brother available for hire, the Kings on Thursday introduced Terry Murray—younger brother of Ottawa General Manager Bryan Murray—as their new coach.

Murray, who will be 58 on Sunday, has several virtues.

Chief among them is that he is known as a good teacher, which will be useful as the Kings become young enough to double as a day-care center.

Also that he’s not Marc Crawford, the previous coach, who relentlessly hammered the young players who are expected to form the team’s core for years to come

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Murray Faces Big Challenge With Kings

by Paul on 07/17/08 at 04:28 PM ET
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Terry Murray – formerly the Head Coach of the Washington Capitals, Florida Panthers and the Philadelphia Flyers, where he led that club to the 1997 Stanley Cup Finals – has signed a multi-year contract to coach the Kings.  He replaces Marc Crawford, who coached the Kings the past two seasons and was relieved of his duties on June 10.  Murray becomes the 22nd head coach in Kings history. 

“I am very excited about this opportunity,” said Murray, who has a 360-288-89 record over 11 NHL seasons as a head coach.  “This will be my biggest challenge as a coach.  There is a lot of work ahead and it will take a collective effort to execute the plan we have in place.  I am looking forward to training camp and to getting the process under way.”

Said Lombardi: “We are very pleased that Terry has accepted this challenge.  He has a wide range of coaching experience and he understands the importance of teaching, which is critical to the building process.”

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Terry Murray Close To Being Named Kings Coach

by Paul on 07/15/08 at 03:00 PM ET
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from Tim Wharnsby of the Globe and Mail,

Terry Murray is close to becoming a head coach in the NHL for the fourth time.

According to sources, the Los Angeles Kings are finalizing details on a contract with Murray to become their new head coach. Murray, who turns 58 on Sunday, spent the past four seasons as an assistant coach with the Philadelphia Flyers and previously had head coach stints with the Florida Panthers, Flyers and Washington Capitals.

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