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Wade Murphy (F)

Idaho Steelheads

Biography

CAREER NOTES: 8th Pro Season, 2nd IDH 

2022-23: Finished first year in Idaho setting career highs in points (43), goals (21), assists (22), and tying a career best 54 games played… His (21) goals ranked third on the club while his (43) points were eighth… Led the Kelly Cup Playoffs in goals (12) and tied for first in points (20)… Recorded first professional hat trick in Round Two, Game Four in a 9-3 win vs. Allen, it was just the fifth Steelheads ECHL era playoff hat trick… Had a career high five game point streak from 2/24-3/17 (4G, 1A)… Tallied an assist in his 150th career ECHL game on 2/5 in a 6-3 loss at Tulsa… … Set a personal high in goals (10) in an ECHL season tallying (1G, 1A) in his 27th game of the season on 2/3 in a 4-3 win at Tulsa… Scored his ninth goal of the season on 1/27 in a 3-1 win vs. Wichita tying his ECHL season high from the 2018-19 season where he scored nine goals in 54 games splitting time with Kalamazoo and Maine… Played in his 250thpro game on 1/21 in a 5-4 loss at Rapid City… Scored his 50th pro goal on 12/28 at Utah in a 6-2 win… Notched a career high four points (2G, 2A) in a 7-1 win at Rapid City on 1/20… Scored first goal as a Steelhead on 11/25 in a 5-1 win over Allen… Tallied two assists on 11/17 in a 6-1 win at Utah for first multi-point game as a Steelhead… Made Steelheads debut on 10/21 at Iowa in a 6-4 win… 2021-22: In his third season overseas he captured the Pokal Slovenije championship as a member of HK Olimpija Ljubljana finishing with 23 points (5G, 18A) in 38 games while leading the club in penalty minutes (61)… 2020-21: In his second season overseas he finished with 15 points (7G, 8A) in 24 games for Vålerenga (Norway)… 2019-20: In his first season overseas he led Narvik Hockey (Norway) in points (46), assists (31), and penalty minutes (119)… 2018-19: Logged 10 points (6G, 4A) in 23 games for the Kalamazoo Wings before being acquired by the Maine Mariners on 1/8/19 completing a future considerations deal… Tallied 11 points (3G, 8A) in 31 games to end his second ECHL season… 2017-18: Registered 12 points (3G, 9A) in 17 games with the Worcester Railers before being traded to the Greenville Swamp Rabbits on 1/6/18 where he finished the year with 12 points (3G, 9A) in 35 games for Greenville…2016-17: Signed an ATO with the Manchester Monarchs on 2/23/17 after one season at Arizona State University… Scored a goal in his professional debut on 2/25/17 and added a career high seven shots in a 5-4 overtime win over Adirondack… College: Spent his first two seasons at the University of North Dakota from 2013-15 registering four assists in 35 games… Transferred to Arizona State University on 7/21/15… Finished second in points (20) in 31 games for the Sun Devils during the 2016-17 season…  BCHL: Played parts of five seasons in the BCHL from 2009-13 accumulating 181 points (69G, 112A) in 172 games… Was a part of the Penticton Vees during the 2011-12 season capturing the BCHL championship and RBC Cup championship… Named to the BCHL First All-Star Team totaling 62 points (22G, 40A) in 38 games with Victoria before being sent to Penticton in a trade on 1/10/12… Finished the campaign with 29 points (14G, 15A) for the Vees in 22 regular season games and adding 18 points (9G, 9A) in 15 playoff games... Named to the BCHL First All-Star Team in 2012-13 leading Penticton in points (70), assists (47), and second in goals (23) while serving as an assistant captain.