
Each year we're please to bring you blog entries written by players in their NHL draft year. Defencemen Michael Matheson and Cody Ceci introduced themselves in October and now here is the first entry from Everett Silvertips captain, Ryan Murray.

I'm from White City, Saskatchewan and I live there during the offseason with my three brothers, Nathan, Troy, and Travis, my sister Melissa, and parents Brent and Sharon. My older brother Nathan plays for the Yorkton Terriers of the SJHL, while my younger brothers play for the Balgonie Prairie Storm, the same minor hockey association I went through. My sister currently plays for the Regina Rebels Midget AAA Female team. As you can see, I grew up in a hockey family where the game has mostly come first all my life. Every winter my mom and dad worked hard to always have an outdoor rink in our backyard so me and my siblings could skate nearly everyday. A lot of my fondest memories in hockey happened on those outdoor rinks, and I believe they played a significant part in shaping me into the player I am today.

Our head coach, Mark Ferner, is a great coach who really understands the players perspectives. He is always chatting with the guys, and even acts like one of the players sometimes which I think gives the players a feeling of ownership of the team; It isn't Mark's team and we're his players, it feels like we're all on the same level. Our other new coach, Mitch Love, is a Silvertip legend and you can still hear his name chanted during the Canadian anthem at Comcast Arena, and its been nearly a decade since he played here. My team is filled with a bunch of great guys on and off the ice. We all get along really well and its a blast every single day.

I'm currently out with a sprained ankle which happened on October 19th. Instead of taking up bus space, the team let me come home to White City for a week while I let it heal. It was nice to come home and see my family friends after being away for two months. Anyways, there's a little bit about myself and my team, thanks for reading!
Ryan Murray is listed at 6'1 and 195 lbs. The defenceman contributed 3 goals and 6 points through the first ten games in the 2011-12 season. He's a consensus top 10 player on every scouting agency ranking that we have seen including #3 by ISS in October. Ryan was the Silvertips' first round pick in 2008. The Saskatchewan product had 27 points in his rookie season in 2009-10 and nearly doubled that last year finishing with 6 goals and 40 assists for 46 points for Everett.
2 comments:
Did you mean to type "Ryan" where it says "Cody was drafted..."?
Either way, love all the detailed information you guys pump out. Your show and site are mana for fans of perennial bottom feeders ;).
Yes I did... thanks for catching that and for the comments on the show/blog, much appreciated.
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