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Troy Murray, Blackhawks Center and Longtime Radio Voice, Dies at 63

Team statements emphasize his decades-long impact on the organization following a cancer battle disclosed in 2021.

Overview

  • The Blackhawks announced Saturday that Murray died earlier in the day after a multi-year fight with cancer he made public in 2021.
  • He played parts of 12 seasons with Chicago across two stints, posting 197 goals and 488 points for the team and 230 goals and 584 points in 915 NHL games overall.
  • Murray won the 1985–86 Frank J. Selke Trophy as the franchise’s first recipient of the award and finished his career with a 1996 Stanley Cup with the Avalanche.
  • After retiring, he joined the Blackhawks’ broadcasts in 1998 and spent more than two decades as the radio color analyst, most often alongside John Wiedeman.
  • The organization highlighted his leadership of the Blackhawks Alumni Association and extensive community work, and said memorial details have not yet been announced.