Blackhawks to honor Murray with One More Shift

Former Chicago Blackhawks forward and current Radio Color Analyst Troy Murray will be honored with "One More Shift" as he takes the United Center ice on Wednesday, Feb. 21, prior to the Blackhawks game against the Ottawa Senators at 7:00 p.m. The Blackhawks are once again honoring past alumni with "One More Shift" this season, an ode to former players that allows fans to recognize them one more time as they skate on the ice.
Murray was originally selected by the Blackhawks in the third round (57th overall) of the 1980 NHL Draft. He played parts of 12 seasons with the Blackhawks (1981-91, 1992-94), compiling 197 goals and 291 assists in 688 games. He posted his best year in the NHL with Chicago during the 1985-86 campaign, becoming the first Blackhawk to win the Frank J. Selke Award as the NHL's top defensive forward that year, notching career highs in goals (45), assists (54) and points (99).

A five-time 20-goal scorer and veteran of 15 NHL seasons, Murray appeared in 915 career NHL games, scoring 584 points (230G, 354A) and drawing 875 penalty minutes while playing for Chicago, Winnipeg, Ottawa, Pittsburgh and Colorado. He also appeared in 113 playoff games, recording 43 points (17G, 26A) and 145 penalty minutes. Murray was a member of Colorado's Stanley Cup championship team in 1996.

Murray will join the team on the ice during the anthem after the starting lineup has been announced on Wednesday. In addition to skating on the ice in full gear, in-arena elements will also feature Murray and the highlights of his career. Former forwards Bryan Bickell, Al Secord and Eric Daze were previous honorees of this season, marking the continuation of the campaign launched in 2016-17, which honored Blackhawks Ambassador Denis Savard, former forwards Steve Larmer and Jeremy Roenick, and former goaltender Ed Belfour.
Murray is now in his 18th year as a member of the Blackhawks broadcast team and his 10th year as the Color Analyst for the team's radio broadcasts on WGN Radio. In 2017, Murray and broadcast partners John Wiedeman and Judd Sirott received top honors in the Chicago market's "Best Radio Play-by-Play" category at the Illinois Broadcasters Association (IBA) Silver Dome Awards, which they also won in 2011, 2014 and 2015.
Wednesday's game against Ottawa will be broadcast locally on NBC Sports Chicago, streamed on NBCSportsChicago.com and on the NBC Sports app as well as heard on WGN Radio and in Spanish on Univision Deportes Radio - WRTO 1200AM.