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Douglas Murray will always be remembered for his rock-hard style on the ice.
Today, the 44-year-old pays tribute to the backhoe who spread terror in the NHL.
And he reveals who was the toughest to face in hockey.
Only 17 years old left Douglas Murray Djurgården and Sweden to chase the dream of NHL in North America. First playing in the EJHL, then college hockey, followed by the AHL and then in 2005 came the big promotion to the world’s best hockey league.
Murray in the NHL
The San Jose Sharks, the same team that drafted Murray back in 1999 in the eighth round as 241st overall, gave the Swede the chance on the big stage. There were a total of 518 games in the NHL, a total of 64 points and a total of 412 suspension minutes for the back-end in the Sharks, Montreal Canadiens and Pittsburgh Penguins.
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Douglas Murray spread terror in the NHL with his rock-hard tackles and total disrespect for opponents with far more well-known names. In 2008, he also had to make his long-awaited national team debut for Tre Kronor in connection with the hockey WC in Canada.
After a long and hard hockey career, one is of course curious about who or who the Swedish NHL defenseman considered to be the toughest to face on the ice. Two names quickly come to his mind.
– If we’re talking about fighting, it’s John Scott and Eric Godard, he says in a video on Instagram, see below.
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When it comes to the best player he has played with or faced, it becomes difficult to pick just one name.
– I am very “biased” on Joe Thornton and he was incredibly dominant there for a while. But then I got the chance to play with (Sidney) Crosby who is fantastic, says Douglas in the interview.
– But on the other hand, the most valuable player for the team, I would probably say Carey Price.
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Douglas Murray, with a big Djurgårdsjärta, also wants to highlight the best he played with in the Dif shirt.
– The best zookeeper I’ve played with probably has to be “Linkan” (Fredrik Bremberg), he says in the video, see it below.
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