Murray Baron
Encyclopedia
Murray McElwain Baron is a Canadian former professional ice hockey
defenceman who played 15 seasons in the National Hockey League
(NHL) for the Philadelphia Flyers
, St. Louis Blues
, Montreal Canadiens
, Phoenix Coyotes
, and Vancouver Canucks
.
in the eighth round, 167th overall, of the 1986 NHL Entry Draft
.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
defenceman who played 15 seasons in the National Hockey League
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
(NHL) for the Philadelphia Flyers
Philadelphia Flyers
The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
, St. Louis Blues
St. Louis Blues
The St. Louis Blues are a professional ice hockey team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The team is named after the famous W. C. Handy song "St. Louis Blues", and plays in the 19,150-seat Scottrade...
, Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens
The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ...
, Phoenix Coyotes
Phoenix Coyotes
The Phoenix Coyotes are a professional ice hockey team based in Glendale, Arizona. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They play their home games at Jobing.com Arena....
, and Vancouver Canucks
Vancouver Canucks
The Vancouver Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver, :British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The Canucks play their home games at Rogers Arena, formerly known as General Motors Place,...
.
Playing career
Baron was drafted by the Philadelphia FlyersPhiladelphia Flyers
The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
in the eighth round, 167th overall, of the 1986 NHL Entry Draft
1986 NHL Entry Draft
The 1986 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 21, 1986 at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec. The National Hockey League teams selected 252 players eligible for entry into professional ranks, in the reverse order of the 1985–86 NHL season and playoff standings...
.
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an... |
Team | League | GP | G Goal (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to... |
A Assist (ice hockey) In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal... |
Pts Point (ice hockey) Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one... |
PIM Penalty (ice hockey) A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,... |
GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1984–85 | Vernon Lakers Vernon Vipers The Vernon Vipers are a Junior "A" Ice Hockey team based in Vernon, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Interior Conference of the British Columbia Hockey League . They play their home games at Wesbild Centre.-History:... |
BCJHL British Columbia Hockey League The British Columbia Hockey League is a Junior "A" ice hockey league from British Columbia under Hockey Canada, a subsection of the Canadian Junior Hockey League. Founded in Vernon in 1961, the BCHL now includes 16 teams. These teams play in two conferences, known as the Coastal and the Interior... |
37 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Vernon Lakers | BCJHL | 46 | 12 | 32 | 44 | 179 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | North Dakota Fighting Sioux North Dakota Fighting Sioux hockey The North Dakota Fighting Sioux men's ice hockey team is the college ice hockey team at the Grand Forks campus of the University of North Dakota. They are members of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association and compete in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I ice hockey... |
NCAA Western Collegiate Hockey Association The Western Collegiate Hockey Association is a college athletic conference which operates over a wide area of the Midwestern and Western United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I as an ice hockey-only conference.... |
41 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | North Dakota Fighting Sioux | NCAA | 41 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 95 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | North Dakota Fighting Sioux | NCAA | 40 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 1988–89 AHL season The 1988–89 AHL season was the 53rd season of the American Hockey League. Fourteen teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The league abandoned awarding points for an overtime loss. The Sherbrooke Canadiens finished first overall in the regular season... |
Hershey Bears Hershey Bears The Hershey Bears Hockey Club is a professional ice hockey team playing in the American Hockey League, and is currently the top affiliate of the NHL Washington Capitals. The hockey club is based in the unincorporated town of Hershey, Pennsylvania, located within Derry Township some 14 miles east of... |
AHL American Hockey League The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League... |
9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 1989–90 AHL season The 1989–90 AHL season was the 54th season of the American Hockey League.Fourteen teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The Sherbrooke Canadiens repeated finishing first overall in the regular season... |
Hershey Bears | AHL | 50 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 101 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Philadelphia Flyers Philadelphia Flyers The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League... |
NHL National Hockey League The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States... |
16 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 1990–91 AHL season The 1990–91 AHL season was the 55th season of the American Hockey League. Fifteen teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The Rochester Americans finished first overall in the regular season... |
Hershey Bears | AHL | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 67 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | St. Louis Blues St. Louis Blues The St. Louis Blues are a professional ice hockey team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The team is named after the famous W. C. Handy song "St. Louis Blues", and plays in the 19,150-seat Scottrade... |
NHL | 67 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 94 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1992–93 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 53 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 59 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1993–94 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 77 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 123 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 1994–95 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 39 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 93 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1995–96 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 82 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 190 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | ||
| 1996–97 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Montreal Canadiens Montreal Canadiens The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ... |
NHL | 60 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 107 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Phoenix Coyotes Phoenix Coyotes The Phoenix Coyotes are a professional ice hockey team based in Glendale, Arizona. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They play their home games at Jobing.com Arena.... |
NHL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1997–98 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 45 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 106 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 1998–99 | Vancouver Canucks Vancouver Canucks The Vancouver Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver, :British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The Canucks play their home games at Rogers Arena, formerly known as General Motors Place,... |
NHL | 81 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 115 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 81 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 82 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 63 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2001–02 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 61 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 68 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 2002–03 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 78 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 62 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | ||
| 2003–04 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 80 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 61 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| NHL totals | 988 | 35 | 94 | 129 | 1309 | 73 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 78 | ||||