Ben Murphy

Robert Morris

Oct 4 (Sat)

6:07 p.m.

Photo by: Todd Pavlack / BGSUHockey.com

Photo by: BGSU Marketing and Communications

Photo by: Todd Pavlack / BGSUHockey.com

Position:
Forward
Height:
6-0
Weight:
206
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Duxbury, Mass.
Prev School:
Carleton Place (CJHL)

2015-16 (Senior): Played in 28 games, scoring four goals and adding eight assists … Recorded one power play goal and a shorthanded goal … Had four points on the power play, generating three assists … Scored shorthanded with just 6.7 seconds left in regulation to vault the Falcons to a 2-2 tie with Minnesota State Dec. 4. The Falcons had pulled their goalie to get five skaters on the ice at the time … Had a goal and an assist in the season opener, a 6-3 win over Ohio State … Scored two goals in a 6-3 win over Clarkson Jan. 2.

2014-15 (Junior): Played in all 39 games … Third on the team with 11 goals and tied for fourth with 21 points, adding 10 assists … One of three Falcons with at least 100 shots on the season, finishing second with 109 … Had a +5 on-ice rating and posted 12 blocks … Tied for the team high with four power play goals … Also scored two game-winning goals and a game-tying tally … Had three multi-point games, including two goals in a 4-4 tie against Alaska … In that Alaska tie, he scored both of his goals in the final 46 seconds to lift the Falcons from a two-goal deficit … The game-tying goal was unassisted after intercepting a pass in the slot by knocking it down with his left hand and firing a wrister for the score … Had a goal and an assist in a 3-2 win at Alaska and did the same in a 3-2 home win over Ferris State … Scored the game-winning tally in a 3-1 win over Lake Superior State … Named WCHA Offensive Player of the Week on Feb. 9 after posting two goals and an assist with a +3 on-ice rating in a home weekend sweep of Ferris State.

2013-14 (Sophomore): Played in 38 games for the Falcons ... Totaled career highs with 13 goals and eight assists … One of six players to reach the 20-point plateau with a career-best 21 points on the year … Ranked first on the Falcons with four game-winning goals on the season … Ranked tied for second with five power play goals … Recorded 13 blocked shots … Ranked third on the Falcons with 102 shots on goal, and eight on the team with a .127 shot percentage … Recorded single game career high two goals at home against Ohio State in the Falcons’ 4-3 at the BGSU Ice Arena (10/15/13) ... Registered a single game career-best three points at home against Colgate in a 7-0 shutout (10/19/13) … Netted a power-play goal in the Falcons’ 6-1 victory over Alaska-Anchorage (11/1/13) … Found the twine for a game-winning goal at the BGSU Ice Arena against Alabama-Huntsville in the Falcons’ 3-0 win (12/6/13) … Netted a goal on the road against Michigan Tech in a 4-4 tie (12/14/13) … Tallied an assist in the Falcons’ tallied an assist in the Falcons’ 3-2 win over Robert Morris at the Three Rivers Classic (12/28/13) … Recorded three points on the road against Alabama-Huntsville (1/3/14), including the game-winning goal against the Chargers … Registered a goal against Lake Superior (1/25/13) … Recorded back-to-back multi-point games in the Falcons’ finale regular-season home series against Bemidji State (March 7-8) … Tallied an assist against Michigan Tech in a playoff-series clinching 5-2 win to advance to the WCHA Final Five (3/15/14).

2012-13 (Freshman): Played in 40 games during the 2012-13 season … Ranked third among Falcon rookies with 13 points … Scored six goals on the year … Ranked second on the team with five power play goals … Recorded 15 blocked shots and finished the year with an even on-ice rating … Scored his first career goal against Canisius in a 2-2 tie on the road (1/6/13) ... Recorded an assist against No. 5 Notre Dame in a 4-2 Falcon win (1/15/13) ... Recorded an assist against No. 10 WMU in a 3-2 Falcon win (1/18/13) ... Scored a goal in the Falcons’ 4-1 win over LSSU (2/1/13) ... Scored a goal against MSU in a 2-1 win (2/8/13) ... Netted a power play goal in a 5-3 win over NMU (2/23/13) ... Scored a power play goal against Notre Dame (3/1/13) ... Registered a career-high two assists in the Falcons’ 7-0 win over LSSU (3/10/13).

Prior to BGSU: Ben Murphy (Duxbury, Mass.) joins the Falcons after playing with the Carleton Place Canadians of the Central Junior Hockey League. Murphy ranked third on his team in points, recording 31 goals and 32 assists in just 44 games played. Murphy, who was named to the 2011-12 CJHL All Star Team, ranked first on the Canadians in points-per-game (1.43) among everyday players. Murphy also tied for the Carleton Place lead in playoff scoring, recording three assists in four games played.

Personal: Full name—Benjamin Jeffrey Murphy … Son of Stephen and Faith Murphy … His father, Stephen, played one year of professional hockey in Holland ... Has a brother named Matthew and a sister named Hannah ... Played three years of varsity hockey at Catholic Memorial High School for coach William Hanson ... Also lettered in baseball ... Majoring in exercise science.