NHL elite comes to Ottawa to honour life of longtime coach and GM Bryan Murray
OTTAWA — Friends, family and hockey dignitaries joined together at Canadian Tire Centre on Thursday to celebrate life and legacy of Bryan Murray, whose signature sense of humour and ability to reach people defined his decorated career as an NHL coach and general manager.
Murray died at age 74 on Aug. 12 after a three-year battle with colon cancer.
Many of the NHL’s elite were on hand to pay their respects, including NHL commissioner Gary Bettman, Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Lou Lamoriello and head coach Mike Babcock as well as numerous players including Daniel Alfredsson, Luc Robitaille, Dion Phaneuf, Marc Methot and Mike Hoffman.
Senators general manager Pierre Dorion said it’s simply an extension of the impact Murray, a native of the nearby town of Shawville, Que., had on those who knew him.