Early Coaching Career
Murray began his coaching career as a part-time coach with the Pembroke Lumber Kings of the CJHL. He earned a good reputation as a coach and was offered a job by the Regina Pats of the Western Hockey League. He left his business interests in the hands of family members, and moved west. He took Regina to the Memorial Cup title in 1974. Murray then moved to the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League as an assistant coach. Murray was on the coaching staff of Doug John Gibson when Gibson won AHL Coach of the Year in 1979–80. Murray then became head coach of Hershey for 1980–81, and served in that role until he was promoted to head coach of Washington, Hershey's parent NHL team, partway through the next season, 1981–82.
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