Murray, longtime analyst, former Blackhawks forward, dies at 63

Troy Murray, who performed 15 NHL seasons and was a longtime analyst for the Chicago Blackhawks, died Saturday following a battle with most cancers. He was 63.

“The Chicago Blackhawks are deeply heartbroken immediately as we mourn the lack of Troy Murray, our beloved ‘Muzz,’ and our love and assist exit to his household,” Blackhawks chairman and CEO Danny Wirtz said. “Troy was the epitome of a Blackhawk, thus far past his unbelievable taking part in profession with a presence felt in each nook of our group over the past 45 years. He was admired by his teammates and our gamers, and was so proud to attach generations of Blackhawks via his work with the Blackhawks Alumni Association.

“He jumped at each name to assist our area people with our Foundation. He by no means missed an opportunity to say ‘hi there’ in our press field and all the time knew the proper time for a joke simply when somebody across the workplace wanted it most. And he completely liked bringing Blackhawks hockey to you, our followers, evening after evening with a dedication to his craft that by no means wavered to the very finish.

“During his lengthy and exhausting battle with most cancers, it was typically mentioned that Troy did not have any ‘quit’ in him. While our entrance workplace merely will not be the identical with out him, we’ll carry that spirit ahead every single day in his honor. We’ll miss you, Troy.”