Western Michigan University Men's Ice Hockey

Murray products in the pro rank In the teams first season in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference, Murray helped guide the team to a tie for fourth place with Minnesota-Duluth. The Broncos then upset the Bulldogs to earn a spot in the NCHC Semifinals, ultimately falling to Denver. Senior Chase Balisy was named Second Team All-NCHC and finished third in the league in scoring. Every memeber of the senior class went on to sign pro hockey contracts and Jordan Oesterle also signed with the Edmonton Oilers. Murray guided the Broncos through a successful 2012-13 that saw Western Michigan spend the entire season ranked in the nations top 15 and finish third in the CCHA regular season. Under his guise, WMU also had one of the toughest defenses in the nation, finishing the regular season with the fifth lowest goals-against average in the country. Western Michigan only allowed 78 goals through the regular and post-season to finish the campaign with a new program record. With the success of the defense, WMUs Danny DeKeyser was once again named CCHA Best Defensive Defenseman and was also named a Second Team All-American. DeKeyser immediately made the jump to the NHL after playing under Murray, signing with the Detroit Red Wings and helping them to a playoff berth. In just his first year with the program, Murray led WMU to the programs second CCHA Tournament Championship after the Broncos defeated Michigan, 3-2, in the CCHA Final. The 2011-12 team first season with a record of 21-14-6 along with a 14-10-4 conference record and a second-place finish during the CCHA regular season. The 21 wins marked the first time the Broncos broke the 20-win barrier since 1996. Also coached WMU to its second-straight, and fifth overall, NCAA Tournament appearance, marking the first time the Broncos have made the NCAA Tournament in back-to-back seasons. Under his tutelage, defenseman Dan DeKeyser was named Second Team All-CCHA, the CCHAs Best Defensive Defenseman and Second Team All-American. Fellow defenseman Matt Tennyson was also named Second Team All-CCHA. Freshman Frank Slubowski was named the CCHA Tournament MVP , becoming the second Bronco goalie to earn the honors. Murray came to WMU with an extensive resume earned at the highest level of professional hockey. He is one of only 39 coaches in NHL history to reach 300 wins with a career record of 333-278-58-71. Murray has 10 years of NHL head coaching experience, spending six seasons at the helm of the Los Angeles Kings and four with the St. Louis Blues. Murray is the Kings All-Time franchise leader in wins with 215 and led Los Angeles to three 90-point seasons in his tenure. During the 2008-09 season with St. Louis he was a finalist for the Jack Adams Coach of the Year Award after guiding the Blues to a third place finish in the Central Division. Murray has spent a total of 20 years as either a head or assistant coach in the NHL. He held assistant coaching positions with the Winnipeg Jets, Minnesota North Stars and Philadelphia Flyers. While he has not coached in college hockey in the United States he did coach at Brandon University, a Canadian college, for three seasons. In his short time he was able to turn Brandon into the top ranked program in all of Canadian college hockey. To go with his extensive professional coaching background, Murray also brings international experience. He coached Team Canada to gold medals at the 2007, 2003 and 1997 World Hockey Championships. He is the only Canadian coach in history to win three World Championships and he also held the highest winning percentage as a coach (64-percent) in the history of the Canadian Mens National Team. He also holds six Spengler Cup Titles (an annual tournament in Switzerland) for Team Canada, a record for the country. He was inducted into the International Ice Hockey Hall of Fame as a part of the 2012 class for his part in his three World Championships with Team Canada. Murray was also a head coach in Europe, coaching three Swiss professional teams (EV Zug, Zurcher Schlittschuh, and EHC Kloten) and a German team, EHC Berlin, in the early 80s and early 90s. A native of Souris, Manitoba, Murray and his wife, Ruth, have three children, all of which play professional hockey in Switzerland. His youngest son Jordy played for the University of Wisconsin and his oldest son Brady played for North Dakota. His daughter Sarah played Division I college hockey at Minnesota-Duluth, where she was a part of two National Championship teams. Murrays Coaching Accomplishments 2013 Great Lakes Invitational Championship 2012 CCHA Tournament Championship Head coach of the St. Louis Blues 2006-10 Head coach of the Los Angeles Kings 1999-2006 Associate coach of the Winnipeg Jets 1993-95 Assistant coach of the Minnesota North Stars 1990-92 Head coach EHC Berlin (Germany) 1993 Head coach EV Zug (Swiss A Division) 1986-88 Head coach Zurcher Schlittschuh (Swiss A Division) 1984-86 Head coach EHC Kloten (Swiss A Division) 1981-84 Over three decades of professional and international coaching experience. 10 seasons and 333 wins as a head coach in the NHL. One of 39 coaches in NHL history to reach 300 wins. 2009 NHL Coach of the Year Finalist. Los Angeles Kings All-Time franchise leader in career wins with 215. Only Canadian coach to ever win three IIHF World Championships with Team Canada (2007, 2003, 1997). Stanley Cup Finals appearance as an assistant coach with the Minnesota North Stars (1991). Coached Canadian school Brandon College to a No. 1 ranking in just three seasons at the helm. Won a record six Spengler Cups with Team Canada

Shyiak comes to the Broncos most recently from the Toronto Maple Leafs organization where he was an amateur scout. Shyiak spent eight seasons as a head coach at Alaska-Anchorage and prior to that as an assistant and associate head coach at his alma mater, Northern Michigan. Shyiak, 47, began his playing career with the Wildcats in 1986 and helped them to three 20 win seasons, two NCAA Tournaments and the 1991 National Championship. The Brandon, Manitoba native left UAA with 80 career wins with a best of 16 during the 2010-11, one of the best seasons in program history that saw the Seawolves sweep Minnesota to advance to the WCHA Final Five. During his time as an assistant and associate head coach with Northern Michigan the Wildcats averaged 19 wins a season and twice made the NCAA Tournament. Through his time at both NMU and UAA he helped recruit and develop 17 NHL draft picks and five NHLers including current pros Mike Santorelli and Jat Beagle. HE also helped produce six All-CCHA selections, three CCHA All-Rookie selections, three All-Americans and one Hobey Baker candidate. He also spent a season as the head coach and general manager of the Kimberly Dynamiters (1993-94) of the Rocky Mountain Junior Hockey League and a season as the head coach and general manager of the Merritt Centennials of the British Columbia Junior Hockey League (1994-95). Shyiak also served as the head coach of the North American Select team in 2000 and 2001, leading the teams to silver-medal finishes at both years at the World Junior A Hockey Tournament in Tampere, Finland. Shyiak and his wife Lucia are the parents of two sons (Kristian and Sheldon) and a daughter (Isabela).