Hockey world mourns Stanley Cup champion and Jack Adams Award winner Bob Murdoch

The NHL Alumni Association announced on Friday that former NHL player Bob Murdoch, a two-time Stanley Cup winner with the Montreal Canadiens and was a Jack Adams Award winner as head coach of the Winnipeg Jets, has passed away at the age of 76.

Murdoch took part in 757 regular season games over 12 seasons from 1970-82 for the Canadiens, Los Angeles Kings, and Atlanta and Calgary Flames.

He won the Stanley Cup with the Canadiens in 1971 and 1973 and had 22 points in 72 career post-season games.

Murdoch then became an assistant with the Flames before coaching the Chicago Blackhawks and Jets. He won the Jack Adams Award as NHL coach of the year in his first season with the Jets in 1989-90, leading them to a 37-32-11 record.

In the press release from the NHLPA, it is revealed that Murdoch was diagnosed with Lewy Body Dementia, Parkinsonism and Alzheimer’s in 2019.

Our thoughts go out to his family and friends. May he rest in peace.

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