Douglas Murray is a defensemen for the San Jose Sharks that made his NHL debut against the Buffalo Sabres on December 2, 2005.http://hockeydraft.ca/%28S%282jx5b355zolbdeqgnquxgf45%29%29/players/profile.aspx?id=3308&name=Douglas+Murray&team=San+Jose+Sharks Murray was drafted by the Sharks in the 9th round of the 1999 NHL Draft, and spent four years playing at Cornell University and two years playing for the Cleveland Barrons before making his NHL debut.http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=47618

Born in Bromma, Sweden on March 12, 1980, Douglas Murray began skating when he was three years old, and started playing hockey when he was five. Murray, who speaks Swedish, English, and some German, graduated from Cornell University in 2003 with a degree in hotel administration. In 2010, he was ranked the second smartest NHL player by The Hockey News, and the 16th smartest among all athletes.http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=539195http://sharks.nhl.com/club/player.htm?id=8468114&view=bio

During the 2010-11 season, Douglas Murray reached a career milestone, playing in his 300th career game on November 4, 2010. As of November 28, 2010, Murray leads the San Jose Sharks in hits on the season with 41, and in blocked shots with 28. Murray registered his first point on the season, an assist, during the Shark's October 19, 2010 match-up against the Carolina Hurricanes. He missed four games due to a lower body injury from November 15-20, but returned to the ice on November 24 against the Chicago Blackhawks, where he registered seven hits and four blocked shots.http://sharks.nhl.com/club/player.htm?id=8468114&view=notes

During the 2009-10 season, Murray was third among all defensemen in the NHL in hits with a total of 233 on the year. He also set career highs for goals, assists, and points scored. Murray scored four goals, had 13 assists, and had 17 points on the season.http://sharks.nhl.com/club/player.htm?id=8468114&view=notes In the playoffs, Murray played in 15 games for the Sharks, scoring one playoff goal, and registering six assists and seven points.http://sharks.nhl.com/club/player.htm?id=8468114

On September 24, 2008, Douglas Murray signed a four-year contract extension with the San Jose Sharks.http://forecaster.thehockeynews.com/hockeynews/hockey/player.cgi?2854&showAllMoves=1 On the year, he played in 75 games and had seven assists, ending the season with a +6 plus/minus rating.http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/3308 He missed just six games during the regular season due to to a lower body injury, a hand injury, and one undisclosed injury.http://forecaster.thehockeynews.com/hockeynews/hockey/player.cgi?2854&showAllMoves=1 During the playoffs, Murray played in six games with a -1 plus/minus rating.http://sharks.nhl.com/club/stats.htm?gameType=3&season=20082009