{{Short description|American ice hockey player (born 2003)}} {{Infobox ice hockey biography | name = Ty Murchison | image = Ty Murchison.jpg | caption = Murchison in 2024 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2003|2|2}} | birth_place = Corona, California, U.S. | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 2 | weight_lb = 212 | position = Defense | shoots = Left | league = NHL | team = Philadelphia Flyers | prospect_league = AHL | prospect_team = Lehigh Valley Phantoms | draft = 158th overall | draft_year = 2021 | draft_team = Philadelphia Flyers | career_start = 2025 }} '''Ty Murchison''' (born February 2, 2003) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman for the Lehigh Valley Phantoms of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Flyers selected him in the fifth round, 158th overall, of the 2021 NHL entry draft.
==Early life== Murchison was born February 2, 2003, in Corona, California,<ref>{{cite web |title=Ty Murchison Stats and News |url=https://www.nhl.com/flyers/player/ty-murchison-8482804 |publisher=National Hockey League |access-date=December 9, 2025}}</ref> to Ken and Allyson Murchison.<ref>{{cite news |last=Hall |first=Jordan |title='Extremely emotional' moments have Murchison ready for NHL debut with Flyers |url=https://www.nbcsportsphiladelphia.com/nhl/philadelphia-flyers/extremely-emotional-ty-murchison-makes-nhl-debut-flyers/699976/ |work=NBC Sports Philadelphia |date=December 9, 2025 |access-date=December 9, 2025}}</ref> He came from athletic, Canadian parents: Ken was a professional ice hockey player in the East Coast Hockey League, while his mother was a figure skater.<ref>{{cite news |last=Karmin |first=Danny |title=Wheels to blades: Ty Murchison's path from roller hockey to ASU defenseman |url=https://cronkitenews.azpbs.org/2022/09/21/asu-hockey-defenseman-ty-murchison-roller-hockey/ |work=Cronkite News |date=September 21, 2022 |access-date=December 9, 2025}}</ref> Originally a roller hockey player, Murchison did not transition to ice hockey until the age of 11.<ref>{{cite news |last=Olsen |first=Becky |title=Roller Hockey Paved the Path for Ty Murchison |url=https://www.usahockeyntdp.com/news_article/show/1055310 |publisher=USA Hockey |date=October 8, 2019 |access-date=December 9, 2025}}</ref> When he was 16, Murchison moved to Michigan to play for the USA Hockey National Team Development Program.<ref>{{cite news |last=Spiegel |first=Jackie |title=From rollerblading in California to college in the desert, Ty Murchison has taken a unique path to the Flyers |url=https://www.inquirer.com/flyers/ty-murchison-prospect-defenseman-rollerblading-california-arizona-state-20250730.html |work=The Philadelphia Inquirer |date=July 30, 2025 |access-date=December 9, 2025 |url-access=limited}}</ref>
==Playing career== ===NCAA=== Despite offers from other college ice hockey programs, Murchison committed to the Arizona State Sun Devils for the 2021–22 season.<ref>{{cite news |last=Morgan |first=Craig |title=The road less traveled: ASU's Ty Murchison excelling despite non-traditional hockey path |url=https://gophnx.com/the-road-less-traveled-asus-ty-murchison-excelling-despite-non-traditional-hockey-path/ |work=PHNX |date=September 18, 2021 |access-date=December 9, 2025}}</ref> Murchison played four years of college hockey with Arizona State, recording nine goals and 24 points in 146 regular season games.<ref name="sign" />
===Professional=== The Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL) selected Murchison in the fifth round, 158th overall, of the 2021 NHL entry draft.<ref>{{cite news |title=Doan Drafted Highest in ASU History, Murchison Goes in 5th Round |url=https://thesundevils.com/news/2021/07/24/doan-drafted-highest-in-asu-history-murchison-goes-in-5th-round |publisher=Arizona State Sun Devils |date=July 24, 2021 |access-date=December 9, 2025}}</ref> At the conclusion of his college hockey career, the Flyers signed Murchison to a two-year, entry-level contract on March 26, 2025.<ref name="sign">{{cite news |title=Flyers Sign Defenseman Ty Murchison to Two-Year Entry-Level Contract Starting 2025–26 |url=https://www.nhl.com/flyers/news/flyers-sign-defenseman-ty-murchison-to-two-year-entry-level-contract-starting-2025-26 |publisher=National Hockey League |agency=Philadelphia Flyers |date=March 26, 2025 |access-date=December 9, 2025}}</ref> He joined the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, the Flyers' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, for the remainder of the 2024–25 season.<ref>{{cite news |title=Transaction: Ty Murchison Joins on ATO |url=https://www.phantomshockey.com/blog/2025/03/31/transaction-ty-murchison-joins-on-ato/ |publisher=Lehigh Valley Phantoms |date=March 31, 2025 |access-date=December 9, 2025}}</ref> There, he had one goal and two points in four games.<ref name="derosa">{{cite news |last=DeRosa |first=Michael |title=Flyers Call Up Hard-Nosed Defender From AHL |url=https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/philadelphia-flyers/latest-news/flyers-call-up-hard-nosed-defender-from-ahl |work=The Hockey News |publisher=Sports Illustrated |date=December 6, 2025 |access-date=December 9, 2025}}</ref>
Murchison started the 2025–26 season with the Phantoms, recording one goal and four points in 21 games. On December 6, he was called up to the Flyers as a replacement for an injured Cam York.<ref name="derosa" /><ref>{{cite news |last=Waxman |first=Adam |title=Flyers Defenseman Making Debut Following Team's Injury Issues |url=https://www.si.com/onsi/breakaway/philadelphia-flyers/ty-murchison-debut-injury-issues |work=Sports Illustrated |date=December 9, 2025 |access-date=December 9, 2025}}</ref> Murchison made his NHL debut on December 9, 2025, against the San Jose Sharks.<ref>{{cite news |last=Fish |first=Wayne |title=Flyers Notebook: Ty Murchison excited for NHL debut |url=https://www.mcall.com/2025/12/09/flyers-notebook-ty-murchison-excited-for-nhl-debut/ |work=The Morning Call |date=December 9, 2025 |access-date=December 9, 2025 |url-access=limited}}</ref> Murchison returned to Lehigh on December 16 to make room for Rasmus Ristolainen, who was coming off of injury reserve.<ref>{{cite news |title=Flyers' Ty Murchison: Sent down Tuesday |url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/hockey/news/flyers-ty-murchison-sent-down-tuesday/ |work=CBS Sports |agency=RotoWire |date=December 16, 2025 |access-date=December 16, 2025}}</ref>
==International play== Murchison represented the United States at the 2021 IIHF World U18 Championships in Frisco, Texas. He recorded one assist in five tournament games as Team USA lost to Sweden in the quarterfinal round.<ref>{{cite web |title=U.S. National Under-18 team – 2020–21 Regular Season – Roster – #5 – Ty Murchison – D |url=https://www.usahockeyntdp.com/roster_players/41385001 |publisher=USA Hockey |access-date=December 9, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Team USA's Run Comes to End in Quarterfinal Loss to Sweden |url=https://teamusa.usahockey.com/news_article/show/1161852 |publisher=USA Hockey |date=May 3, 2021 |access-date=December 9, 2025}}</ref>
==Career statistics== ===Regular season and playoffs=== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em" |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! rowspan="101" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Regular season ! rowspan="101" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Playoffs |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season ! Team ! League ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM |- | 2019–20 || U.S. National Development Team || USHL | 30 || 1 || 4 || 5 || 58 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2020–21 || U.S. National Development Team || USHL | 23 || 3 || 2 || 5 || 12 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 2021–22 || Arizona State University || NCAA | 35 || 4 || 3 || 7 || 76 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2022–23 || Arizona State University || NCAA | 36 || 2 || 3 || 5 || 93 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 2023–24 || Arizona State University || NCAA | 37 || 3 || 4 || 7 || 62 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2024–25 || Arizona State University || NCHC | 37 || 0 || 4 || 4 || 48 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 2024–25 || Lehigh Valley Phantoms || AHL | 4 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 6 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2025–26 || Philadelphia Flyers || NHL | 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 2025–26 || Lehigh Valley Phantoms || AHL | 29 || 2 || 4 || 6 || 46 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3"|NHL totals ! 3 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 ! — !! — !! — !! — !! — |}
===International=== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" ID="Table3" style="text-align:center; width:40em;" |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Year ! Team ! Event ! Result ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM |- | 2021 || United States || U18 || 5th | 5 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 2 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="4"|Junior totals ! 5 !! 0 !! 1 !! 1 !! 2 |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{Ice hockey stats}} * [https://thesundevils.com/sports/ice-hockey/roster/player/ty-murchison Arizona State bio]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Murchison, Ty}} Category:2003 births Category:Living people Category:21st-century American sportsmen Category:American men's ice hockey defensemen Category:Arizona State Sun Devils men's ice hockey players Category:Lehigh Valley Phantoms players Category:Philadelphia Flyers draft picks Category:Philadelphia Flyers players Category:Sportspeople from Corona, California Category:USA Hockey National Team Development Program players