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Player Name: Tig Murphy
1. Early Life

Murphy was born in Dublin, Ireland, and began his sporting days with rugby and hurling before developing a passion for ice hockey. Access to the sport was rare in Ireland at the time, and Murphy was forced to develop with more informal training sessions and without an organized league. He was scouted by a North American prep school during an international tournament and left home to develop in Victoria, Canada. It was here that Murphy gained international attention for his abilities and developed quickly using resources that were unavailable to him in his home country.

2. Playing Career

After declaring for the S42 SMJHL draft, Murphy was selected 10th overall by the Detroit Falcons. Murphy enjoyed a stellar rookie season, scoring 31 points and leading the team's first defensive pairing. In the S43 SHL draft, Murphy was selected 4th overall by the Hamilton Steelhawks and returned to junior. Prior to his second season, he was named captain of the Falcons, a position he held for both S43 and S44 (31 points and 34 points, respectively. In his last two seasons, Murphy and the Falcons would lose in Game 7 of the semifinals both times.

Murphy would make his SHL debut in S45 and, despite a strong start, would finish with a disappointing 11 points on the year despite an elevated role on the depth chart. His performance called into question his potential as a top player in the league and forced a response of support from his teammates and the organization itself. Murphy would go a long way to silencing these critics as a sophomore, scoring 34 points and prompting the short-lived and ultimately failed #Tig4Richan movement, claiming that going from possibly the worst defensemen in the league to an above average was as big a breakout as one could have. Murphy is currently in his third season with the Steelhawks, with 23 points in 29 games and having led the team in scoring for the entirety of the season.

3. International Play

Murphy began his international career with three moderately successful campaigns with the Irish World Junior Championship team, winning a silver medal in S44. He was also promoted to the World Championship squad for the first time in S44, winning his first of three consecutive gold medals at the top level of international play. 

4. Personal Life

Little about Murphy's personal life is know. In early S46, a rumour circulated that Murphy acted as an adult film star under the alias Girth Brooks, but these were vehemently denied by both Murphy and the team, who revealed that it was in fact teammate Donnie Dicks who was the porn actor. The experience created a divide between Murphy and the media, and he now gives solely team-related interviews.

5. Honors, awards, and achievements

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6. Controversy

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