Randy Murphy was hired on June 29, 2009 as the third head coach in history of the Huntsville Havoc.
The Mississauga, Ontario native comes to the Havoc with an impressive resume after serving as the Head Coach of the New Mexico Scorpions of the Central Hockey League for two seasons. He posted a 61-57-10 record and led the Scorpions to the second round of the CHL playoffs in 2007-08. He also served as an assistant coach in New Mexico in 2006-07 before taking over as head coach. He also spent three seasons as a player assistant in the United Hockey League.
Murphy spent 12 years as a player in the AHL, ECHL, UHL, CHL, WPHL and Elite European Leagues. He played in 751 career games, scored 328 goals, and recorded 567 assists. Additionally, he spent two seasons with the Columbus Cottonmouths in 1996-97 and 1997-98, where he recorded back-to-back 100 point seasons.
Murphy attended Elmira College in upstate New York, where he played four years of NCAA hockey and received a degree in Sports Psychology. He also has his hockey stick inside the Pro Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto. On December 31, 1999 in a game versus El Paso, he scored the final professional goal scored in the millennium.
He and his wife, Kerry, reside in Huntsville. He has two beautiful daughters, Alexandra and Raegan.
