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His father is former National Hockey League defenseman Gord Murphy. Murphy was born in Boston when his father, Gord was a member of the Boston Bruins.
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He was selected 20th overall in the 2011 National Hockey League Entry Draft by the Phoenix Coyotes. He was raised in Dublin, Ohio. He grew up in the suburbs of Miami and Atlanta before his family settled in Dublin, Ohio when his father was appointed an assistant coach with the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Murphy played junior hockey with Sarnia Sting in the Ontario Hockey League.
Prior to signing with the Sting, Murphy committed to Miami University, but decided to play in the Ontario Hockey League for the Sarnia Sting instead. Murphy has previously played for the United States of America Hockey National Team Development Program of the United States Hockey League (USHL).
On November 16, 2013, Connor made his National Hockey League debut with the Phoenix Coyotes, and in his first National Hockey League game he scored his first National Hockey League goal past Tampa Bay Lightning goalie Anders Lindback. Murphy represented the United States internationally playing for Team United States of America in the 2011 IIHF World U18 Championships with Team United States of America. He scored 3 goals and had 1 assists in 6 games during the tournament, including the overtime goal in the gold medal game against Sweden.
