Former Calgary Flames trainer Jim ‘Bearcat’ Murray dead at 89

Jim "Bearcat" Murray. (Courtesy: nhl.com)

By Toula Mazloum

Posted Jun 14, 2022 1:54 pm.

Former Calgary Flames trainer Jim “Bearcat” Murray has died at the age of 89.

The Calgary Sports and Entertainment Corporation confirmed the news, saying Murray passed on Tuesday.

The Flames organization says Murray left an incredible mark on the team. He joined the Flames in 1980 as the head athletic trainer and worked with the team until he retired in 1996.

In 1989, Murray won a Stanley Cup with the Flames. He was later inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in the then-athletic trainer category in 2009.

Jim "Bearcat" Murray celebrating the Flames 1989 Stanley Cup victory

Jim “Bearcat” Murray celebrating the Flames 1989 Stanley Cup victory. (Courtesy: nhl.com)

Murray started out as a trainer for the Calgary Centennials and Wranglers of the Western Hockey League.

He then worked for the Calgary Cowboys of the World Hockey Association, as well as an assistant trainer for the Calgary Stampeders.

 

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The Murray family has been active in the Okotoks community since moving there in 1937. The town has honoured the Murrays by naming the local arena after them.

The Flames say Murray’s positivity and service to the community inspired many Calgarians over the years. After his retirement, he served as a community ambassador in Calgary.

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