Duluth, GA - The Atlanta Gladiators, proud ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Nashville Predators and the American Hockey League’s Milwaukee Admirals, announced on Wednesday via the team’s YouTube channel that the team has signed defenseman Owen Murray for the 2026-27 season.
Murray signs his first professional deal with the Gladiators after a four-year collegiate career at UMass, where he recorded 12 goals and 24 assists for 36 points in 126 games. The 5’10”, 185-pound defenseman logged 4 goals and 6 assists for 10 points and a +12 rating in 34 games as the captain of the Minutemen in the 2025-26 campaign. The 24-year-old’s +12 rating led all UMass defensemen last season.
Prior to his time at UMass, the native of Decker, MB, spent two seasons in the United States Hockey League with the Green Bay Gamblers from 2020 to 2022. Murray scored 9 goals and 29 assists for 38 points in 97 career games with the Gamblers. He was named an alternate captain in his final season of junior hockey with Green Bay in the 2021-22 season.
“Owen is a smooth skating defenseman with an incredibly high compete level,” said Gladiators’ Head Coach & Director of Hockey Operations, Matt Ginn. “He uses his skating and tenacity to defend hard, take away time and space and break pucks out. His feet allow him to jump into the rush and compliment the offense as well.”
Ginn continued to praise Murray for his leadership qualities, saying, “Owen was the captain at UMass last season and from everyone we have talked with, the common factor is that he is a great leader and person. We are excited to bring Owen into the Glads colors this season.”
Owen Murray joins Max Neill, Connor Caponi, Kyle Pow, Anthony Cipollone, Joey Cipollone, Jack Blake, Stephen Calisti, Ryan Nolan, Kirklan Irey, Sam Tremblay, Mickey Burns, Ethan Strang, Corson Hopwo, Andrew Jarvis, Josh Winquist, Mike McNamee, Branden Troock, Mason Ward, Brendan Less, Colton Friesen, Jordan D’Intino, Adam Eisele and Ryan Conroy as players who have signed with the Gladiators for the 2026-27 season.
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