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2010-11: Appeared in 37 games … named to the Atlantic Hockey Association Championship All-Tournament Team … won RIT’s Lou Spiotti Jr. Coaches Award … shook of an early season slump to record 13 points on seven goals and six assists … tied for the team lead with three game-winning goals … tallied nine points (4-5-9) in 27 AHA contests … tied a career-high with two goals, including the game-winner, a shorthanded tally, and was plus-2 in a 4-2 win over Connecticut in the AHA semifinal … scored the game-winning goal in game two of the AHA quarterfinal series, a 5-1 win over American International … scored the game-winner in a 5-2 win over Army … tied a career-high with two assists in a 5-5 tie against Air Force … recorded a four-game point-scoring streak (4-1-5), Feb. 26 to March 18 … ended the season with four goals, five points, and was plus-6 over his last five games … scored four points (3-1-4) in four postseason games … tallied a pair of multiple-point contests … Tigers were 7-1-3 when he recorded a point … one of three Tigers (Trevor Eckenswiller and Chris Haltigin) who earned AHA Academic All-Star honors … earned AHA All-Academic Team honors.
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2009-10: Assistant captain battled nagging injuries to record 19 points (6-13-19) in 36 games … played in his 100th career contest, a 3-2 overtime win over Air Force … set a career-high with three points on a goal and two assists and was plus-4 in a 6-1 win over Army … tied a career-high with two goals and an assist, and was plus-3 in the 6-1 win over Sacred Heart in the Atlantic Hockey Association Championship … tallied five points in six postseason games … recorded two-point games in wins over Bentley and Army … fired 71 shots on goal … recorded 14 points (4-10-14) and was plus-10 in 26 AHA contests … scored a point in 13 games … Tigers were 11-2-0 in those contests and earned AHA All-Academic Team honors.

2008-09: Played in 34 games … set career-high with seven goals … scored all seven goals in Atlantic Hockey Association play … recorded his first multiple-goal game, tallying twice in the first period against Sacred Heart … was plus-2 in that contest … had a goal and an assist in wins over Holy Cross and American International … scored four power-play goals … scored the game-winning goal in back-to-back games of a home sweep of Holy Cross … tallied an assist in the season opener against Bowling Green … scored a point in 10 games … RIT was 6-3-1 when he recorded a point … named to the AHA All-Academic team.

2007-08: Appeared in all 37 games … tied for fourth on the team with 22 points … won the Craig Lauzon Award as RIT’s top rookie … scored his
first collegiate goal in first game at Colgate … had a goal and an assist and was plus-3 in a 4-3 win over then No. 12 Minnesota … recorded his first multiple-point game, with two assists against Mercyhurst … scored the game-winning power-play goal in a 4-1 win over then No. 18 Cornell at the Blue Cross Arena … recorded a point in 18 games … had a four-game assist streak, Feb. 22 to March 1 … named to Empire 8 President’s List for maintaining a 3.75 grade-point average … named to the AHA All-Academic team.

Before RIT: Played for the Green Bay Gamblers and Waterloo Black Hawks of the United States Hockey League (USHL) in 2006-07 … scored six goals and added seven assists for 13 points in 53 games … played for the Southern Minnesota Express of the North American Hockey League (NAHL) in 2005-06 … recorded 33 goals and 34 assists for 67 points … was a three-sport athlete at Owatonna High School (hockey, tennis, and soccer).

Personal: Civil engineering technology major … attended Owatonna High School … born Oct. 7, 1986, in Owatonna, Minn. … son of Dennis and Marian Murphy … has one brother, Evan, and one sister, Erin … favorite NHL player is Mario Lemieux … Minnesota Wild is his favorite NHL team … hobbies include watching movies and fishing … favorite music group is Pearl Jam … enjoys gyros … favorite TV show is Seinfeld … would like to visit Ireland … favorite movie is Tombstone … would choose Mark Wahlberg to play him in a biopic … would like to have a superpower of telekinesis.

Career Highs
Goals: 2, Feb. 6, 2009 vs. Sacred Heart
Assists: 2, four times, most recently Feb. 13, 2010 at Army
Points: 3, twice, most recently March 20, 2010 vs. Sacred Heart
Plus/Minus: plus-4, Nov. 6, 2009 vs. Army
Shots: 5, four times, most recently March 20, 2010 vs. Sacred Heart
Penalty Minutes: 12, Nov. 3, 2007 at Canisius

“Sean will be looked upon to give us strong leadership. We look for this to be Sean’s best year, as he has proven to be a strong physical and skillful player for us.” — Coach Wilson