Ryan Murphy, a defenseman from the OHL, is projected to the Boston Bruins with the No. 9 overall pick in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft in Deven Persaud of NHL.com's mock draft.
Murphy's named has been the one most tied to the Bruins at No. 9, and the 5-foot-11 Aurora, Ontario native even drew some comparisons to a Boston hockey legend.
Murphy's offensive game drawing comparisons to a young Bobby Orr -- makes him the perfect Bruins pick (via NHL.com)
In two seasons with the Kitchener Rangers, Murphy has 32 goals and 86 assists. This past season, Murphy posted career bests in goals (26) and assists (53) for 79 points and had a plus/minus of plus-22.
Murphy had two goals and nine assists for 11 points in seven postseason games this season. In 2009-10, Murphy totaled five goals and 12 assists in 20 playoff games for Kitchener.
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