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Finding Murph : how Joe Murphy went from winning a championship to living homeless in the bush

Finding Murph : how Joe Murphy went from winning a championship to living homeless in the bush

Book 2020

In 1986, Joe Murphy became the first college-educated hockey player selected first overall in the NHL entry draft, and won the Stanley Cup four years later. In the Spring of 2018, Murphy was living homeless in the bush, spending his days outside a convenience store, muttering to himself and taking handouts of food and drinks. In 'Finding Murph', Rick Westhead traces the tragic true story of Joe Murphy and examines the role of the NHL in the downw...