Kammala wannan jumla: Murphy ya zaba ta Carolina Hurricanes a zagaye na shida na
2008 NHL Entry Draft tare da na 165th overall zabi. A ranar 18 ga Maris, 2009, ya sanya hannu kan kwangilar shiga shekara uku tare da Hurricanes. A cikin 2007-08, Murphy ya jagoranci Belleville Bulls zuwa wasan karshe na J. Ross Robertson Cup, jerin gasar zakarun OHL, amma sun rasa wasa na 7 ga Kitchener Rangers.