Kammala wannan jumla: Kafin aikinsa na sana'a, Murley ya buga wasan hockey na koleji na tsawon shekaru hudu a Cibiyar Rensselaer Polytechnic a Troy, NY. Pittsburgh Penguins ne suka zaba shi a zagaye na biyu (51st gaba ɗaya) a cikin
1999 NHL Entry Draft, ko da yake bai zabi ya ba da rahoto ga Pittsburgh ba har zuwa 2002. Murley ya taka leda tare da &lt;a href="Wilkes-Barre/Scranton%20Penguins"&gt;Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins&lt;/a&gt; na Ƙungiyar Hockey ta Amurka (AHL) kafin a kira shi don kakar 2003-2004.