Rubuta ci gaba ga wannan sakin layi - Philadelphia Flyers ne suka zaba shi a zagaye na tara, na 189th gaba ɗaya, na NHL Entry Draft na 1985. Bayan ya buga wasanni uku a gasar Ontario Hockey League tare da Oshawa Generals, Murphy ya fara aiki tare da Flyers 'AHL affiliate, da Hershey Bears, a cikin 1987 <unk> 88 kakar. A cikin 1988/89, ya shiga Flyers. Bayan sama da yanayi uku a Philadelphia an yi musayar Murphy, tare da Brian Dobbin da kuma zabin zagaye na uku na 1992
, zuwa Boston Bruins don Garry Galley da Wes Walz a watan Janairu na 1992.