 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Pashure pebasa renyeredzi rezera duku nePeterborough Petes uye kumirira Canada pa 1980 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, Murphy akasarudzwa 4th yakazara mu1980 NHL Entry Draft neLos Angeles Kings. Mumwaka wa198081 weNHL, akaisa zvinyorwa zveNational Hockey League kune vakawanda vanobatsira uye mapoinzi nemudziviriri we rookie, aine 60 uye 76 zvichiteerana. Akazotengeswa kuWashington Capitals nokuda kwemudziviriri Brian Engblom uye winger Ken Houston pakutanga kwegore ra1983-84, iro risina kushanda muMadzimambo kwenguva refu nekuda kwekubudirira kwenguva refu kwaMurphy mumutambo. 