Peoria forward Murphy signs NAHL tender
April 22, 2020
The Peoria Mustangs of the NA3HL are pleased to announce that forward Quinton Murphy has signed a North American Hockey League tender agreement with the Topeka Pilots of the NAHL’s South Division.
Murphy, 18, just completed his first season of junior hockey in the NA3HL. The 5’10/175 lbs. native of Champaign, Illinois, appeared in 40 regular season games for the Mustangs during the 2019-20 season, recording 28 points (9 goals, 19 assists).
His best stretch of the season came back in December when he had eight points in eight games during the month.
Murphy began the season in the NAHL, making his debut at the NAHL Showcase with the Springfield Jr. Blues.
Prior to playing in the NAHL, Murphy played for the Chicago Young Americans.
A tender is a contract, of sorts, a player signs announcing his intentions to play for that particular NAHL team and that NAHL team only. Once a player signs a tender with an NAHL team, his playing rights belong to that team within the NAHL and he may not be recruited by any other NAHL team. Each team is granted ten (10) tenders, which include one tender exclusively used on players from the NA3HL - plus or minus any trades - which became active on Nov. 1. Tendered players are not eligible for the NAHL draft, which will be held on July 21, 2020.