Digit Murphy
| Digit Murphy | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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Murphy in 2015 | |||
| Born |
December 7, 1961 Cranston, Rhode Island, U.S. | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Played for | Cornell Big Red | ||
| Coached for |
Brown Bears Boston Blades Kunlun Red Star WIH Toronto Six | ||
| Playing career | 1979–1983 | ||
| Coaching career | 1987–present | ||
| Website | digitmurphyathletics.com | ||
Margaret Pearl "Digit" Murphy (née Degidio; born December 7, 1961) is an American ice hockey coach, administrator, and former college ice hockey player. She is president of the Metropolitan Riveters of the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF).
Murphy has served as head coach of the Boston Blades, with whom she won two Clarkson Cups, and Kunlun Red Star WIH in the Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL). She served as both head coach and president of the Toronto Six in the NWHL during the team’s inaugural season. Prior to joining the Blades, she was the head coach of the Brown Bears women's ice hockey program. She became the winningest coach in NCAA Division I women's ice hockey history during her 18th season at Brown (2006–07). She finished her NCAA coaching career with 318 wins.