Troy Murray was the first of only two Blackhawks to win the Selke Award as the best defensive forward in the league when he received the award after the 1985-86 season. He was regarded as one of the better defensive forwards in the game during his career, spending between the 1981-82 and 1993-94 seasons in Chicago.

Murray wasn't one-dimensional, though. He also scored 488 points in Chicago, which ranks 15th in team history. His 197 goals ranks 18th in team history, but many of those goals were at crucial times. He scored 29 game-winners for the Hawks (ninth in team history), and he added 17 short-handed goals (fifth in team history).