Murphy Gives Back To Montreal Community As Volunteer While Balancing Pro Hockey and School

The PWHL named Maureen Murphy the league's "Hockey For All" Award recipient. She balances pro hockey, school, and is a regular volunteer at multiple long term care facilities in Montreal giving back to the community.

Maureen Murphy has a masters in public health from Northeastern University. Like most of the PWHL, she's highly educated as the league is filled with athletes with not only undergrad degrees, but masters degrees in everything from neuroscience to business. At the 2024 PWHL Draft, third overall pick Claire Thompson had to bypass attending the draft because of her medical school commitments.

It's a portion of the women's hockey world and the PWHL that greatly differs from men's hockey and the NHL, where most of players hold only high school educations when they enter the league.

Murphy, a rookie with PWHL Montreal, not only found time to train, continue with online courses, and of course star for Montreal finishing tied for 13th overall in league scoring with 16 points in 24 games, but as soon as Murphy would leave the rink each afternoon, she'd pick up her dog Bean, and begin volunteering a local long term care facilities.

Murphy combined her interest in geriatric health, with a community mindset to give back to residents dealing with dementia and Alzheimer's. She'd visit with Bean, play Bingo, and keep residents company, much the way she hopes others do for her own grandmother who is in a long term care facility.

Murphy, 24, who hails from Buffalo, New York, was recognized by the PWHL winning the league's "Hockey For All" award.

Watch her full comments in the video above: