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Mitch Korn’s analogy isn’t unique to one goaltending student, but it may be especially fitting for Matt Murray of the Milwaukee Admirals.
“You can’t just turn on a computer without software and have it work,” said Korn, the guru whose past students include Dominik Hasek and Pekka Rinne. “You have to program your computer so it will find and process very quickly.
“Well, that’s what we do. We program the goalie to all different situations in practice because, in a game, you don’t have time to think. You have to react. When you turn on your computer, it’s been programmed so it can process quickly and give you results.”
Murray earned his master’s degree in data science from the University of Massachusetts. Someday, he’ll probably put his coding and app development skills to work in the corporate world.
But Murray also earned an NCAA championship with the UMass hockey team. So first things first.
“It’s definitely something I never thought I’d be into growing up,” Murray said of his field of study. “Never, never a big computer guy. So to get involved with that step is definitely a different world than what I would have expected myself going into in college.
“It’s really interesting. I think it’s going to be very useful for life after hockey, although trying to postpone that as long as possible, obviously.”
Matt Murray is in his third AHL season and first with the Milwaukee Admirals
To that end, the 26-year-old from St. Albert, Alberta, Canada, is in his first season with the Milwaukee Admirals, after two-plus with the Texas Stars, splitting time in net with another newcomer Magnus Chrona.
Korn, who was with the New York Islanders at the time, had his eye on Murray while Murray was at UMass, setting program records for wins (73) and shutouts (14) and turning in a 36-save performance in the overtime victory over Minnesota Duluth in a national semifinal.
Now, they’re together in the Nashville Predators organization, Murray via free agency after 71 games with Texas (plus four with the parent Dallas Stars) and Korn having rejoined the Predators and general manager Barry Trotz as director of goaltending.
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