The Penguins hockey team signed 1999 draft choice Matt Murley '02 for the 2002-03 season on Aug. 3. Terms of the deal were not disclosed per club policy.

	Matt Murley '02 at Rensselaer Photo by David Silverman

In four seasons at Rensselaer, Murley posted 74 goals and 72 assists for 146 points and finished his college career as the 11th leading scorer in school history and 12th in assists. A first-team ECAC selection last season, Murley, 22, was also named the Engineers' MVP after helping the team to a 20-13-4 overall record and a third-place finish in the ECAC Tournament.

The Troy, N.Y., native tallied 24 goals and 22 assists for 46 points in 32 games this past season. In 20 league games, he had 14 goals and 14 assists for 28 points with 22 penalty minutes. In the ECAC, Murley (6'1", 195) finished first in overall goals (19), second in points (46), and fourth in assists (22) and power play goals (8). He was first in goals in league games (14) and second in conference points (28). Nationally, he was fifth in points per game (1.44) and sixth in goals per game (0.75).