Buffalo State taps assistant Murphy as interim coach for ’15-16 season

Buffalo State has promoted assistant coach Steve Murphy to interim head coach for the 2015-16 season.

Murphy, who played Division III hockey at Curry and St. Mary’s, replaces Nick Carriere, who accepted a coaching position with the St. John’s Ice Caps of the American Hockey League.

Murphy joined the Bengals’ staff last season as an assistant after serving as an assistant coach and strength and conditioning coach with the Kenai River Brown Bears of the North American Hockey League, where he previously served as a head scout.