Carter Murphy has been waiting for his time to shine.

Last year, during his rookie season in the USHL, Murphy was in the bottom of the rotation, behind guys like Luke Osburn, Coleson Hanrahan and Kazimier Sobieski. The Phantoms defensive core was a hard group to crack into, and even harder to get the top minutes.

Murphy played in 54 games, but not in the role he’s typically accustomed to. While he thought he was ready for the big moments last year and wanted the chance to prove that, he knew that thriving in a smaller role and doing whatever it took to help the team win was the best way to prove himself.

“The really cool thing with Carter is that he didn’t have a perfect year last year, and I’m sure that he wanted to play more and have more opportunities,” Phantoms coach Ryan Ward said.

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