Brian Mullen
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Brian Mullen | |||
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Born |
New York City, U.S. | March 16, 1962||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
Position | Left wing | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for | |||
National team | United States | ||
NHL draft |
128th overall, Winnipeg Jets | ||
Playing career | 1982–1993 |
Brian Patrick Mullen (born March 16, 1962) is an American former professional
. Mullen appeared in 832 career NHL games, recording 260 goals and 622 points, along with 30 playoff points in 62 postseason games.Amateur career
Mullen grew up in an
Irish-American family in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of Manhattan, New York.[1] He and older brother Joe Mullen played roller hockey in the streets of Manhattan as children. After landing a job as a stick boy for the New York Rangers, he and Joe were offered a spot on a junior league team coached by Ranger head coach Emile Francis
.
Mullen won an athletic scholarship to the University of Wisconsin–Madison where he played under legendary college hockey coach "Badger" Bob Johnson.
Professional career
Mullen was selected in the seventh round of the 1980
Ice Hockey World Championship tournaments after the Rangers were knocked out in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs (he was also a member of the 1984 Canada Cup
team). Mullen spent the 1991–1992 season with the Sharks and the following season with the Islanders.
On August 9, 1993, Mullen suffered a small
blood clot in his brain.[2] The stroke severely impacted his motor skills and he required open heart surgery. Mullen was recovering well and his reflexes largely returned to normal. He hoped to one day return to action in the NHL but a subsequent seizure in 1994 ended his dreams of a comeback and he was forced to retire from hockey.[2]
Post career
After his retirement, he worked for the NHL front office for eight years. He also worked as a radio color analyst for the New York Rangers alongside play-by-play announcer Kenny Albert for the 2002-2003 and 2003–2004 seasons. He is currently a youth hockey coach with the Protec Ducks of the New Jersey Youth Hockey League (NJYHL) who skate out of Protec Hockey Ponds in Somerset, New Jersey.
Awards and accomplishments
- Played in 1989)
- Lester Patrick Trophy (1995)
- In the 2009 book 100 Ranger Greats, was ranked No. 89 all-time of the 901 New York Rangers who had played during the team's first 82 seasons[3]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
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Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1977–78 | New York Westsiders | NYJHL | 33 | 21 | 36 | 57 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1978–79 | New York Jr. Rangers | NYJHL | 36 | 47 | 45 | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1979–80 | New Jersey Rockets | NYJHL | 23 | 45 | 31 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1980–81 | University of Wisconsin | WCHA | 38 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1981–82 | University of Wisconsin | WCHA | 33 | 20 | 17 | 37 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1982–83 | Winnipeg Jets
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NHL | 80 | 24 | 26 | 50 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
1983–84 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 75 | 21 | 41 | 62 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||
1984–85 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 69 | 32 | 39 | 71 | 32 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
1985–86 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 79 | 28 | 34 | 62 | 38 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||
1986–87 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 69 | 19 | 32 | 51 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
1987–88 | New York Rangers | NHL | 74 | 25 | 29 | 54 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1988–89 | New York Rangers | NHL | 78 | 29 | 35 | 64 | 60 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
1989–90 | New York Rangers | NHL | 76 | 27 | 41 | 68 | 42 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | ||
1990–91 | New York Rangers | NHL | 79 | 19 | 43 | 62 | 44 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
1991–92 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 72 | 18 | 28 | 46 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1992–93 | New York Islanders | NHL | 81 | 18 | 14 | 32 | 28 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | ||
NHL totals | 832 | 260 | 362 | 622 | 414 | 62 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 30 |
International
Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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1980 | United States | WJC
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5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | |
1981 | United States | WJC | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
1984 | United States | CC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1989
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United States | WC
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10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | |
1991
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United States | WC | 10 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | |
Junior totals | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | |||
Senior totals | 24 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 10 |
References
- ^ Allen, Kevin. "Mullen brothers come long way from Hell's Kitchen", USA Today, February 7, 1989. Accessed August 11, 2009.
- ^ a b Sawatzky, Mike (October 21, 2016). "Mullen strolls down memory lane". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
- ISBN 978-0470736197. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Brian Mullen.
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Brian Mullen @ hockeydraftcentral.com