Chris Mueller | |||
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![]() Mueller with the New York Rangers in 2014 | |||
Born | West Seneca, New York, U.S. | March 6, 1986||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
Weight | 203 lb (92 kg; 14 st 7 lb) | ||
Position | Center | ||
Shoots | Right | ||
team Former teams | Free Agent Nashville Predators Dallas Stars New York Rangers | ||
NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
Playing career | 2008–present |
Christopher M. Mueller (born March 6, 1986) is an American professional ice hockey forward. He is currently an unrestricted free agent who most recently played with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms in the American Hockey League (AHL).
Undrafted, Mueller attended Michigan State University where he played four full seasons of collegiate hockey in the CCHA.
In the 2010–11 season, on December 27, 2010, Mueller signed a one-year contract with the Predators from American Hockey League affiliate, the Milwaukee Admirals. [1] On December 28, 2010, Mueller made his NHL debut with the Predators in a 4–2 defeat against the Dallas Stars. [2]
On July 7, 2011, Mueller re-signed to a one-year contract with the Predators. [3]
On July 8, 2013 Mueller left the Predators organization after three seasons and signed a one-year contract with the Dallas Stars. [4] On October 14, 2013, after skating in just one NHL contest with the Dallas Stars, Mueller was assigned to play with the Texas Stars of the AHL. [5]
On July 1, 2014, for a second consecutive year, Mueller was on the move, joining his third NHL club, the New York Rangers, on a one-year deal. [6]
Mueller familiarly signed a one-year, two-way contract as a free agent with the Anaheim Ducks on July 1, 2015. [7] In the 2015–16 season, Mueller was assigned to newly relaunched AHL affiliate, the San Diego Gulls. He continued his offensive prowess in the American League, contributing with 57 points in 63 games.
Unable to feature with the Ducks, Mueller left at the conclusion of his contract to sign as a free agent to a one-year, two-way deal with the Arizona Coyotes on July 1, 2016. [8] Mueller played the entirety of the 2016–17 season with the Coyotes AHL affiliate, the Tucson Roadrunners, for their inaugural season. As a veteran on the club, he led the Roadrunners in scoring with 67 points in 68 games.
On July 1, 2017, Mueller left the Coyotes as a free agent and signed a two-year, two-way deal with the Toronto Maple Leafs. [9]
On the opening day of free agency, having concluded a successful tenure within the Maple Leafs organization, Mueller agreed to a one-year, two-way contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning on July 1, 2019. [10] In the 2019–20 season, Mueller registered 23 points in 31 contests with the Lightning's AHL affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch, before he traded by Tampa Bay in a return to the Anaheim Ducks organization in exchange for Patrick Sieloff on December 31, 2019. [11] He was immediately assigned by the Ducks to the San Diego Gulls, returning for a second stint after playing with the Gulls in their inaugural season.
As a free agent heading into the pandemic delayed 2020–21 season, Mueller was signed to a one-year AHL contract with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, affiliate to the Philadelphia Flyers, on January 26, 2021. [12]
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2004–05 | Michigan State University | CCHA | 41 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2005–06 | Michigan State University | CCHA | 41 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2006–07 | Michigan State University | CCHA | 42 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2007–08 | Michigan State University | CCHA | 42 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2007–08 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2008–09 | Lake Erie Monsters | AHL | 59 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2008–09 | Johnstown Chiefs | ECHL | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2009–10 | Cincinnati Cyclones | ECHL | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2009–10 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 67 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 37 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | ||
2010–11 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 67 | 24 | 26 | 50 | 34 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 13 | ||
2010–11 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 15 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 73 | 32 | 28 | 60 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
2011–12 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 55 | 18 | 18 | 36 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
2012–13 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 18 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2013–14 | Texas Stars | AHL | 60 | 25 | 32 | 57 | 29 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 12 | ||
2013–14 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
2014–15 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 64 | 14 | 26 | 40 | 26 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 | ||
2014–15 | New York Rangers | NHL | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2015–16 | San Diego Gulls | AHL | 63 | 20 | 37 | 57 | 50 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6 | ||
2016–17 | Tucson Roadrunners | AHL | 68 | 19 | 48 | 67 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2017–18 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 73 | 19 | 33 | 52 | 30 | 20 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 6 | ||
2018–19 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 60 | 33 | 32 | 65 | 32 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2 | ||
2019–20 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 31 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2019–20 | San Diego Gulls | AHL | 29 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2020–21 | Lehigh Valley Phantoms | AHL | 32 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2022 | Team Murphy | 3ICE | 19 | 13 | 9 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 53 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Award | Year | |
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AHL | ||
All-Star Game | 2012 | |
Calder Cup (Texas Stars) | 2014 | |
Calder Cup (Toronto Marlies) | 2018 | [13] |
Second All-Star Team | 2019 | [14] |
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