Mike Muller

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Mike Muller
Born (1971-09-18) September 18, 1971 (age 52)
Edina, Minnesota, USA
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 209 lb (95 kg; 14 st 13 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Russia
HC Dynamo Moscow
AHL
Moncton Hawks
Springfield Falcons
IHL
Minnesota Moose
Grand Rapids Griffins
ECHL
Mississippi Sea Wolves
Baton Rouge Kingfish
UHL
Rockford IceHogs
NHL Draft 35th overall, 1990
Winnipeg Jets
Playing career 1992–2010

Mike Muller (born September 18, 1971) is an American ice hockey coach and a retired ice hockey defenseman. As of 2021, he is the head coach of the Minnesota Loons junior hockey team in the North American 3 Hockey League.

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Playing career

United States

He was drafted in the 2nd round of the 1990 NHL Entry Draft by the Winnipeg Jets [1] out of Wayzata High School in Plymouth, Minnesota and played for the University of Minnesota [2] between 1990 und 1992.

Russia

Muller started his professional career in the 1992–93 season playing eleven games for HC Moscow Dynamo [3] [4] of the Russian International Hockey League. He was the first foreign hockey player in the Russian International Hockey League, [5] in which he was a member of the championship team in the 1992–93 season. [6]

Germany

Until 1997, he played in the AHL, IHL and ECHL, before moving to Germany. Muller represented several second- and third-division teams from Germany, including EHC Neuwied, Iserlohner EC, Bietigheim Steelers, Moskitos Essen, EV Ravensburg and EHF Passau Black Hawks. [7] He retired from playing after the 2009–10 season.

Coaching career

In his early coaching career, Muller worked at the youth level, coaching the under-20 squad of Italian club HC Eppan in 2011–12. [8] He then returned to Ravensburg, [9] where he had spent three years as a player, taking over as youth coach while also serving as assistant on the club's men's team in the second German division.

Prior to the 2015–16 season, Muller was appointed head coach of ESV Kaufbeuren, a member of Germany's second-tier DEL2. [10] In December 2015, he signed a contract extension through the 2016–17 season. [11] On February 16, 2016, Muller was fired by ESV Kaufbeuren after a series of two wins and 13 losses since the beginning of the new year. [12]

In March 2019, Muller was announced as the head coach of the Breezy Point North Stars of the North American 3 Hockey League (NA3HL). [13] The team ceased operations after his first season. When the franchise was re-activated as the Minnesota Loons in 2021, he was brought back as head coach. [14]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1990–91 University of Minnesota NCAA 3344844—————
1991–92 University of MinnesotaNCAA444121660—————
1992–93 HC Dynamo Moscow Russia 111018—————
1992–93 HC Dynamo Moscow-2 Russia2 42851358—————
1993–94 Moncton Hawks AHL 612141688—————
1994–95 Springfield Falcons AHL6425761—————
1995–96 Minnesota Moose IHL 53371072—————
1996–97 Grand Rapids Griffins IHL20004—————
1996–97 Mississippi Sea Wolves ECHL 5415243936—————
1996–97 Baton Rouge Kingfish ECHL12110112—————
1997–98 EHC Neuwied Germany2 6822396142—————
1998–99 EHC NeuwiedGermany2586263242—————
1999–00 Iserlohner EC Germany21124612—————
1999–00 SC Bietigheim-Bissingen Germany22916757—————
2000–01 SC Bietigheim-BissingenGermany2384101450403310
2001–02 Rockford IceHogs UHL 341131425—————
2001–02 SC Mittelrhein-Neuwied Germany3 2156112050118
2002–03 SC Mittelrhein-NeuwiedGermany35321264760312310
2003–04 Moskitos Essen Germany3531221338363366
2004–05 EV Ravensburg Germany3493030606030222
2005–06 EV RavensburgGermany351262955106635816
2006–07 EV RavensburgGermany3471330431251017847
2007–08 EHF Passau Black Hawks Germany3539162599—————
2008–09 EHF Passau Black HawksGermany36111546568—————
2009–10 EHF Passau Black HawksGermany340618243851126
AHL totals12541923149—————

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References

  1. ↑ "GOPHERSPORTS.COM  :: University of Minnesota Official Athletic Site  :: Ice Hockey". Archived from the original on July 1, 2018. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Wayzata Youth Hockey - Division I Alumni".
  3. ↑ "Jets Turn Muller Into Dynamo". Chicago Tribune.
  4. ↑ "Sports - Khristich, Capitals On Rolls -- Washington Unbeaten At Home In Nine Games - Seattle Times Newspaper" . Retrieved February 24, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Hockey players of Moscow Dynamo League". January 28, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Championship IHL 1992-93". January 28, 2018.
  7. ↑ EISHOCKEY.INFO. "Passau Black Hawks: Black Hawks verpflichten Verteidiger Mike Muller - Rainer Schuster verlängert Vertrag in Passau". EISHOCKEY INFO. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
  8. ↑ "13.01.2011 - Fünf Fragen an Junior Headcoach Mike Muller - Newsarchiv Berichte Saison 2010-2011 - HC Eppan Pirates Roi Team". www.hceppan.it. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
  9. ↑ Diepold, Christian. "Interview mit Mike Muller (Ravensburg)". www.eishockey-online.com. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Mike Muller wird neuer Cheftrainer beim ESVK - ESV Kaufbeuren Buron Joker". www.esvk.de. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
  11. ↑ GmbH, Thomas Röstel, Matthias Geissler - Sports Trade. "ESVK Kaufbeuren verlängert vorzeitig mit Trainer Mike Muller | del-2.org". del-2.org. Retrieved February 15, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  12. ↑ "ESVK entbindet Trainer Mike Muller von seinen Aufgaben als Cheftrainer - ESV Kaufbeuren Buron Joker". esvk.de. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Breezy Point announces new Head Coach and GM". www.na3hl.com. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
  14. ↑ "Loons Hire Head Coach Mike Muller". Minnesota Loons. April 28, 2021.
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