Brian Mullen

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Brian Mullen
Date of birth March 16, 1962
place of birth Hell's Kitchen , New York , USA
size 178 cm
Weight 82 kg
position Left wing
Shot hand Left
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 1980 , 7th lap, 128th position
Winnipeg Jets
Career stations
1977-1988 New York Westsiders
1978-1980 New York Junior Rangers
1980-1982 University of Wisconsin – Madison
1982-1987 Winnipeg Jets
1987-1991 New York Rangers
1991-1992 San Jose Sharks
1992-1993 New York Islanders

Brian Patrick Mullen (born March 16, 1962 in Hell's Kitchen , New York ) is a retired American ice hockey player and official who played between and among other things 894 games for the Winnipeg Jets , New York Rangers , San Jose Sharks and New York Islanders played in the National Hockey League on the left winger position . Due to a stroke and its consequences, Mullen had to end his career early at the age of 32. His five year older brother Joe Mullen was also a professional ice hockey player and is a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame .

Career

Mullen first played in a New York junior league in the late 1970s, before going to the University of Wisconsin-Madison from 1980 to 1982 . During this time he played for the U20 national team of the United States in the Junior World Championships in 1980 and 1981 . After the left winger had already been selected by the Winnipeg Jets in the seventh round in the seventh round in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft in 128th position , he moved to the Jets in the National Hockey League for the 1982/83 season .

In his first NHL year, the rookie established himself in the NHL squad and played in all 80 games of the season, in which he was able to collect a total of 50 scorer points. Mullen stayed in Winnipeg until the end of the 1986/87 season , where he had his best NHL year with 71 points in 69 games in the 1984/85 season . In the summer of 1987 he was then transferred to the New York Rangers in his hometown as a package with some draft rights . The American played for another four years as an integral part of the NHL team in the Big Apple and during this time also took part in two senior world championships . Before the 1991/92 season , the Rangers gave Mullen to the newly formed San Jose Sharks .

In his only season there, he turned out to be the team's second-best scorer as one of the few bright spots, but went back to New York after the season, where he played for Rangers rival New York Islanders . Mullen was only able to play for the Islanders for one year, however, as he suffered a stroke on August 8, 1993 while training . This was caused by a thrombus in the brain and meant that he was unable to fully utilize his motor skills for some time. This was followed by a successful open heart surgery which resulted in a quick recovery. However, while training for his comeback in 1994, he suffered an epileptic seizure , after which he had to end his career.

After his career ended, he worked as an official of the National Hockey League for eight years and was awarded the Lester Patrick Trophy together with his brother Joe in 1995 for his services to American ice hockey . He is currently a co-commentator for the New York Rangers TV broadcasts .

Achievements and Awards

Career statistics

Regular season Play-offs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1980/81 University of Wisconsin – Madison WCHA 38 11 13 24 28
1981/82 University of Wisconsin – Madison WCHA 33 20th 17th 37 10
1982/83 Winnipeg Jets NHL 80 24 26th 50 14th 3 1 0 1 0
1983/84 Winnipeg Jets NHL 75 21st 41 62 28 3 0 3 3 6th
1984/85 Winnipeg Jets NHL 69 32 39 71 32 8th 1 2 3 4th
1985/86 Winnipeg Jets NHL 79 28 34 62 38 3 1 2 3 6th
1986/87 Winnipeg Jets NHL 69 19th 32 51 20th 9 4th 2 6th 0
1987/88 New York Rangers NHL 74 25th 29 54 42 - - - - -
1988/89 New York Rangers NHL 78 29 35 64 60 3 0 1 1 4th
1989/90 New York Rangers NHL 76 27 41 68 42 10 2 2 4th 8th
1990/91 New York Rangers NHL 79 19th 43 62 44 5 0 2 2 0
1991/92 San Jose Sharks NHL 72 18th 28 46 66 - - - - -
1992/93 New York Islanders NHL 81 18th 14th 32 28 18th 3 4th 7th 2
NCAA overall 71 31 30th 61 38
NHL overall 832 260 362 622 414 62 12 18th 30th 30th

International

Represented the USA at:

year team event result Sp T V Pt SM
1980 United States June World Cup 7th place 5 2 3 5 0
1981 United States June World Cup 6th place 5 0 2 2 6th
1984 United States Canada Cup 4th Place 4th 0 0 0 0
1989 United States WM 6th place 10 2 3 5 4th
1991 United States WM 4th Place 10 4th 4th 8th 6th
Juniors overall 10 2 5 7th 6th
Men overall 20th 6th 7th 13 10

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

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personal data
SURNAME Mullen, Brian
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Mullen, Brian Patrick (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American ice hockey player and official
DATE OF BIRTH March 16, 1962
PLACE OF BIRTH Hell's Kitchen , New York , USA