Mike Muller (born September 18, 1971) is an American ice hockey coach and a retired ice hockey defenseman. As of 2021[update], he is the head coach of the Minnesota Loons junior hockey team in the North American 3 Hockey League.
| Mike Muller | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
September 18, 1971 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 | ||
Playing career
editUnited States
editHe 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
editMuller 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
editUntil 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
editIn 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
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1990–91 | University of Minnesota | NCAA | 33 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | University of Minnesota | NCAA | 44 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | HC Dynamo Moscow | Russia | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | HC Dynamo Moscow-2 | Russia2 | 42 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Moncton Hawks | AHL | 61 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 64 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Minnesota Moose | IHL | 53 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Grand Rapids Griffins | IHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Mississippi Sea Wolves | ECHL | 54 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Baton Rouge Kingfish | ECHL | 12 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | EHC Neuwied | Germany2 | 68 | 22 | 39 | 61 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | EHC Neuwied | Germany2 | 58 | 6 | 26 | 32 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Iserlohner EC | Germany2 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | SC Bietigheim-Bissingen | Germany2 | 29 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | SC Bietigheim-Bissingen | Germany2 | 38 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 50 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | ||
| 2001–02 | Rockford IceHogs | UHL | 34 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | SC Mittelrhein-Neuwied | Germany3 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 2002–03 | SC Mittelrhein-Neuwied | Germany3 | 53 | 21 | 26 | 47 | 60 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | ||
| 2003–04 | Moskitos Essen | Germany3 | 53 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 83 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 2004–05 | EV Ravensburg | Germany3 | 49 | 30 | 30 | 60 | 60 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2005–06 | EV Ravensburg | Germany3 | 51 | 26 | 29 | 55 | 106 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | ||
| 2006–07 | EV Ravensburg | Germany3 | 47 | 13 | 30 | 43 | 125 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 47 | ||
| 2007–08 | EHF Passau Black Hawks | Germany3 | 53 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | EHF Passau Black Hawks | Germany3 | 61 | 11 | 54 | 65 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | EHF Passau Black Hawks | Germany3 | 40 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 38 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| AHL totals | 125 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 149 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
edit- ^ "GOPHERSPORTS.COM :: University of Minnesota Official Athletic Site :: Ice Hockey". Archived from the original on July 1, 2018. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
- ^ "Wayzata Youth Hockey - Division I Alumni".
- ^ "Jets Turn Muller Into Dynamo". Chicago Tribune.
- ^ "Sports - Khristich, Capitals On Rolls -- Washington Unbeaten At Home In Nine Games - Seattle Times Newspaper". Retrieved February 24, 2017.
- ^ "Hockey players of Moscow Dynamo League". January 28, 2018.
- ^ "Championship IHL 1992-93". January 28, 2018.
- ^ EISHOCKEY.INFO. "Passau Black Hawks: Black Hawks verpflichten Verteidiger Mike Muller - Rainer Schuster verlängert Vertrag in Passau". EISHOCKEY INFO. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Diepold, Christian. "Interview mit Mike Muller (Ravensburg)". www.eishockey-online.com. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
- ^ "Mike Muller wird neuer Cheftrainer beim ESVK - ESV Kaufbeuren Buron Joker". www.esvk.de. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
- ^ 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) - ^ "ESVK entbindet Trainer Mike Muller von seinen Aufgaben als Cheftrainer - ESV Kaufbeuren Buron Joker". esvk.de. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
- ^ "Breezy Point announces new Head Coach and GM". www.na3hl.com. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
- ^ "Loons Hire Head Coach Mike Muller". Minnesota Loons. April 28, 2021.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database