Mike Muller
Mike Muller (born September 18, 1971) is an American ice hockey coach and a retired ice hockey defenseman. He last served as head coach of German second-tier club ESV Kaufbeuren.
| 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
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 pro 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 Russian International Hockey League.[5] He was a champion of 1992–93 IHL (Russia) 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 over the years, including EHC Neuwied, Iserlohner EC, Bietigheim Steelers, Moskitos Essen, EV Ravensburg and EHF Passau Black Hawks.[7] He put an end to his playing days after the 2009-10 season.
Coaching career
In the early stages of his 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 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 was handed a contract extension through the 2016-17 season.[11] On February 16, 2016, Muller was sacked 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 NA3HL.[13]
Career statistics
| 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
- "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.
- "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.
