Mirco Müller

Mirco Müller (also spelled Mirco Mueller; born 21 March 1995) is a Swiss professional ice hockey defenceman for Leksands IF of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). He previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the San Jose Sharks and the New Jersey Devils. Müller was selected by the Sharks in the first round (18th overall) of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.

For the German figure skater, see Mirko Müller.

Mirco Müller
Müller in 2018
Born (1995-03-21) 21 March 1995
Winterthur, Switzerland
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
SHL team
Former teams		 Leksands IF
Kloten Flyers
San Jose Sharks
New Jersey Devils
National team   Switzerland
NHL Draft 18th overall, 2013
San Jose Sharks
Playing career 2012–present

Playing career

As a youth, Müller played in the 2008 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Swiss Eastern team.[1]

Müller played for the Kloten Flyers organization between 2010 and 2012, mostly playing at junior level. During the 2011–12 season, Müller played seven games in the National League A.[2]

Müller was selected 11th overall by the Everett Silvertips in the 2012 Canadian Hockey League import draft. "Over the last few years, a couple Swiss players played in North America and they told me how high the playing level is there[3] and I’ve always been interested to play in another country, so I was very happy to be picked by Everett," said Müller.[4]

Müller was selected in the first round, 18th overall, by the San Jose Sharks in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, and on 22 September 2013, he signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Sharks, and returned to Everett.[5] He did not play any exhibition games with the Sharks in 2013 due to an injury.[6]

On 17 June 2017, Müller (along with a fifth-round pick in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft) was traded to the New Jersey Devils in exchange for a second- and a fourth-round pick in the same draft.[7] On 27 February 2019, Müller was stretchered off the ice due to an injury sustained in a New Jersey home game against the Calgary Flames.[8]

On 1 February 2021, Müller signed a one-year contract with Leksands IF of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).[9]

International play
Medal record
Representing   Switzerland
Ice hockey
World Championships
2018 Denmark

Müller played for Switzerland in the 2013 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in Ufa, Russia. Ahead of the tournament, Müller said, "I'm looking forward to playing against the best players in junior hockey, especially the Canadians, Americans, Swedes and the other top nations. It's in a new country that I've never been to before and I'm excited to see what it's like over there."[10]

Personal life

Müller is the older brother of hockey player Alina Müller, a forward who plays internationally for the Switzerland women's national ice hockey team.[11]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2010–11Kloten FlyersElite Jr. A10000—————
2011–12Kloten FlyersElite Jr. A26336841232
2011–12Kloten FlyersNLA71010—————
2012–13Everett SilvertipsWHL63625315760116
2013–14Everett SilvertipsWHL60522273151124
2013–14Worcester SharksAHL90222—————
2014–15Worcester SharksAHL31014—————
2014–15San Jose SharksNHL3913410—————
2015–16San Jose BarracudaAHL50110113540004
2015–16San Jose SharksNHL110007—————
2016–17San Jose BarracudaAHL622182022150556
2016–17San Jose SharksNHL41120—————
2017–18New Jersey DevilsNHL28044430000
2017–18Binghamton DevilsAHL20002—————
2018–19New Jersey DevilsNHL531101117—————
2019–20New Jersey DevilsNHL5025723—————
NHL totals 1855232861 30000

International
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2011 Switzerland IH18 7th 4 0 2 2 0
2013 Switzerland WJC18 6th 5 1 2 3 2
2013 Switzerland WJC 6th 6 0 2 2 6
2014 Switzerland WJC 7th 5 1 1 2 14
2015 Switzerland WJC 9th 6 0 1 1 6
2018 Switzerland WC 10 1 5 6 8
Junior totals 26 2 8 10 28
Senior totals 10 1 5 6 8

References
  1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  2. "Kloten Flyers team status". Eliteprospects.com. 3 June 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
  3. Specifically, Nino Niederreiter and Sven Bärtschi, who also played in the WHL.
  4. Mueller, Mirco (2 November 2012). "Future Considerations". Future Considerations. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
  5. Yerdon, Joe (22 September 2013). "Sharks sign '13 first-round pick Mueller, send him to juniors". NBC Sports. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  6. Pollak, David (23 September 2014). "Sharks' Mueller, Goldobin will see first NHL action". Contra Costa Times. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  7. "Devils acquire D Mirco Mueller and pick No. 143 from San Jose". NHL.com. 17 June 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  8. "Devils' Mirco Mueller avoids serious injury after collision into boards". Sportsnet.ca. 1 March 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  9. Brasar, Richard (1 February 2021). "Mirco Müller klar för Leksands IF". Leksands IF (in Swedish). Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  10. Mueller to Play for Swiss at World Juniors - Junior Hockey News 7 December 2012
  11. Hascup, Jimmy (10 February 2018). "Alina Muller, sister of NHL's Mirco, shines in Switzerland's rout at Winter Olympics". USA Today. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Tomáš Hertl		 San Jose Sharks first round draft pick
2013		 Succeeded by
Nikolay Goldobin
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