Joseph Patrick Mullen (born February 26, 1957) is an American former professional ice hockey player. He played 16 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the St. Louis Blues, Calgary Flames, Pittsburgh Penguins and Boston Bruins between 1980 and 1997. He was a member of three Stanley Cup championship teams, winning with the Flames in 1989 and the Penguins in 1991 and 1992. Mullen turned to coaching in 2000, serving as an assistant in Pittsburgh and briefly as head coach of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. He was an assistant with the Philadelphia Flyers from 2007 to 2017.
Positions | Right Winger/Ailier Droit |
International Hockey | United States World Championships (1979 & ’99) Canada Cup (1984, ’87, & 91 ) |
Club Hockey | As a Player: New York 14th Precinct – NY Junior Hockey League New York Westsiders – NY Junior Hockey League Boston College Eagles – ECAC (NCAA) Salt Lake Golden Eagles – Central Hockey League St. Louis Blues – NHL Calgary Flames – NHL Pittsburgh Penguins – NHL Boston Bruins – NHL As a Coach: Wilkes-Barr/Scranton Penguins – AHL Team Mullen – 3ICE |
Awards and Honors | NCAA Walter Brown Award1 (1978) All-NCAA All-Tournament Team (1978) All-ECAC Hockey First Team (1977-78, 1978-79) All-New England Team (1977-78, 1978-79) AHCA East All-American (1977-78, 1978-79) Central Hockey League Ken McKenzie Trophy2 (1979-80) Second All-Star Team (1979-80) Tommy Ivan Trophy3 (1980-81) First All-Star Team (1980-81) Phil Esposito Trophy4 (1980-81) National Hockey League Lady Byng Memorial Trophy5 (1986-87 & 1988-89) NHL Plus Minor Award (1988-89) All-Star (1989, ’90, & ’94) Stanley Cup Champion (1989 (Calgary)) (1991 & ’92 (Pittsburgh)) Lester Patrick Trophy6 (1995) Number 7 Retired by the Blues (2011) Team Awards Molson Cup7 – Calgary (1986-87, 1987-88, & 1988-89) 3ICE Eddie Johnston Coach of the Year (2022) Halls of Fame United States Hockey (1998) Pittsburgh Penguins (1998) Hockey (2000) |
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1979-08-16 | Signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Blues. |
1986-02-01 | Traded by the St. Louis Blues with Terry Johnson and Rik Wilson to the Calgary Flames for Eddy Beers, Charlie Bourgeois and Gino Cavallini. |
1990-06-16 | Traded by the Calgary Flames to the Pittsburgh Penguins for 2nd round draft pick in 1990 (Nicolas Perreault). |
1995-09-13 | Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Bruins. |
1996-09-05 | Signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Penguins. |