Joe Mullen

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.

PositionsRight Winger/Ailier Droit
International Hockey United States
World Championships (1979 & ’99)
Canada Cup (1984, ’87, & 91 Silver medal – second place)
Club HockeyAs 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 HonorsNCAA
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)

Career Statistics

Transactions

1979-08-16Signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Blues.
1986-02-01Traded by the St. Louis Blues with Terry Johnson and Rik Wilson to the Calgary Flames for Eddy Beers, Charlie Bourgeois and Gino Cavallini.
1990-06-16Traded by the Calgary Flames to the Pittsburgh Penguins for 2nd round draft pick in 1990 (Nicolas Perreault).
1995-09-13Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Bruins.
1996-09-05Signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Penguins.
  1. Outstanding American-born player in New England ↩︎
  2. CHL Rookie of the Year ↩︎
  3. CHL Most Valuable Player – regular season ↩︎
  4. Leading CHL Scorer – regular season ↩︎
  5. Gentlemanly Conduct -> fewest penalty minutes in a season ↩︎
  6. Contributions to US Hockey ↩︎
  7. Most “stars of the game” in a season ↩︎

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