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Brian Mullen

Position: RW
Shoots: Left
Height: 5-10    Weight: 180 lbs.
Born: March 16, 1962 in New York, New York

Drafted by the Winnipeg Jets in the 7th round (128th overall) of the 1980 NHL Entry Draft.

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Fan Ratings

Fine Details ▪ Last Updated Feb 12, 2012, 9:27AM
All-Time NHL Skater Rank: #433. Neil Colville… #433. Don Maloney… #433. Gaye Stewart… #433. BRIAN MULLEN… 

NHL Standard

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1982-83 20 WIN NHL 80 24 26 50 21 11 14 17 7 0 1 194 12.4
1983-84 21 WIN NHL 75 21 41 62 23 -12 28 13 4 4 1 164 12.8
1984-85 22 WIN NHL 69 32 39 71 28 15 32 24 8 0 4 191 16.8
1985-86 23 WIN NHL 79 28 34 62 25 -17 38 15 13 0 3 211 13.3
1986-87 24 WIN NHL 69 19 32 51 19 -2 20 12 7 0 4 185 10.3
1987-88 25 NYR NHL 74 25 29 54 21 -2 42 15 10 0 4 147 17.0
1988-89 26 NYR NHL 78 29 35 64 25 7 60 18 8 3 5 217 13.4
1989-90 27 NYR NHL 76 27 41 68 26 7 42 17 7 3 3 186 14.5
1990-91 28 NYR NHL 79 19 43 62 22 12 44 15 4 0 3 188 10.1
1991-92 29 SJS NHL 72 18 28 46 18 -14 66 10 5 3 1 168 10.7
1992-93 30 NYI NHL 81 18 14 32 14 5 28 17 1 0 1 126 14.3
Career NHL 832 260 362 622 241 10 414 173 74 13 30 1977 13.2

NHL Miscellaneous

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Per Game Adjusted Plus/Minus Point Shares
Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC PIM S G A PTS GC TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- OPS DPS PS
1982-83 20 WIN NHL 80 0.30 0.33 0.63 0.26 0.18 2.43 19 21 40 16 90 27 52 0 11 2.2 1.4 3.6
1983-84 21 WIN NHL 75 0.28 0.55 0.83 0.30 0.37 2.19 16 33 49 18 91 27 101 25 -12 2.8 0.5 3.4
1984-85 22 WIN NHL 69 0.46 0.57 1.03 0.41 0.46 2.77 25 31 56 22 123 40 72 4 15 4.6 1.0 5.6
1985-86 23 WIN NHL 79 0.35 0.43 0.78 0.31 0.48 2.67 22 27 49 19 100 42 76 1 -17 3.1 0.7 3.8
1986-87 24 WIN NHL 69 0.28 0.46 0.74 0.28 0.29 2.68 16 27 43 16 82 26 58 0 -2 2.6 0.9 3.5
1987-88 25 NYR NHL 74 0.34 0.39 0.73 0.28 0.57 1.99 21 24 45 18 75 25 55 3 -2 2.9 1.0 3.9
1988-89 26 NYR NHL 78 0.37 0.45 0.82 0.32 0.77 2.78 24 29 53 21 93 30 76 20 7 3.6 1.1 4.7
1989-90 27 NYR NHL 76 0.36 0.54 0.89 0.34 0.55 2.45 23 34 57 22 102 38 86 29 7 4.1 1.4 5.5
1990-91 28 NYR NHL 79 0.24 0.54 0.78 0.28 0.56 2.38 17 38 55 20 98 35 69 18 12 3.5 1.3 4.7
1991-92 29 SJS NHL 72 0.25 0.39 0.64 0.25 0.92 2.33 16 25 41 16 70 22 79 17 -14 2.4 0.8 3.1
1992-93 30 NYI NHL 81 0.22 0.17 0.40 0.17 0.35 1.56 15 11 26 11 49 3 62 21 5 0.6 1.1 1.7
Career NHL 832 0.31 0.44 0.75 0.29 0.50 2.38 214 300 514 199 973 315 786 138 10 32.4 11.3 43.7

NHL Playoffs

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1982-83 20 WIN NHL 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
1983-84 21 WIN NHL 3 0 3 3 -3 6 0 0 0 0 11 0.0
1984-85 22 WIN NHL 8 1 2 3 -1 4 1 0 0 1 10 10.0
1985-86 23 WIN NHL 3 1 2 3 -1 6 0 1 0 0 11 9.1
1986-87 24 WIN NHL 9 4 2 6 -2 0 2 2 0 0 22 18.2
1988-89 26 NYR NHL 3 0 1 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 4 0.0
1989-90 27 NYR NHL 10 2 2 4 2 8 0 2 0 0 27 7.4
1990-91 28 NYR NHL 5 0 2 2 -1 0 0 0 0 0 9 0.0
1992-93 30 NYI NHL 18 3 4 7 -4 2 3 0 0 1 30 10.0
Career NHL 62 12 18 30 -8 30 7 5 0 2 124 8.9

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1977-78 15 New York Westsiders NYJHL 33 21 36 57 38
1978-79 16 New York Jr. Rangers NYJHL 36 47 45 92
1979-80 17 United States WJC-A 5 2 3 5 0
1980-81 18 University of Wisconsin WCHA 38 11 13 24 28
1980-81 18 United States WJC-A 5 0 2 2 6
1981-82 19 University of Wisconsin WCHA 33 20 17 37 10
1984-85 22 United States Can-Cup 4 0 0 0 0
1988-89 26 United States WEC-A 10 2 3 5 4
1990-91 28 United States WEC-A 10 4 4 8 6
Career 1 Season Can-Cup 4 0 0 0 0
Career 2 Seasons NYJHL 69 68 81 149 38
Career 2 Seasons WCHA 71 31 30 61 38
Career 2 Seasons WEC-A 20 6 7 13 10
Career 2 Seasons WJC-A 10 2 5 7 6

Similarity Scores

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Thru 11 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Brian Mullen 5.6 5.5 4.7 4.7 3.9 3.8 3.6 3.5 3.4 3.1 1.7
Butch Keeling 94.2 4.5 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.2 2.8 2.7 2.3 1.8 1.5
Bob Pulford 93.9 5.6 5.1 4.7 4.0 3.7 3.6 3.6 3.4 2.7 2.1 1.4
Dale Hunter 93.3 5.7 4.8 4.8 4.7 4.6 4.4 3.7 3.5 3.3 2.7 2.5
Mike Ricci 92.1 6.0 4.9 4.5 4.3 3.7 3.6 3.3 3.0 2.5 2.0 1.0
Ulf Dahlen 91.9 6.1 5.8 5.7 4.3 4.3 3.4 3.1 2.8 2.8 2.6 1.6
Thomas Steen 91.0 6.7 5.7 5.3 4.9 4.1 3.6 3.4 3.3 3.1 2.9 2.5
Petr Klima 90.9 7.3 5.3 5.1 4.6 4.2 4.1 4.1 3.6 3.4 2.2 2.1
Don Lever 90.8 5.8 5.8 4.7 4.6 4.6 4.2 3.4 2.8 2.6 2.6 1.2
Kelly Kisio 90.3 5.8 5.7 5.3 4.8 4.6 4.5 3.9 3.7 2.7 2.6 0.3
Ron Ellis 89.3 6.4 5.4 5.3 4.4 4.4 4.2 4.2 4.1 4.0 3.5 0.0
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Brian Mullen 5.6 5.5 4.7 4.7 3.9 3.8 3.6 3.5 3.4 3.1 1.7
Butch Keeling 91.8 4.5 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.2 2.8 2.7 2.3 1.8 1.8 1.5
Petr Klima 90.6 7.3 5.3 5.1 4.6 4.2 4.1 4.1 3.6 3.4 2.2 2.1 0.2 0.0
Phil Watson 89.7 4.4 4.3 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.4 3.2 3.2 2.1 1.8 0.8 0.4 -0.5
Jochen Hecht 89.4 6.2 5.1 5.0 4.9 4.8 4.3 4.3 4.1 2.8 2.6 1.6 -0.1
Kelly Kisio 89.3 5.8 5.7 5.3 4.8 4.6 4.5 3.9 3.7 2.7 2.6 1.5 1.4 0.3
J.P. Parise 89.0 6.8 6.5 5.1 4.3 3.8 3.8 3.6 3.6 3.1 2.4 1.7 1.1 -0.1 -0.1
Gary Dornhoefer 88.9 7.1 5.7 5.6 5.0 4.0 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.3 2.2 0.7 -0.1 -0.3 -0.6
Don Lever 88.8 5.8 5.8 4.7 4.6 4.6 4.2 3.4 2.8 2.6 2.6 1.3 1.2 0.2 0.2 -0.3
Tom Fergus 88.7 5.6 4.9 4.6 4.5 4.1 3.6 3.4 2.7 2.5 2.5 0.6 0.4
Eddie Wiseman 88.6 4.8 4.3 3.9 3.5 3.0 2.8 2.8 2.1 2.1 1.1

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

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All-Star Games

1989 NHL

Games Played

1982-83 NHL 80 (1)

Short-Handed Goals

1983-84 NHL 4 (8)
1989-90 NHL 3 (10)

Transactions

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June 8, 1987: Traded to NY Rangers by Winnipeg with Winnipeg's 10th round choice (Brett Barnett) in 1987 Entry Draft for Detroit's 5th round choice (previously acquired, Winnipeg selected Benoit Lebeau) in 1988 Entry Draft and NY Rangers' 3rd round choice (later traded to St. Louis - St. Louis selected Denny Felsner) in 1989 Entry Draft, June 8, 1987.

May 30, 1991: Traded to San Jose by NY Rangers for Tim Kerr, May 30, 1991.

August 24, 1992: Traded to NY Islanders by San Jose for the rights to Marcus Thuresson, August 24, 1992.

August 8, 1993: Suffered career-ending stroke during training, August 8, 1993.

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