Mike Muller

Mike Muller
Born (1971-09-18) September 18, 1971
Edina, MN, 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

Mike Muller (born September 18, 1971 in Edina, Minnesota) 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.

Playing career

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.

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.

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.[5] 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.[6] He then returned to Ravensburg,[7] 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.[8] In December 2015, he was handed a contract extension through the 2016-17 season.[9] 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.[10]

References

  1. ↑ University of Minnesota Official Athletic Site - Ice Hockey
  2. ↑ "Wayzata Youth Hockey - Division I Alumni".
  3. ↑ "Jets Turn Muller Into Dynamo". Chicago Tribune.
  4. ↑ http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19930103&slug=1678125
  5. ↑ EISHOCKEY.INFO. "Passau Black Hawks: Black Hawks verpflichten Verteidiger Mike Muller - Rainer Schuster verlängert Vertrag in Passau". EISHOCKEY INFO. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
  6. ↑ "13.01.2011 - Fünf Fragen an Junior Headcoach Mike Muller - Newsarchiv Berichte Saison 2010-2011 - HC Eppan Pirates Roi Team". www.hceppan.it. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
  7. ↑ Diepold, Christian. "Interview mit Mike Muller (Ravensburg)". www.eishockey-online.com. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
  8. ↑ "Mike Muller wird neuer Cheftrainer beim ESVK - ESV Kaufbeuren Buron Joker". www.esvk.de. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
  9. ↑ GmbH, Thomas Röstel, Matthias Geissler - Sports Trade. "ESVK Kaufbeuren verlängert vorzeitig mit Trainer Mike Muller | del-2.org". del-2.org. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
  10. ↑ "ESVK entbindet Trainer Mike Muller von seinen Aufgaben als Cheftrainer - ESV Kaufbeuren Buron Joker". esvk.de. Retrieved 2016-02-17.
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