Marcel Mueller

Marcel Mueller
Born (1988-07-10) July 10, 1988
East Berlin, East Germany
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight 229 lb (104 kg; 16 st 5 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shoots Left
DEL team
Former teams
Hamburg Freezers
Eisbären Berlin
Kölner Haie
Toronto Maple Leafs
Modo Hockey
Krefeld Pinguine
National team  Germany
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2005present

Marcel Mueller (born July 10, 1988) is German professional ice hockey left winger currently with the Hamburg Freezers of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).

Playing career

Mueller began playing professionally with Eisbären Berlin of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga in the 2005–06 season. He played with Berlin and their junior team in the third-level Oberliga for two seasons. He then joined the Kölner Haie in 2007.

The 2009–10 season was his most successful season in the DEL scoring wise with the Kölner Haie accounting for 56 points in 53 games during the regular season. He has also received a career high total of 122 penalty minutes. Müller was selected to play for the German national team for the 2010 Winter Olympics.

On July 14, 2010, Mueller signed a two-year entry level contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs.[1] In his first season, after initially being assigned to affiliate, the Toronto Marlies for the 2010–11 season, Mueller was recalled and on January 15, 2011 he played his first NHL regular season game, a shootout loss to Calgary at home.

Unable to establish a role with the Maple Leafs, on July 20, 2012, Mueller left to sign with the MoDo Hockey of the Swedish Elitserien. In signing with Modo, Mueller also became the franchise's inaugural German player.[2]

After one season with Modo, Mueller returned to his native Germany and signed with former club, Kölner Haie on June 28, 2013.[3]

On April 28, 2015, Mueller signed a three-year contract as a free agent to join his fourth DEL team, the Hamburg Freezers.[4]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2005–06Berlin Jr. Polar BearsGerObL26781591
2005–06Eisbären BerlinDEL2411220
2006–07Berlin Jr. Polar BearsGerObL91340
2006–07Eisbären BerlinDEL3617853300014
2007–08Kölner HaieDEL44671361141126
2008–09Kölner HaieDEL4111142560
2009–10Kölner HaieDEL5324325612230442
2010–11Toronto MarliesAHL5714193344
2010–11Toronto Maple LeafsNHL30002
2011–12Toronto MarliesAHL721433477192354
2012–13Modo HockeySEL538142234522416
2013–14Kölner HaieDEL4582028931714512
2014–15Kölner HaieDEL602229
2014–15Krefeld PinguineDEL321916351833250
DEL totals 281 70 99 169 456 40 5 11 16 34
NHL totals 3 0 0 0 2

References

  1. McGran, Kevin (2010-07-14). "Leafs sign big German forward". Toronto: TheStar.com. Retrieved 2010-07-14.
  2. "Marcel Muller: The first German in Modo Hockey". Modo Hockey. 2012-07-20. Retrieved 2012-07-20.
  3. "Marcel Mueller makes return home" (in German). Kölner Haie. 2013-06-28. Retrieved 2013-06-28.
  4. "First recruit: Marcel Mueller to Hamburg". Hamburg Freezers. 2015-04-28. Retrieved 2015-04-28.

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