Mirco Müller (also spelled Mirco Mueller; born 21 March 1995) is a Swiss professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing with HC Lugano of the National League (NL). He previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the San Jose Sharks and the New Jersey Devils. Müller was selected by the Sharks in the first round (18th overall) of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.
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Mirco Müller | |||
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![]() Müller in 2018 | |||
Born |
(1995-03-21) 21 March 1995 (age 27) Winterthur, Switzerland | ||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
Weight | 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
NL team Former teams |
HC Lugano Kloten Flyers San Jose Sharks New Jersey Devils Leksands IF | ||
National team |
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NHL Draft |
18th overall, 2013 San Jose Sharks | ||
Playing career | 2012–present |
As a youth, Müller played in the 2008 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Swiss Eastern team.[1]
Müller played for the Kloten Flyers organization between 2010 and 2012, mostly playing at junior level. During the 2011–12 season, Müller played seven games in the National League A.[2]
Müller was selected 11th overall by the Everett Silvertips in the 2012 Canadian Hockey League import draft. "Over the last few years, a couple Swiss players played in North America and they told me how high the playing level is there[3] and I’ve always been interested to play in another country, so I was very happy to be picked by Everett," said Müller.[4]
Müller was selected in the first round, 18th overall, by the San Jose Sharks in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, and on 22 September 2013, he signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Sharks, and returned to Everett.[5] He did not play any exhibition games with the Sharks in 2013 due to an injury.[6]
On 17 June 2017, Müller (along with a fifth-round pick in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft) was traded to the New Jersey Devils in exchange for a second- and a fourth-round pick in the same draft.[7] On 27 February 2019, Müller was stretchered off the ice due to an injury sustained in a New Jersey home game against the Calgary Flames.[8]
On 1 February 2021, Müller signed a one-year contract with Leksands IF of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).[9]
Medal record | ||
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Representing ![]() | ||
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World Championships | ||
![]() | 2018 Denmark |
Müller played for Switzerland in the 2013 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in Ufa, Russia. Ahead of the tournament, Müller said, "I'm looking forward to playing against the best players in junior hockey, especially the Canadians, Americans, Swedes and the other top nations. It's in a new country that I've never been to before and I'm excited to see what it's like over there."[10]
Müller is the older brother of hockey player Alina Müller, a forward who plays internationally for the Switzerland women's national ice hockey team.[11]
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2010–11 | Kloten Flyers | SUI U17 | 32 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 12 | ||
2010–11 | Kloten Flyers | SUI U20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12 | Kloten Flyers | SUI U17 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12 | Kloten Flyers | SUI U20 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
2011–12 | Kloten Flyers | NLA | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | Everett Silvertips | WHL | 63 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 57 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
2013–14 | Everett Silvertips | WHL | 60 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
2013–14 | Worcester Sharks | AHL | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014–15 | Worcester Sharks | AHL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014–15 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 39 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2015–16 | San Jose Barracuda | AHL | 50 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 35 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
2015–16 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2016–17 | San Jose Barracuda | AHL | 62 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | ||
2016–17 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2017–18 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 28 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2017–18 | Binghamton Devils | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2018–19 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 53 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2019–20 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 50 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2020–21 | Leksands IF | SHL | 13 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2021–22 | HC Lugano | NL | 50 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
NHL totals | 185 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 61 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
SHL totals | 13 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2011 | Switzerland | IH18 | 7th | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
2013 | Switzerland | WJC | 6th | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
2013 | Switzerland | WJC18 | 6th | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
2014 | Switzerland | WJC | 7th | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | |
2015 | Switzerland | WJC | 9th | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
2018 | Switzerland | WC | ![]() |
10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | |
2021 | Switzerland | WC | 6th | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | |
2022 | Switzerland | OG | 8th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
Junior totals | 26 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 28 | ||||
Senior totals | 20 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 26 |
Awards and achievements | ||
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Preceded by | San Jose Sharks first round draft pick 2013 |
Succeeded by Nikolay Goldobin |