Chris Mueller

Christopher M. Mueller (born March 6, 1986) is an American professional ice hockey forward. He is currently playing under contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League (NHL).
==Playing career==
Undrafted, Mueller attended Michigan State University where he played four full seasons of collegiate hockey in the CCHA.
In the 2010–11 season, on December 27, 2010, Mueller signed a one-year contract with the Predators from American Hockey League affiliate, the Milwaukee Admirals. On December 28, 2010, Mueller made his NHL debut with the Predators in a 4–2 defeat against the Dallas Stars.
On July 7, 2011, Mueller re-signed to a one-year contract with the Predators.
On July 8, 2013 Mueller left the Predators organization after three seasons and signed a one-year contract with the Dallas Stars. On October 14, 2013, after skating in just one NHL contest with the Dallas Stars, Mueller was assigned to play with the Texas Stars of the AHL.
On July 1, 2014, for a second consecutive year, Mueller was on the move, joining his third NHL club, the New York Rangers, on a one-year deal.
Mueller familiarly signed a one-year, two-way contract as a free agent with the Anaheim Ducks on July 1, 2015. In the 2015–16 season, Mueller was assigned to newly relaunched AHL affiliate, the San Diego Gulls. He continued his offensive prowess in the American League, contributing with 57 points in 63 games.
Unable to feature with the Ducks, Mueller left at the conclusion of his contract to sign as a free agent to a one-year, two-way deal with the Arizona Coyotes on July 1, 2016. Mueller played the entirety of the 2016–17 season with the Coyotes AHL affiliate, the Tucson Roadrunners, for their inaugural season. As a veteran on the club, he led the Roadrunners in scoring with 67 points in 68 games.
On July 1, 2017, Mueller left the Coyotes as a free agent and signed a two-year, two-way deal with the Toronto Maple Leafs.
On the opening day of free agency, having concluded a successful tenure within the Maple Leafs organization, Mueller agreed to a one-year, two-way contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning on July 1, 2019.
==Career statistics==
 	 	 		Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
2004–05 	Michigan State University	CCHA 		41 	2 	16 	18 	32 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Michigan State University	CCHA 		41 	11 	16 	27 	47 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Michigan State University	CCHA 		42 	16 	16 	32 	30 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Michigan State University	CCHA 		42 	13 	14 	27 	32 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Grand Rapids Griffins 	AHL 		2 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Lake Erie Monsters 	AHL 		59 	5 	11 	16 	23 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Johnstown Chiefs 	ECHL 		3 	3 	3 	6 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	Cincinnati Cyclones 	ECHL 		5 	4 	1 	5 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	Milwaukee Admirals 	AHL 		67 	13 	14 	27 	37 		7 	3 	2 	5 	4
2010–11 	Milwaukee Admirals 	AHL 		67 	24 	26 	50 	34 		13 	4 	7 	11 	13
2010–11 	Nashville Predators 	NHL 		15 	0 	3 	3 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2011–12 	Milwaukee Admirals 	AHL 		73 	32 	28 	60 	30 		3 	1 	0 	1 	0
2011–12 	Nashville Predators 	NHL 		4 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2012–13 	Milwaukee Admirals 	AHL 		55 	18 	18 	36 	35 		2 	0 	0 	0 	2
2012–13 	Nashville Predators 	NHL 		18 	2 	3 	5 	6 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2013–14 	Texas Stars 	AHL 		60 	25 	32 	57 	29 		19 	6 	5 	11 	12
2013–14 	Dallas Stars 	NHL 		9 	0 	0 	0 	0 		4 	0 	0 	0 	2
2014–15 	Hartford Wolf Pack 	AHL 		64 	14 	26 	40 	26 		15 	5 	4 	9 	6
2014–15 	New York Rangers 	NHL 		7 	1 	1 	2 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2015–16 	San Diego Gulls 	AHL 		63 	20 	37 	57 	50 		9 	4 	7 	11 	6
2016–17 	Tucson Roadrunners 	AHL 		68 	19 	48 	67 	48 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2017–18 	Toronto Marlies 	AHL 		73 	19 	33 	52 	30 		20 	4 	12 	16 	6
2018–19 	Toronto Marlies 	AHL 		60 	33 	32 	65 	32 		13 	5 	5 	10 	2
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		53 	3 	7 	10 	8 		4 	0 	0 	0 	2
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==Awards and honors==
Award 	Year 	
AHL 	AHL 	AHL
Second All-Star Team 	2018–19	
All-Star Game 	2012 	
Calder Cup (Texas Stars) 	2014 	
Calder Cup (Toronto Marlies)	2018 	
==References==
==External links==
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Category:Born in 1986
Category:Cincinnati Cyclones (ECHL) players
Category:Dallas Stars players
Category:Grand Rapids Griffins players
Category:Hartford Wolf Pack players
Category:Johnstown Chiefs players
Category:Lake Erie Monsters players
Category:Michigan State Spartans players
Category:Milwaukee Admirals players
Category:Nashville Predators players
Category:New York Rangers players
Category:San Diego Gulls (AHL) players
Category:Texas Stars players
Category:Toronto Marlies players
Category:Tucson Roadrunners players
Category:Undrafted National Hockey League players