Joe Mullen to be in Wheeling
February 18, 2003 - ECHL (ECHL)
Wheeling Nailers News Release
Wheeling, WV â The Wheeling Nailers announced today that they have acquired additional Joe Mullen Bobbleheads from the Pittsburgh Penguins and will give them out to the first 3,000 fans through the doors. The giveaway was originally scheduled for kids 14 and under. Along with the giveaway item, Joe Mullen will be in attendance to sign autographs throughout the game.
The Nailers play host to the Toledo Storm on Friday, February 21, 2003 designated as "Joe Mullen Bobblehead Night."
Hockey Hall of Famer Joe Mullen is currently in his third year as an assistant coach with the Penguins. A member of both Penguins' Stanley Cup championship teams in 1991 and 1992, the resilient and high-scoring right winger also played for St. Louis, Calgary and Boston during his stellar NHL career.
A native of New York City who grew up playing roller hockey, Mullen became the first U.S.-born player in NHL history to score 500 goals and 1,000 points. He recorded the historic 500th goal as a member of the Penguins in a March 14, 1997 game at Colorado.
In 16 NHL seasons, Mullen recorded 502 goals and 1,063 points in 1,062 games. In his six seasons with the Penguins, he registered 153 goals and 325 points in 379 games. He played in Pittsburgh from 199-95 and again in 1996-97.
In addition to winning two Stanley Cups with the Penguins, Mullen also was a key part of Calgary's Cup-winning team in 1989. He won the Lady Byng Trophy for sportsmanship twice, in 1987 and 1989. He was named to the NHL First All-Star Team in 1989, played in three NHL All-Star Games (1989, 1990, and 1994) and won the Lester Patrick Award for service to hockey in the United States in 1995. He retired following the 1996-97 season and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility in 2000. Joe and his wife, Linda, have three sons, Ryan, Michael and Patrick, and a daughter, Erin.
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