Joe Mullen to visit Wheeling Nailers
January 13, 2003 - ECHL (ECHL)
Wheeling Nailers News Release
Wheeling, WV â The Wheeling Nailers announced today that they will welcome Hockey Hall of Fame great Joe Mullen on Friday, February 21, 2003 in conjunction with the Nailers "Joe Mullen Bobble Head Night."
On February 21, 2003 the Nailers will give away Joe Mullen Bobble Heads to the first 2,000 kids 14 and under through the doors of the Wheeling Civic Center. The Nailers host the Toledo Storm at 7:30pm that evening. Along with the give-a-way item, Joe Mullen will be in attendance to sign autographs throughout the game.
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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