BRIAN
MUELLER
#3
1991-95
Position: Defense
Height: 6-0
Weight: 235
Birthdate: 6/2/72
Shoots: L
Hometown: Liverpool, New York
Previous Team: South Kent
AT CLARKSON—Among the most dominant offensive-defensemen in the country, who played a key role in helping the Golden Knights to three NCAA Tournaments (1992, 1993, 1995) … Amassed 39 goals and 117 assists in 131 collegiate contests ... Ranks tied for first all-time among Clarkson defensemen with 117 Assists ... One of only five Clarkson defenders to record 100-plus points, and one of only two (Bill Blackwood) to amass 150-plus points in a career … Was the 10th Golden Knight all-time to twice be named an All-American A first-team honoree on the 1990 ECAC Hockey All-Decade team … Selected as one of the TOP 50 Players all-time in ECAC Hockey.
SENIOR YEAR (1994-95)– A first-team All-America … A Top 10 candidate for the Hobey Baker Award … The only unanimous selection for the first-team ECAC All-Star squad for the second straight year … Named to the 1995 ECAC Hockey All-Tournament Team ... Selected to play in 1995 Shrine Senior East-West All-Star Game … Posted a Team-Best 42 Assists and led all ECAC defensemen in scoring with 54 points through 36 games … Tied for team lead in playoff scoring with 10 points (1-9) … Tallied three game-winning goals.
JUNIOR YEAR (1993-94)– A first-team All-America … The only unanimous first-team ECAC All-Star … Second on Clarkson in scoring with 56 points on 17 goals and 39 assists … Surpassed the 100-point plateau with 27 goals and 75 assists in 95 career games … Second leading scorer in the ECAC playoffs with eight points (1-7) … Recorded first career hat trick against Toronto (11/28) at LA Tournament … Tallied at least one point in 31 of 34 games … Had 17 multiple-point games … Recorded four assists in ECAC quarterfinal first game win over Colgate (3/11) … Scored eight power- play and three game-winning goals … Named ECAC Player of the Week once … Earned ECAC Honor Roll status five times … Was selected as Clarkson’s Coaches’ Award recipient.
SOPHOMORE YEAR (1992-93)– Led Clarkson in scoring from the blueline line with 29 points on six goals and 23 assists in 32 games … Tallied two power-play markers … Had six multiple-point games, including three assists each in wins over Dartmouth (2/5) and Yale (2/26) … Tallied three points (1-2) in 5-2 win over Princeton (2/27) … Recorded two assists in ECC Tournament semifinal win over Rensselaer (3/19).
FRESHMAN YEAR (1992-92)– Enjoyed a solid rookie campaign and showed steady improvement … Skated in 29 games and was the team’s second leading scorer from the blueline line with 17 points on four goals and 13 assists … Recorded an assist for his first collegiate point in the Knights’ 9-3 opening game victory over Boston College (10/26) … Notched two goals in 8-1 win over Concordia (11/27) … Scored two game-winning goals … Tallied two assists in the ECAC playoffs … Named to the ECAC All-Rookie team.
BEFORE CLARKSON– Was a highly touted player out of South Kent Prep School in Connecticut … Scored 21 goals and 30 assists for 51 points during 32 games in 1990-91.
PERSONAL– Son of Mary Lou and Don Mueller … Born June 2, 1972 … Has two brothers, Craig and Scott … Selected in the 7th round of the 1991 NHL Draft by the Hartford Whalers … Skated for the U.S. National Junior team in the 1992 WJC in Germany … Played for Team South in this summer’s US Olympic Festival in St. Louis and for the USA Select team in Tampere, Finland … Was a strong candidate for the 1994 U.S. Olympic team … Management major … Shoots left …Lists Paul Coffey as his favorite athlete.
| Year |
GP |
Gls |
Asst |
Pts |
P/M |
PPG |
SHG |
GWG |
HT |
+/- |
| 1991-92 FR |
29 |
4 |
13 |
17 |
16/32 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
+17 |
| 1992-93 SO |
32 |
6 |
23 |
29 |
6/12 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+20 |
| 1993-94 JR |
34 |
17 |
39 |
56 |
26/60 |
8 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
na |
| 1994-95 SR |
36 |
12
|
42 |
54 |
28/56 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
+32 |
| Totals |
131 |
39
|
117 |
156 |
76/160 |
12 |
0 |
8 |
1 |
|
