Mirco Müller

For the German figure skater, see Mirko Müller.

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 from 2014 to 2020. The Sharks selected Müller in the first round (18th overall) of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.

Mirco Müller
Müller in 2018
Born	(1995-03-21) 21 March 1995 (age 30) 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	Switzerland
NHL draft	18th overall, 2013 San Jose Sharks
Playing career	2012–present

Playing career

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 at the 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]

International play

Medal record
Representing  Switzerland
Ice hockey
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]

Personal life

Müller is the older brother of hockey player Alina Müller, a forward who plays for Boston in the PWHL^[11] and formerly played internationally for the Switzerland women's national ice hockey team.^[12]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
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	San Jose Sharks	NHL		39	1	3	4	10		—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	Worcester Sharks	AHL		3	1	0	1	4		—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	San Jose Sharks	NHL		11	0	0	0	7		—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	San Jose Barracuda	AHL		50	1	10	11	35		4	0	0	0	4
2016–17	San Jose Sharks	NHL		4	1	1	2	0		—	—	—	—	—
2016–17	San Jose Barracuda	AHL		62	2	18	20	22		15	0	5	5	6
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
2022–23	HC Lugano	NL		52	0	14	14	20		8	0	1	1	6
NHL totals				185	5	23	28	61		3	0	0	0	0

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2011	Switzerland	IH18		4	0	2	2	0
2013	Switzerland	WJC		6	0	2	2	6
2013	Switzerland	WJC18		5	1	2	3	2
2014	Switzerland	WJC		5	1	1	2	14
2015	Switzerland	WJC		6	0	1	1	6
2018	Switzerland	WC		10	1	5	6	8
2021	Switzerland	WC		5	0	1	1	14
2022	Switzerland	OLY		5	0	0	0	4
Junior totals				26	2	8	10	28
Senior totals				20	1	6	7	26