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{{short description|American ice hockey player (born 1957)}}
{{about|the American hockey player|the Australian soccer player|Joe Mullen (soccer)}}
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| image = Joe Mullen.jpg
| image_size = 230 px
| caption = Mullen in 2007
| position = [[Winger (ice hockey)|Right Wing]]
| played_for = [[St. Louis Blues]]<br />[[Calgary Flames]]<br />[[Pittsburgh Penguins]]<br />[[Boston Bruins]]
| shoots = Right
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 9
| weight_lb = 180
| draft = Undrafted
| ntl_team = USA
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1957|02|26|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[New York City]], U.S.
| career_start = 1979
| career_end = 1997
| halloffame = 2000
}}
'''Joseph Patrick Mullen''' (born February 26, 1957) is an American former professional [[ice hockey]] player.  He played 16 seasons in the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL) with the [[St. Louis Blues]], [[Calgary Flames]], [[Pittsburgh Penguins]] and [[Boston Bruins]] between 1980 and 1997. He was a member of three [[Stanley Cup]] championship teams, winning with the Flames in [[1989 Stanley Cup Finals|1989]] and the Penguins in [[1991 Stanley Cup Finals|1991]] and [[1992 Stanley Cup Finals|1992]].  Mullen turned to coaching in 2000, serving as an assistant in Pittsburgh and briefly as head coach of the [[Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins]].  He was an assistant with the [[Philadelphia Flyers]] from 2007 to 2017.

An [[NHL Entry Draft|undrafted]] player, Mullen was an all-star for the [[Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey|Boston College Eagles]] before turning professional in the Blues' organization. He was named the [[Central Professional Hockey League|Central Hockey League]] (CHL) rookie of the year in 1980 and most valuable player in 1981 as a member of the [[Salt Lake Golden Eagles]]. He won the [[Lady Byng Memorial Trophy]] as the NHL's most gentlemanly player on two occasions as a member of the Flames, as well as the [[NHL Plus-Minus Award]].  Mullen was named to the [[NHL All-Star team|first All-Star team]] in [[1988–89 NHL season|1988–89]] and played in three [[NHL All-Star Game]]s.

Mullen played with the [[United States men's national ice hockey team|United States National Team]] on several occasions, including three [[Canada Cup]] tournaments. He was the first American player to score [[List of NHL players with 500 goals|500 goals]] and to reach [[List of NHL players with 1000 points|1,000 points]] in his career. Mullen received the [[Lester Patrick Trophy]] in 1995 in recognition of his contributions to the sport in the United States. He was inducted into the [[United States Hockey Hall of Fame]] in 1998 and the [[Hockey Hall of Fame]] in 2000.

==Early life==
Born February 26, 1957, in [[New York City]], Mullen grew up in the [[Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan|Hell's Kitchen]] neighborhood of [[Manhattan]] when it was controlled by [[Mickey Spillane (mobster)|Mickey Spillane]].<ref name="PodnieksPlayers">{{cite book |last=Podnieks |first=Andrew |title=Players: The ultimate A–Z guide of everyone who has ever played in the NHL |publisher=Doubleday Canada |year=2003 |location=Toronto |page=607 |isbn=0-385-25999-9}}</ref> It was a rough neighborhood; Mullen later said that many of the people he grew up with fell into gangs and drug use, and several died before turning 21.<ref name="CSTHHOF">{{cite news |last=Hanley |first=Brian |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-4562599.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924194626/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-4562599.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2015-09-24 |title=Two paths to fame Savard, Mullen come from different backgrounds to reach the Great Hall this evening |work=Chicago Sun-Times |date=2000-11-13 |access-date=2012-09-24}}</ref> He has three brothers, Ken, Tom Jr. and [[Brian Mullen|Brian]], and a sister, Debbie.<ref name="1982SIProfile">{{cite magazine |last=Wolff |first=Alexander |url=https://www.si.com/vault/1982/03/29/564853/out-of-the-frying-pan-onto-the-ice |title=Out of the frying pan, onto the ice |magazine=Sports Illustrated |date=1982-03-29 |access-date=2018-06-04}}</ref>

The Mullen family lived less than a block from the old site of the third [[Madison Square Garden (1925)|Madison Square Garden]] on Eighth Avenue between 49th and 50th Streets. Joe's father Tom was a longtime employee on the ice and maintenance staffs at the current Garden.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wolff |first=Alexander |date=March 29, 1982 |title=OUT OF THE FRYING PAN, ONTO THE ICE |url=https://vault.si.com/vault/1982/03/29/out-of-the-frying-pan-onto-the-ice }}</ref> Joe and his brothers often hung around the arena with their father, taking old sticks to play with.<ref name="1982SIProfile" /> He began playing [[roller hockey]] at the age of five, playing in a concrete schoolyard and using a sanded down roll of electrical tape as a puck.<ref name="CSTHHOF" /> The boys' schoolyard games served as a partial inspiration for [[New York Rangers]]' general manager, [[Emile Francis]], to create the [[Metropolitan Junior Hockey League|Metropolitan Junior Hockey Association]] in 1966.<ref name="PodnieksPlayers" />  Mullen did not learn to ice skate until he was ten years old, but at the age of 14 joined the Metropolitan association as one of the league's youngest players.<ref name="1982SIProfile" />  Mullen played four seasons in the league between 1971 and 1975.<ref name="LOHStats" /> He scored 71 goals in 1973–74, then 182 points in 40 games the following season. Mullen's 110 goals in 1974–75 was 52 more than his nearest competitor.<ref name="1982SIProfile" />

==Playing career==

===College===
[[Boston College]] offered Mullen a partial scholarship for the 1975–76 season to attend and play for the [[Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey|Eagles]] hockey program.  He paid $700 out of his own pocket in the first year, but after scoring 34 points in 24 games as a freshman, the school gave him a full scholarship.<ref name="LOH1on1">{{cite web |last=Shea |first=Kevin |url=http://www.hhof.com/htmlSpotlight/spot_oneononep200001.shtml |title=One on one with Joe Mullen |publisher=Hockey Hall of Fame |date=2007-04-27 |access-date=2012-09-26 |archive-date=2012-10-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121007160118/http://www.hhof.com/htmlSpotlight/spot_oneononep200001.shtml |url-status=dead }}</ref>  Including tournament games, he led the Eagles in goals the following three seasons with 39, 38 and 30 respectively, and points in 1977–78 with 68 and in 1978–79 with 56.<ref>{{cite book |editor-last=Clark |editor-first=Tim |editor2-last=Kelley |editor2-first=Dick |title=2011–12 Boston College Eagles Media Guide |publisher=Boston College |year=2011 |page=75}}</ref> Mullen led the Eagles to the [[ECAC Hockey|Eastern College Athletic Conference]] (ECAC) championship in 1977–78, and was named an all-star of the [[1978 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament|1978 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) tournament]].<ref name="1978NCAATourney">{{cite book |editor-last=Clark |editor-first=Tim |editor2-last=Kelley |editor2-first=Dick |title=2011–12 Boston College Eagles Media Guide |publisher=Boston College |year=2011 |page=97}}</ref> He scored a goal in the championship game, but the Eagles lost to cross-town rival [[Boston University Terriers men's ice hockey|Boston University]], 5–3.<ref name="1978NCAAFinal">{{cite magazine |last=Swift |first=E. M. |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1093490/index.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213065233/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1093490/index.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 13, 2013 |title=It's still a one-way avenue |magazine=Sports Illustrated |date=1978-04-03 |access-date=2012-09-26}}</ref>

In four seasons with Boston College, Mullen set school records of 110 goals and 212 points (both subsequently broken).<ref>{{cite book |editor-last=Clark |editor-first=Tim |editor2-last=Kelley |editor2-first=Dick |title=2011–12 Boston College Eagles Media Guide |publisher=Boston College |year=2011 |pages=79–80}}</ref> He was named to the All-ECAC, All-New England and NCAA All-American teams in 1978 and 1979.<ref name="LOH1on1" /><ref name="AllNewEngland">{{cite book |editor-last=Clark |editor-first=Tim |editor2-last=Kelley |editor2-first=Dick |title=2011–12 Boston College Eagles Media Guide |publisher=Boston College |year=2011 |pages=76}}</ref> He won the [[Walter Brown Award]] in 1978 as the top American-born player in New England,<ref name="1978NCAAFinal" /> and was the team captain in 1978–79.<ref>{{cite book |editor-last=Clark |editor-first=Tim |editor2-last=Kelley |editor2-first=Dick |title=2011–12 Boston College Eagles Media Guide |publisher=Boston College |year=2011 |page=73}}</ref> Boston College has twice honored Mullen; He was inducted into the school's Varsity Club Hall of Fame in 1998, while the hockey program retired his jersey number 21 the following year.<ref>{{cite book |editor-last=Clark |editor-first=Tim |editor2-last=Kelley |editor2-first=Dick |title=2011–12 Boston College Eagles Media Guide |publisher=Boston College |year=2011 |pages=85}}</ref>

===St. Louis Blues===
While Mullen had a successful college career, he went [[NHL Entry Draft|undrafted]] by any [[National Hockey League]] (NHL) team.<ref name="PodnieksPlayers" /> His small stature, coupled with a general bias against American players at the time, especially from non-traditional development areas, contributed to his failure to be selected.<ref>{{cite web |last=Wodson |first=Adam |url=http://www.cstv.com/sports/m-hockey/stories/072905aaa.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060118024143/http://www.cstv.com/sports/m-hockey/stories/072905aaa.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 18, 2006 |title=Great overlooked collegians |publisher=CSTV Network |date=2005-07-29 |access-date=2012-12-03}}</ref> However, he received interest as a [[free agent]] from several teams following graduation as well as the [[United States men's national ice hockey team|United States Olympic Team]].<ref name="1982SIProfile" /> He passed up the opportunity to play in the [[Ice hockey at the 1980 Winter Olympics|1980 Winter Olympics]] and signed with the [[St. Louis Blues]] on August 16, 1979.<ref name="OGHHOF" /> The Blues assigned Mullen to their [[Central Professional Hockey League|Central Hockey League]] (CHL) affiliate, the [[Salt Lake Golden Eagles]] for the 1979–80 season.  In 75 games with the Golden Eagles, Mullen scored 40 goals and 72 points.<ref name="LOHStats" /> He was named to the CHL's second all-star team and was voted rookie of the year.<ref name="LOH1on1" /> He made his NHL debut in the [[1980 Stanley Cup Playoffs]], appearing in one game for the Blues.<ref name="LOH1on1" />

Mullen returned to Salt Lake for the 1980–81 season where he scored 59 goals and led the league with 117 points.<ref name="8990FlamesMG">{{cite book |editor-last=Ornest |editor-first=Leo |title=1989–90 Calgary Flames Media Guide |year=1989 |publisher=Calgary Flames Hockey Club |page=38}}</ref> He was named to the first all-star team and won the CHL's Most Valuable Player Award.<ref name="OGHHOF" /> Opening the 1981–82 season with Salt Lake, Mullen had 21 goals in 27 games before he was recalled to St. Louis.<ref name="LOHStats" /> He scored his first two NHL goals on January 5, 1981, against the [[Minnesota North Stars]].  They came eight seconds apart and set a Blues' franchise record for fastest two goals by one player.<ref name="1982SIProfile" /> Mullen scored 25 goals for the Blues that season and became the first player in history to score at least 20 goals in both the minor leagues and the NHL in the same season.<ref name="PodnieksPlayers" />

Injuries reduced Mullen to 49 games with the Blues in [[1982–83 NHL season|1982–83]],<ref name="LOHBio" /> but he still scored 47 points.<ref name="LOHStats" /> His 41 goals in [[1983–84 NHL season|1983–84]] set a record as the most scored by an American-born player in NHL history (broken by [[Bobby Carpenter (ice hockey)|Bobby Carpenter]] the following season).<ref>{{cite book |editor-last=Ornest |editor-first=Leo |title=1986–87 Calgary Flames Media Guide |year=1986 |publisher=Calgary Flames Hockey Club |page=26}}</ref> He again reached the 40-goal plateau in [[1984–85 NHL season|1984–85]], and had 92 points total.<ref name="LOHBio" /> He missed the first three days of the Blues' training camp prior to the [[1985–86 NHL season|1985–86 season]] in a contract dispute before agreeing to a one-year deal.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PMRNAAAAIBAJ&pg=5957,1466498& |title=Mullen signs one-year contract with Blues |work=The Deseret News |date=1985-09-20 |access-date=2012-09-26 |page=6B}}</ref> On February 1, 1986, the Blues dealt him to the [[Calgary Flames]] as part of a six player trade. Mullen went to Calgary, along with [[Terry Johnson (ice hockey)|Terry Johnson]] and [[Rik Wilson]], for [[Eddy Beers]], [[Charlie Bourgeois]] and [[Gino Cavallini]].<ref name="FlamesTrade">{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0UVgAAAAIBAJ&pg=3529,553670 |title=Joe Mullen key to 6-player trade |work=Saskatoon Star-Phoenix |date=1986-02-03 |access-date=2012-09-26 |page=B2}}</ref>

===Calgary Flames===
The Flames felt they needed a quality offensive player and expected Mullen to fulfill that role.<ref name="FlamesTrade" /> As it was the first time in his career he had been traded, Mullen was initially upset at the move.  He was awed by the reaction he received from fans in Calgary however; fans greeted him warmly even as his flight landed to arrive in the city. Mullen described the experience as being "almost like ... an instant celebrity".<ref name="LOH1on1" /> He quickly established himself as a fan favorite, scoring 38 points in 29 games to end the regular season.<ref name="FireInside">{{cite book |editor-last=Zurowski |editor-first=Monica |title=The Fire Inside: Celebrating 25 years of Calgary Flames Spirit and Hockey History |publisher=CanWest Books Inc. |year=2006 |location=Toronto |isbn=1-897229-01-1 |page=118}}</ref> He then led the league with 12 goals in the [[1986 Stanley Cup playoffs]].<ref name="OGHHOF" /> The Flames reached the [[1986 Stanley Cup Finals|Finals]] for the first time in franchise history, but lost to the [[Montreal Canadiens]] in five games.<ref name="LOHBio" />  Mullen set a personal best of 47 goals in his first full year in Calgary, [[1986–87 NHL season|1986–87]], and with only 14 [[penalty (ice hockey)|penalty minutes]] on the season, was voted the winner of the [[Lady Byng Memorial Trophy]] as the NHL's most gentlemanly player.<ref name="8990FlamesMG" />

Mullen's 40 goals in [[1987–88 NHL season|1987–88]] was the fifth consecutive season he reached that total.<ref name="LOHStats" /> He won his first of three consecutive [[Molson Cup]]s as the Flames player with the most [[three stars (ice hockey)|three star]] selections during the season.<ref name="MolsonCup" /> [[1988–89 NHL season|1988–89]] was Mullen's best season in the NHL.<ref name="PodnieksPlayers" /> He reached the [[List of NHL players with 50-goal seasons|50 goal]] and [[List of NHL players with 100-point seasons|100 point]] milestones, leading the Flames with 51 and 110 respectively, and won his second Lady Byng Memorial Trophy.<ref name="FireInside" />  He was named a [[NHL All-Star team|first-team All-Star]] at right wing and won the [[NHL Plus-Minus Award|Plus-Minus Award]] at [[Plus–minus (sports)|+51]].<ref name="MGAwards" /> Additionally, he played in his first [[NHL All-Star Game]], appearing opposite his brother Brian.<ref>{{cite news |last=Rappoport |first=Ken |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Ia5RAAAAIBAJ&pg=3438,1729170 |title=Winding road leads Mullens to All-Star Game |work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |date=1989-02-06 |access-date=2012-09-26 |page=23}}</ref> He led the [[1989 Stanley Cup playoffs]] with 16 goals as the Flames defeated the Canadiens to win their first [[Stanley Cup]] championship.<ref name="FireInside" />

Though he played in his second All-Star Game in [[1990 NHL All-Star Game|1990]],<ref name="MGAwards" /> Mullen's production fell by 41 points, to 69, and he failed to score at least 40 goals for the first time in six seasons.<ref name="LOHStats" /> Concerned about his age, the Flames chose to trade the 33-year-old Mullen following the season.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://vault.si.com/vault/2001/07/30/say-it-aint-so |title=Say it ain't so... |publisher=CNN/Sports Illustrated |date=2001-08-08 |access-date=2021-04-21}}</ref> He was sent to the [[Pittsburgh Penguins]] in a [[1990 NHL Entry Draft|draft day]] trade on June 16, 1990, in exchange for Pittsburgh's second round selection (26th overall, which turned out to be defenseman Nicolas Perreault).<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VUdIAAAAIBAJ&pg=2741,3553749 |title=Jets deal Hawerchuk to Sabres |work=The Record-Journal (Meriden, CT) |date=1990-06-17 |access-date=2012-09-26 |page=D8}}</ref>

===Pittsburgh and Boston===
The move to Pittsburgh brought Mullen closer to his New York home and fulfilled his desire to raise his family in his native United States. He also appreciated that the Penguins felt he could aid their team. Penguins' head coach [[Bob Johnson (ice hockey b. 1931)|Bob Johnson]], who had previously coached him in Calgary, influenced the team's decision to acquire him.<ref name="LOH1on1" /> Mullen played only 47 games in [[1990–91 NHL season|1990–91]], scoring 17 goals and 39 points. He missed the last two months of the regular season after having surgery to remove a herniated disc in his back,<ref name="199091retrospective">{{cite news |last=Palm |first=Mike |url=https://www.questia.com/read/1P2-25640109 |title=Pens 1990-91 profile: Joe Mullen |work=Pittsburgh Tribune-Review |date=2010-10-17 }}{{dead link|date=July 2021}}</ref> an injury for which he could not identify a specific [[checking (ice hockey)|check]] or incident as the cause.<ref>{{cite news |last=Rosa |first=Francis |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-7658634.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160301043935/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-7658634.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2016-03-01 |title=A boost, a boast |work=Boston Globe |date=1991-05-05 |access-date=2012-09-27}}</ref> He returned for the third game of the Penguins' Division Semifinals series against the [[New Jersey Devils]], scoring a goal. Mullen finished the [[1991 Stanley Cup playoffs]] with eight goals, including two in game six of the [[1991 Stanley Cup Finals|Finals]], an 8–0 victory over the Minnesota North Stars that clinched Pittsburgh's first Stanley Cup.<ref name="199091retrospective" />

Healthy throughout the [[1991–92 NHL season|1991–92 season]], Mullen rebounded offensively to score 42 goals and 87 points in 77 games.<ref name="LOHStats" /> Midway through the season, he became the first player in Penguins' history to have consecutive four-goal games, doing so against the [[New York Islanders]] on December 23, 1991, and the [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] three days later.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-4088773.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116193059/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-4088773.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2018-11-16 |title=Penguins win 12-1; Mullen scores 4 |work=Chicago Sun-Times |date=1991-12-27 |access-date=2012-09-27}}</ref> He appeared in only nine playoff games, however, as he suffered a knee injury that required surgery to repair in the second game of Pittsburgh's Division Final series against the New York Rangers.<ref name="1992Contract">{{cite news |last=Grove |first=Bob |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KC1iAAAAIBAJ&pg=1202,8395374 |title=Pens, Mullen reach deal |work=The Observer-Reporter (Washington, PA) |date=1992-09-27 |access-date=2012-09-27 |page=C6}}</ref> Mullen watched from the sidelines as the Penguins repeated as Stanley Cup champions.<ref name="LOH1on1" />

Mullen tested [[free agent|free agency]] prior to the [[1992–93 NHL season|1992–93 season]], but ultimately chose to remain with the Penguins.<ref name="1992Contract" /> He missed the first month of the season while recovering from his knee surgery,<ref name="1992Contract" /> but finished the season with 33 goals and 70 points in 72 games. He added 6 points in 12 playoff games,<ref name="LOHStats" /> but the Penguins' attempt at a third consecutive championship ended with a Division Final loss to the New York Islanders.<ref>{{cite news |last=Robinson |first=Alan |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XmxKAAAAIBAJ&pg=1367,589575 |title=Pens' fans saddened by no three-peat year |work=The Vindicator |date=1993-05-16 |access-date=2012-09-27 |page=G6}}</ref> A 38-goal season in [[1993–94 NHL season|1993–94]] led to Mullen's [[1994 NHL All-Star Game|third]] All-Star Game appearance. The game was a homecoming of sorts for Mullen, as it was played in Madison Square Garden.<ref>{{cite news |last=Molinari |first=Dave |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4dpRAAAAIBAJ&pg=1817,5400457 |title=Mullen joins All-Stars, replaces injured Howe |work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |date=1994-01-13 |access-date=2012-09-27 |page=B1}}</ref>

In the [[1994–95 NHL lockout|lockout-shortened]] [[1994–95 NHL season|1994–95 season]], Mullen scored 37 points in 45 games.<ref name="LOHStats" /> He scored the [[List of NHL players with 1000 points|1,000th point]] of his career with a pair of assists on February 7, 1995, in a 7–3 victory over the [[Florida Panthers]].<ref name="1000points">{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PmdMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5238,1753785 |title=Mullen scores 1,000th |work=Rome News-Tribune |date=1995-02-08 |access-date=2012-09-27 |page=12A}}</ref> He left the Penguins following the season, signing a one-year contract as a free agent with the [[Boston Bruins]]. Mullen chose to wear number 11 with the Bruins as his usual number 7 had been retired by the Bruins in honor of [[Phil Esposito]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=k6ZJAAAAIBAJ&pg=4744,2627073 |title=Bruins sign 38-year-old-Joe Mullen |work=Bangor Daily News |date=1995-09-08 |access-date=2012-09-27 |page=D2}}</ref> He missed the majority of the season after requiring surgery for another herniated disc,<ref>{{cite news |last=Marrapese |first=Nancy |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-8354363.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160325071245/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-8354363.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2016-03-25 |title=Mullen: Neck surgery out for 8–10 weeks |work=Boston Globe |date=1991-12-05 |access-date=2012-09-27}}</ref> then suffering a sprained [[medial collateral ligament]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Dupont |first=Kevin Paul |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-8364099.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309194829/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-8364099.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2016-03-09 |title=Tocchet sits out, up in air tonight |work=Boston Globe |date=1996-03-28 |access-date=2012-09-27}}</ref> He appeared in only 37 games, scoring 15 points.<ref name="LOHStats" />

Mullen rejoined the Penguins for the [[1996–97 NHL season|1996–97 season]], signing a one-year contract.<ref>{{cite news |last=Madden |first=Mark |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=cs5aAAAAIBAJ&pg=6044,10312380 |title=Mullen rejoins Penguins |work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |date=1996-08-30 |access-date=2012-09-27 |page=C1}}</ref> He appeared in 54 games and scored 22 points.<ref name="LOHStats" /> He scored his [[List of NHL players with 500 goals|500th career goal]] on March 14, 1997, in a 6–3 loss to the [[Colorado Avalanche]].<ref name="500goals">{{cite news |last=Benton |first=Jim |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-67655225.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181119003111/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-67655225.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2018-11-19 |title=Mullen first US native to score 500 NHL goals |work=Rocky Mountain News |date=1997-03-15 |access-date=2012-09-27}}</ref> He retired as a player following the season.<ref>{{cite news |last=Kovacevic |first=Dejan |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_uZRAAAAIBAJ&pg=6462%2C5851959 |title=In fuss over Lemieux's retirement, Mullen's gets lost in shuffle |work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |date=1997-04-24 |access-date=2012-09-27 |page=E4}}</ref>

===International===
Mullen made his first appearance with the United States National Team following his graduation from Boston College.<ref name="LOHBio" /> He appeared in eight games at the [[1979 World Ice Hockey Championships]], scoring seven goals and adding an assist for the seventh place Americans.<ref name="2011IIHF">{{cite book |editor-last=Podnieks |editor-first=Andrew |title=IIHF Guide & Record Book 2012 |year=2011 |publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation |isbn=978-0-7710-9598-6 |page=500}}</ref> He was a member of three [[Canada Cup]] teams, appearing at the [[1984 Canada Cup|1984]], [[1987 Canada Cup|1987]] and [[1991 Canada Cup|1991]] tournaments.<ref name="LOHStats" /> He scored two goals in the 1991 tournament, both of which came in a 7–3 semi-final victory over [[Finland men's national ice hockey team|Finland]] that led the United States into their first tournament final.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-4072593.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409171412/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-4072593.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2016-04-09 |title=Team USA routs Finns to reach Cup finals |work=Chicago Sun-Times |date=1991-09-12 |access-date=2012-09-27}}</ref> The Americans settled for second place, however, after losing to [[Canada men's national ice hockey team|Canada]] in the championship series.<ref name="2011IIHF" />

At the age of 41, Mullen emerged from retirement to join the Americans for a qualifying tournament leading into the [[1999 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships]].<ref name="1999WCQualifier">{{cite news |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-23081627.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924190945/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-23081627.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2015-09-24 |title='Old-timers' lead Americans in tournament |work=The Buffalo News |date=1998-11-03 |access-date=2012-09-27}}</ref> The United States had a disastrous 12th-place finish in the [[1998 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1998 tournament]], requiring them to go into a qualifying round to avoid relegation to the B division for 1999.<ref>{{cite news |last=Wade |first=Stephen |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=83MfAAAAIBAJ&pg=5333,283621 |title=U.S. hockey needs another miracle |work=Sun Journal (Lewiston, ME) |date=1998-11-02 |access-date=2012-09-27 |page=C3}}</ref> As the qualifying tournament was played in November, American NHL players were not available.<ref name="1999WCQualifier" />  Mullen recorded three assists in three games,<ref name="LOHStats" /> and helped the Americans stay in the top division for the 1999 tournament.<ref>{{cite book |editor-last=Podnieks |editor-first=Andrew |title=IIHF Guide & Record Book 2012 |year=2011 |publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation |isbn=978-0-7710-9598-6 |page=195}}</ref>

==Playing style==
{{Quote box |quote ="Mully spent a career excelling in areas of the ice a lot of guys wouldn't visit on a threat of death. Great balance on his skates. Great desire. Great teammate. A little guy with big talent and a huge heart."|align=right |width=30%|source=—Former teammate [[Brad McCrimmon]]<ref name="FireInside" />}}
Mullen arrived in the NHL possessing great balance on his skates, an ability his teammates and coaches believed he gained from playing roller hockey.<ref name="1982SIProfile" /> His coaches praised his willingness to play in the difficult areas of the ice, even though he stood only five foot nine inches tall and knew he would have to take a hit to make a play.<ref name="FireInside" /> Penguins' play-by-play announcer [[Mike Lange]] nicknamed Mullen "Slippery Rock Joe" for his ability to evade opposing players.<ref>{{cite news |last=Johnson |first=George |url=http://www2.canada.com/calgaryherald/iphone/news/latest/story.html?id=3079074 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130118180858/http://www2.canada.com/calgaryherald/iphone/news/latest/story.html?id=3079074 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-01-18 |title=Ex-Flames enjoying amazing ride with Flyers |work=Calgary Herald |date=2010-05-27 |access-date=2012-09-29 }}</ref>

The first American player in NHL history to score 500 goals and 1,000 points,<ref name="OGHHOF" /> Mullen's career totals of 502 goals and 1,063 points stood as American records until surpassed by [[Mike Modano]]<ref>{{cite news |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/recap?gameId=270317027 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070329041322/http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/recap?gameId=270317027 |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 29, 2007 |title=Preds spoil Modano's record-breaking night, top Stars |publisher=ESPN |date=2007-03-17 |access-date=2012-09-29}}</ref> and [[Phil Housley]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.usahockey.com/ushhof/default.aspx?NAV=AF_01&id=257102&DetailedNews=yes |title=Phil Housley profile |publisher=United States Hockey Hall of Fame |access-date=2012-09-29 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121117075444/http://www.usahockey.com/ushhof/default.aspx?NAV=AF_01&id=257102&DetailedNews=yes |archive-date=2012-11-17 }}</ref> respectively. Along with his brother Brian, Mullen was named a recipient of the [[Lester Patrick Award]] in 1995 in recognition of his contributions to hockey in the United States.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-834973.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160312141227/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-834973.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2016-03-12 |title=Mullen rolls into new job |newspaper=Washington Post |date=1995-05-23 |access-date=2012-09-29}}</ref>  He was inducted into the [[United States Hockey Hall of Fame]] in 1998,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/boston/access/34515544.html?FMT=CITE |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130131194231/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/boston/access/34515544.html?FMT=CITE |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 31, 2013 |title=US Hockey Hall of Fame to induct Mullen |work=Boston Globe |date=1998-09-24 |access-date=2012-09-29 |page=E2}}{{subscription required}}</ref> the [[Pittsburgh Penguins]] Hall of Fame as well and two years later, to the [[Hockey Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=c6kaAAAAIBAJ&pg=1590,6694802 |title=Savard, Mullen earn induction into Hockey Hall of Fame |work=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |date=2000-06-16 |access-date=2012-09-29 |page=10C }}{{Dead link|date=August 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> In 2011, the St. Louis Blues honored four players who wore uniform number 7 for their team. Mullen, [[Red Berenson]], [[Garry Unger]] and [[Keith Tkachuk]] were each celebrated as part of the ceremony.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/news/story?id=6191492 |title=Blues honor four No. 7's |publisher=ESPN |date=2011-03-08 |access-date=2012-09-30}}</ref>

==Coaching career==
Mullen turned to coaching in 2000, joining the Penguins' staff as an assistant under [[Ivan Hlinka]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Spangler |first=Todd |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-27992701.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125101745/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-27992701.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-01-25 |title=Hlinka hired as Penguins coach |publisher=Associated Press |date=2000-06-21 |access-date=2012-09-29}}</ref> He remained on the staff when Hlinka was fired one year later, under replacement [[Rick Kehoe]],<ref>{{cite news |last=Robinson |first=Alan |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-47553696.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160327053505/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-47553696.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2016-03-27 |title=Penguins fire coach Ivan Hlinka |publisher=Associated Press |date=2001-10-15 |access-date=2012-09-29}}</ref> then [[Ed Olczyk]].  Mullen was removed from his role midway through the [[2005–06 NHL season]] when the Penguins fired Olczyk and his entire staff. He was retained by the organization, however, and named interim head coach of the [[Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins]] for the remainder of the [[American Hockey League]] (AHL) season.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/news/story?id=2265640 |title=Mullen to coach Pens' AHL team for rest of season |publisher=ESPN |date=2005-12-19 |access-date=2012-09-29}}</ref> In 52 games, Mullen achieved a record of 28 wins, 16 losses, 3 ties and 5 overtime losses.<ref name="FlyersBio">{{cite web |url=http://flyers.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=35753 |title=Joe Mullen – Assistant coach |publisher=Philadelphia Flyers Hockey Club |access-date=2012-09-29}}</ref> The Penguins chose not to retain Mullen following the season.<ref>{{cite news |last=Price |first=Karen |url=https://www.questia.com/read/1P2-11255179 |title=Mullen out as Wilkes-Barre Penguins coach |work=Pittsburgh Tribune-Review |date=2006-06-15}}{{dead link|date=July 2021}}</ref> He moved to Pittsburgh's cross-state rival, the [[Philadelphia Flyers]], first as an assistant with the AHL's [[Philadelphia Phantoms]] in [[2006–07 AHL season|2006–07]],<ref name="FlyersBio" /> then joining the NHL team in 2007.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/flyers-add-mullen-mcilhargey-to-staff-1.645009 |title=Flyers add Mullen, McIlhargey to staff |publisher=[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]] |date=2007-06-06 |access-date=2018-06-04}}</ref> Mullen coached the team's [[power play (ice hockey)|power play]], and was a member of the staff when the team reached the [[2010 Stanley Cup Finals]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Obernauer |first=Michael |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/hockey/philadelphia-assistant-coach-joe-mullen-brings-new-york-flavor-flyers-stanley-cup-chase-article-1.446300 |title=Philadelphia assistant coach Joe Mullen brings a little New York flavor to Flyers' Stanley Cup chase |work=New York Daily News |date=2010-05-31 |access-date=2021-04-21}}</ref> He remained on the Flyers' staff through the end of [[2016–17 NHL season|2016–17 season]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Carchidi |first=Sam |url=http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/sports/flyers/Philadelphia-Flyers-Joe-Mullen-assistant-coach-fired-power-play.html |title=Flyers dismiss Joe Mullen, seek new power-play coach |work=Philly.com |date=2017-04-13 |access-date=2018-05-12}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Mullen and his wife, Linda, have four children: sons Ryan, Michael and [[Patrick Mullen (ice hockey)|Patrick]], and a daughter: Erin.<ref>{{cite news |last=Kovacevic |first=Dejan |url=http://old.post-gazette.com/penguins/20001114mullenpens3.asp |title=Mullen's U.S. legacy honored by the Hall |work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |date=2000-11-14 |access-date=2012-09-30}}</ref> Patrick is also a professional hockey player. He signed a contract with the [[Ottawa Senators]] organization for the 2013–14 season.

==Career statistics==

===Regular season and playoffs===
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em"
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | &nbsp;
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | &nbsp;
! colspan="5" | [[Regular season|Regular&nbsp;season]]
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | &nbsp;
! colspan="5" | [[Playoffs]]
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! [[Season (sports)|Season]]
! Team
! League
! GP
! [[Goal (ice hockey)|G]]
! [[Assist (ice hockey)|A]]
! [[Point (ice hockey)|Pts]]
! [[Penalty (ice hockey)|PIM]]
! GP
! G
! A
! Pts
! PIM
|-
| 1971–72
| New York 14th Precinct
| NYJHL
| 30
| 13
| 11
| 24
| 2
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1972–73
| New York Westsiders
| NYJHL
| 40
| 14
| 28
| 42
| 8
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| 1973–74
| New York Westsiders
| NYJHL
| 42
| 71
| 49
| 120
| 41
| 7
| 9
| 9
| 18
| 0
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1974–75
| New York Westsiders
| NYJHL
| 40
| 110
| 72
| 182
| 20
| 13
| 24
| 13
| 37
| 2
|-
| [[1975–76 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|1975–76]]
| [[Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey|Boston College Eagles]]
| [[ECAC Hockey|ECAC]]
| 24
| 16
| 18
| 34
| 4
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1976–77 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|1976–77]]
| Boston College Eagles
| ECAC
| 28
| 28
| 26
| 54
| 8
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| [[1977–78 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|1977–78]]
| Boston College Eagles
| ECAC
| 34
| 34
| 34
| 68
| 12
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1978–79 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|1978–79]]
| Boston College Eagles
| ECAC
| 25
| 32
| 24
| 56
| 8
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| [[1979–80 CHL season|1979–80]]
| [[Salt Lake Golden Eagles]]
| [[Central Professional Hockey League|CHL]]
| 75
| 40
| 32
| 72
| 21
| 13
| 9
| 11
| 20
| 0
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1979–80 NHL season|1979–80]]
| [[St. Louis Blues]]
| [[National Hockey League|NHL]]
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|-
| [[1980–81 CHL season|1980–81]]
| Salt Lake Golden Eagles
| CHL
| 80
| 59
| 58
| 117
| 8
| 17
| 11
| 9
| 20
| 0
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1981–82 CHL season|1981–82]]
| Salt Lake Golden Eagles
| CHL
| 27
| 21
| 27
| 48
| 12
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| [[1981–82 NHL season|1981–82]]
| St. Louis Blues
| NHL
| 45
| 25
| 34
| 59
| 4
| 10
| 7
| 11
| 18
| 4
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1982–83 NHL season|1982–83]]
| St. Louis Blues
| NHL
| 49
| 17
| 30
| 47
| 6
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| [[1983–84 NHL season|1983–84]]
| St. Louis Blues
| NHL
| 80
| 41
| 44
| 85
| 19
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1984–85 NHL season|1984–85]]
| St. Louis Blues
| NHL
| 79
| 40
| 52
| 92
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|-
| [[1985–86 NHL season|1985–86]]
| St. Louis Blues
| NHL
| 48
| 28
| 24
| 52
| 10
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1985–86 
| [[Calgary Flames]]
| NHL
| 29
| 16
| 22
| 38
| 11
| 21
| 12
| 7
| 19
| 4
|-
| [[1986–87 NHL season|1986–87]]
| Calgary Flames
| NHL
| 79
| 47
| 40
| 87
| 14
| 6
| 2
| 1
| 3
| 0
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1987–88 NHL season|1987–88]]
| Calgary Flames
| NHL
| 80
| 40
| 44
| 84
| 30
| 7
| 2
| 4
| 6
| 10
|-
| [[1988–89 NHL season|1988–89]]
| Calgary Flames
| NHL
| 79
| 51
| 59
| 110
| 16
| 21
| 16
| 8
| 24
| 4
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1989–90 NHL season|1989–90]]
| Calgary Flames
| NHL
| 78
| 36
| 33
| 69
| 24
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 0
|-
| [[1990–91 NHL season|1990–91]]
| [[Pittsburgh Penguins]]
| NHL
| 47
| 17
| 22
| 39
| 6
| 22
| 8
| 9
| 17
| 4
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1991–92 NHL season|1991–92]]
| Pittsburgh Penguins
| NHL
| 77
| 42
| 45
| 87
| 30
| 9
| 3
| 1
| 4
| 4
|-
| [[1992–93 NHL season|1992–93]]
| Pittsburgh Penguins
| NHL
| 72
| 33
| 37
| 70
| 14
| 12
| 4
| 2
| 6
| 6
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1993–94 NHL season|1993–94]]
| Pittsburgh Penguins
| NHL
| 84
| 38
| 32
| 70
| 41
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 2
|-
| [[1994–95 NHL season|1994–95]]
| Pittsburgh Penguins
| NHL
| 45
| 16
| 21
| 37
| 6
| 12
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 4
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1995–96 NHL season|1995–96]]
| [[Boston Bruins]]
| NHL
| 37
| 8
| 7
| 15
| 0
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| [[1996–97 NHL season|1996–97]]
| Pittsburgh Penguins
| NHL
| 54
| 7
| 15
| 22
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | NHL totals
! 1,062
! 502
! 561
! 1,063
! 241
! 143
! 60
! 46
! 106
! 42
|}

===International===
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:50em" 
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! Year
! Team
! Comp
! ALIGN="center" rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | &nbsp;
! GP
! G
! A
! Pts
! PIM
|-
| [[1979 World Ice Hockey Championships|1979]]
| [[United States men's national ice hockey team|United States]]
| [[Ice Hockey World Championships|WC]]
| 8
| 7
| 1
| 8
| 2
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1984 Canada Cup|1984]]
| United States
| [[Canada Cup|CC]]
| 6
| 1
| 3
| 4
| 2
|-
| [[1987 Canada Cup|1987]]
| United States
| CC
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 0
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1991 Canada Cup|1991]]
| United States
| CC
| 8
| 2
| 3
| 5
| 0
|-
| [[1999 IIHF World Championship|1999]]
| United States
| WC
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 0
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan=3 | Senior totals
! 29
! 13
! 10
! 23
! 4
|}

===Coaching===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center; width:70em;"
|- 
! rowspan="2"|League !! rowspan="2"|Team !! rowspan="2"|Season !!  colspan="7"|[[Regular season]] !! colspan="1"|[[Playoffs|Post season]]
|-
! G !! W !! L !! OTL !! SOL !! Pct !! Division rank !! Result
|-
! [[American Hockey League|AHL]]
! [[Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins]]
| [[2005–06 AHL season|2005–06]]
| 52
| 28
| 16
| 3
| 5
| .615
| 1st East Division
| Lost in second round
|-
!rowspan="2"|[[3ICE]]
!rowspan="2"|Team Mullen
| 2022
| 21
| 16
| 5
| —
| —
| .762
| 1st place
| Lost in Patrick Cup Finals
|-
| 2023
| 6
| 3
| 3
| —
| —
| .500
| 5th place
| Missed playoffs
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3"| AHL totals
! 52
! 28
! 16
! 3
! 5
! .615
! 
!
|}

==Awards and honors==
{{Col-begin}}
{{Col-break}}
{| class="wikitable"
! Award
! Year
!
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
| colspan="3" | University
|-
| [[Walter Brown Award]]<br /><small>Outstanding American-born player in New England</small>
| 1978
| <ref name="1978NCAAFinal" />
|-
| All-[[NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship|NCAA]] [[List of NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey All-Tournament Teams|All-Tournament Team]]
| [[1978 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament|1978]]
| <ref name = ncaa>{{cite news|title=NCAA Frozen Four Records|url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/frozen_4/2009/f4recs.pdf|publisher=NCAA.org|access-date=2013-06-19}}</ref>
|-
| All-[[ECAC Hockey]] [[List of All-ECAC Hockey Teams#First Team|First Team]]
| [[1977–78 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|1977–78]]<br>[[1978–79 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|1978–79]]
| <ref name="OGHHOF">{{cite book |last1=Duplacey |first1=James |last2=Zweig |first2=Eric |title=Official Guide to the Players of the Hockey Hall of Fame |publisher=Firefly Books |year=2010 |isbn=978-1-55407-662-8 |page=[https://archive.org/details/officialguidetop00/page/357 357] |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/officialguidetop00/page/357 }}</ref>
|-
| All-New England Team
| 1977–78<br />1978–79
| <ref name="AllNewEngland" />
|-
| [[American Hockey Coaches Association|AHCA]] [[List of Division I AHCA All-American Teams|East All-American]]
| 1977–78<br />1978–79
| <ref name="OGHHOF" />
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
| colspan="3" | [[Central Professional Hockey League|Central Hockey League]]
|-
| Rookie of the Year
| 1979–80
| <ref name="OGHHOF" />
|-
| Second All-Star team
| 1979–80
| <ref name="OGHHOF" />
|-
| Most Valuable Player
| 1980–81
| <ref name="OGHHOF" />
|-
| First All-Star team
| 1980–81
| <ref name="OGHHOF" />
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
| colspan="3" | [[3ICE]]
|-
| Eddie Johnston Coach of the Year
| 2022
| 
|}
{{Col-2}}
{| class="wikitable"
! Award
! Year
!
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
| colspan="3" | [[National Hockey League]]
|-
| [[Lady Byng Memorial Trophy]]<br /><small>Gentlemanly conduct</small>
| [[1986–87 NHL season|1986–87]], [[1988–89 NHL season|1988–89]]
| <ref name="MGAwards">{{cite book |title=2007–08 Calgary Flames Media Guide |publisher=Calgary Flames Hockey Club |last1=Hanlon |first1=Peter |last2=Kelso |first2=Sean |year=2007 |page=23}}</ref>
|-
| [[NHL Plus-Minus Award]]
| 1988–89
| <ref name="MGAwards" />
|-
| [[NHL All-Star team|First All-Star team]]
| 1988–89
| <ref>{{cite book |title=2007–08 Calgary Flames Media Guide |publisher=Calgary Flames Hockey Club |last1=Hanlon |first1=Peter |last2=Kelso |first2=Sean |year=2007 |page=22}}</ref>
|-
| Played in [[NHL All-Star Game]]
| [[40th National Hockey League All-Star Game|1989]], [[41st National Hockey League All-Star Game|1990]], [[1994 National Hockey League All-Star Game|1994]]
| <ref name="MGAwards" />
|-
| [[Stanley Cup]] champion
| [[1989 Stanley Cup Finals|1989]] (Calgary), [[1991 Stanley Cup Finals|1991]], [[1992 Stanley Cup Finals|1992]] (Pittsburgh)
| <ref name="LOHBio">{{cite web |url=http://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/LegendsMember.jsp?mem=p200001&type=Player&page=bio&list= |title=Joe Mullen biography |publisher=Hockey Hall of Fame |access-date=2012-09-23}}</ref>
|-
| [[Lester Patrick Trophy]]<br /><small>Contribution to hockey in the United States</small>
| 1995
| <ref name="LOHStats">{{cite web |url=http://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/LegendsMember.jsp?mem=p200001&type=Player&page=statsawards&list= |title=Joe Mullen statistics |publisher=Hockey Hall of Fame |access-date=2012-09-23}}</ref>
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
| colspan="3" | Team awards
|-
| [[Molson Cup]] <br /><small>Most [[Three stars (ice hockey)|three-star]] selections (Calgary)<br /></small>
| [[1986–87 Calgary Flames season|1986–87]], [[1987–88 Calgary Flames season|1987–88]], 1988–89
| <ref name="MolsonCup">{{cite book |title=2007–08 Calgary Flames Media Guide |publisher=Calgary Flames Hockey Club |last1=Hanlon |first1=Peter |last2=Kelso |first2=Sean |year=2007 |pages=123–125}}</ref>
|}
{{col-end}}

==See also==
*[[List of members of the Hockey Hall of Fame]]
*[[List of members of the United States Hockey Hall of Fame]]
*[[List of NHL players with 1,000 games played]]
*[[List of NHL players with 500 goals]]

==References==
*'''Career statistics''': {{cite web |url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8449743 |title=Joe Mullen player card |publisher=National Hockey League |access-date=2012-09-23}}
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==External links==
* {{Ice hockey stats |legendsm=P200001 |legendstype=Player}}

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