Richard Mulhern

Richard Mulhern
Born	(1955-03-01) March 1, 1955 (age 69) Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Left
Played for	Atlanta Flames Los Angeles Kings Toronto Maple Leafs Winnipeg Jets
NHL draft	8th overall, 1975 Atlanta Flames
WHA draft	15th overall, 1975 Houston Aeros
Playing career	1975–1981

Richard Sidney Mulhern (born March 1, 1955) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. Mulhern was born in Edmonton, Alberta and raised in Beaconsfield, Quebec.

Before playing in the NHL, he played for the Sherbrooke Castors. Also, around the end of his career he played with the Tulsa Oilers and Dallas Black Hawks, of the Central Hockey League.

Mulhern started his National Hockey League career with the Atlanta Flames in 1975, after being picked eighth overall in the 1975 Amateur Draft and being first sent to Tulsa where he played 56 games during the 1975-76 season.

He also played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Los Angeles Kings, and Winnipeg Jets. He retired after the 1981 season, due to declining play, which came from back injuries and surgery.

In his career, he played in 303 NHL games. He scored 27 goals.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1973–74	Sherbrooke Castors	QMJHL		40	8	37	45	96		—	—	—	—	—
1974–75	Sherbrooke Castors	QMJHL		70	26	64	90	142		13	2	18	20	19
1975–76	Atlanta Flames	NHL		12	1	0	1	4		—	—	—	—	—
1975–76	Tulsa Oilers	CHL		56	7	26	33	84		9	1	6	7	6
1976–77	Atlanta Flames	NHL		79	12	32	44	80		3	0	2	2	5
1977–78	Atlanta Flames	NHL		79	9	23	32	47		2	0	1	1	0
1978–79	Atlanta Flames	NHL		37	3	12	15	22		—	—	—	—	—
1978–79	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		36	2	9	11	23		1	0	0	0	0
1979–80	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		15	0	3	3	16		—	—	—	—	—
1979–80	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		26	0	10	10	11		1	0	0	0	0
1980–81	Dallas Black Hawks	CHL		20	7	11	18	16		—	—	—	—	—
1980–81	Winnipeg Jets	NHL		19	0	4	4	14		—	—	—	—	—
1980–81	Tulsa Oilers	CHL		5	2	3	5	0		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				303	27	93	120	217		7	0	3	3	5

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

Preceded by Vic Mercredi

Atlanta Flames first round draft pick 1975

Succeeded by David Shand