Paul Mulvey

Paul Mulvey
Born	(1958-09-27) September 27, 1958 Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
Height	6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight	220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb)
Position	Left Wing
Shot	Left
Played for	Washington Capitals Los Angeles Kings Pittsburgh Penguins
NHL draft	20th overall, 1978 Washington Capitals
Playing career	1974–1983

Joseph Paul Mulvey (born September 27, 1958) is a Canadian retired ice hockey player. Mulvey was born in Sudbury, Ontario and raised in Merritt, British Columbia.

Playing career

A hard-nosed left-winger, Mulvey played junior hockey with the Edmonton Oil Kings and the Portland Winter Hawks. He was selected in the 1978 NHL Draft by the Washington Capitals and played for parts of three seasons with the Capitals. Prior to the 1981–82 NHL season, he was sent to the Pittsburgh Penguins as compensation for the Capitals signing of Orest Kindrachuk. He would later be claimed on waivers by the Los Angeles Kings during the middle of the season.

It was during his brief tenure with the Kings that he would be involved in one of the most controversial incidents in the NHL. On January 24, 1982 in a game against the Vancouver Canucks, a fight broke out, and Kings' Head Coach Don Perry ordered Mulvey out onto the ice to fight. Mulvey, who had just returned from a recent suspension, refused, which angered Coach Perry who then accused him of not standing up for his teammates. Mulvey was benched for the rest of the game, and was placed on waivers a week later. Coach Perry would later be fined and suspended for the incident, but Mulvey would never play another NHL game, as the perception around the league was that he was someone who would not stand up for his teammates.

Coaching career

For many years he was the head coach of the Reston Raiders of the Capital Beltway Hockey League. He then served as the head coach of the Virginia Statesmen of the Eastern Elite Amateur Hockey League and also coached Tier II hockey for the Prince William Panthers Hockey Club in Woodbridge, Virginia.

Personal life

After his playing career, Mulvey returned to the Washington, D.C.-area and settled in Reston, Virginia, where he bought a tennis club and turned it into a hockey facility with two rinks. His rink was instrumental in the growth of hockey in the Northern Virginia region and continues today under different ownership as SkateQuest of Reston.

His older brother, Grant Mulvey, had a long career with the NHL's Chicago Black Hawks.

Career statistics

				Regular Season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1974–75	Edmonton Oil Kings	WCHL		49	18	19	37	179		—	—	—	—	—
1975–76	Edmonton Oil Kings	WCHL		69	29	38	67	331		5	1	3	4	13
1976–77	Portland Winter Hawks	WCHL		63	43	25	68	251		3	2	1	3	11
1977–78	Portland Winter Hawks	WCHL		64	43	33	76	262		8	0	3	3	60
1978–79	Hershey Bears	AHL		24	10	3	13	113		—	—	—	—	—
1978–79	Washington Capitals	NHL		55	7	4	11	81		—	—	—	—	—
1979–80	Washington Capitals	NHL		77	15	19	34	240		—	—	—	—	—
1980–81	Hershey Bears	AHL		19	4	8	12	21		10	2	3	5	54
1980–81	Washington Capitals	NHL		55	7	14	21	166		—	—	—	—	—
1981–82	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		11	0	7	7	50		—	—	—	—	—
1981–82	New Haven Nighthawks	AHL		19	3	3	6	65		3	0	0	0	14
1981–82	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		27	1	7	8	76		—	—	—	—	—
1982–83	Moncton Alpines	AHL		58	11	11	22	270		—	—	—	—	—
NHL Totals				225	30	51	81	613		—	—	—	—	—

External links

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