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1975 NHL DRAFT PICK
Richard Mulhern
Selected in first round
No. 8 overall by Atlanta Flames

Born March 1, 1955
Position: Defense
Height: 6-1   Weight: 190
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Sherbrooke (QMJHL)                       
Birthplace: Edmonton, Alberta (Canada)
Hometown: Beaconsfield, Quebec
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPG ATP PIM
1973-74 SherbrookeQMJHL 40 837 4596
1974-75 SherbrookeQMJHL 7026 6490 152

PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
QMJHL All-Star First Team:
1974-75 (Sherbrooke)
QMJHL All-Star Second Team: 1973-74 (Sherbrooke)
Miscellaneous: Attended Boston University in fall of 1973, but left school before playing in any varsity games.
NHL CAREER
Debut: October 8, 1975 (California at Atlanta)
Numbers:  4 (Atlanta); 5 (Los Angeles); 8 (Toronto); 15 (Winnipeg)
Stanley Cup: Never won.  Playing Status: Retired 1981
CAREER NHL STATISTICS
YearsTeamsGPGATPPIM
1975-1981 ATL, LA, TOR, WIN303 2793120 217
CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS
YearsTeamsGPGATPPIM
1977-1980 Atlanta, L.A., Toronto7 033 5

NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous:
Set Atlanta/Calgary record (since broken) for goals in season by a defenseman with 12 in 1976-77. ... Tied Atlanta/Calgary record (since broken) for assists in game by a rookie with three vs. Chicago on Nov. 19, 1976. ... Set Atlanta/Calgary rookie defenseman records (since broken) and led all NHL rookie defensemen with 44 points and 32 assists in 1976-77. ... Had back surgery in May 1979. ... Missed part of 1979-80 season with sprained neck, an injury suffered in January 1980.
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: Tulsa (CHL); Dallas (CHL)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
CHL Adams Cup:
1976 (Tulsa)
WHA Draft Pick: 1975 (by Houston, No. 15 overall in Round 1)
1975-76: Played on CHL regular-season champion (Tulsa).
1980-81: Played on CHL regular-season champion (Dallas).
Miscellaneous: Represented NHL at 1979 Izvestia Tournament in Moscow. ... Missed part of 1980-81 season with knee injury suffered in February 1981. ... Named to defense position on all-time Sherbrooke (QMJHL) team by Canadian Hockey League panel in 1999.
Personal: Full name is Richard Sidney Mulhern. ... Also known as Rich Mulhern and Rick Mulhern during his playing days.
HOW HE GOT AWAY
TRADE: Atlanta traded Mulhern and 1980 second-round pick to Los Angeles in exchange for Bob Murdoch and 1980 second-round pick on January 16, 1979.

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SNAPSHOT '75
Total Selected: 217
Forwards: 126
Defense: 65
Goaltenders: 26
Major Junior: 135
College Players: 61
Canadian: 162
Euro-Canadian: 3
USA Citizens: 46
U.S.-Born: 45
European: 6
Reached NHL: 87
Won Stanley Cup: 8
Hall of Fame: 0
All-Star Game: 6
Year-end All-Star: 3
Olympians: 11
Picks Traded: 21
 
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