CHRIS MUELLER
Inactive (At the NHL level)
Centre
Estimated Career Earnings 
: $3,144,867
BORN: Mar. 6, 1986
BIRTHPLACE: West Seneca, New York, United States
NATIONALITY: 
United States SHOOTS:Right
AGE: 35
ELC SIGNING AGE: 24
WAIVERS SIGNING AGE: 24
DRAFTED: Undrafted
DRAFTED OVERALL: -
DRAFT ROUND: -
DRAFTED BY: -
CONTRACT HISTORY
ENTRY-LEVEL CONTRACT
COMPARE THIS CONTRACT
LENGTH: 1 YEAR
EXPIRY STATUS: RFA
SIGNING TEAM:
Nashville Predators
VALUE: $500,000
C.H.%
: 0.84
SIGNING DATE: Dec. 27, 2010
SOURCE: CapGeek
| SEASON | CLAUSE | CAP HIT  | AAV | P. BONUSES | S. BONUSES | BASE SALARY | TOTAL SALARY | MINORS SALARY |
| 2010-11 | | $500,000 | $500,000 | $0 | $0 | $500,000 | $500,000 | $55,000 |
| TOTAL | | $500,000 | $500,000 | $0 | $0 | $500,000 | $500,000 | $55,000 |
VALUE: $550,000
C.H.%
: 0.86
SIGNING DATE: Jul. 7, 2011
SOURCE: CapGeek
| SEASON | CLAUSE | CAP HIT | AAV | P. BONUSES | S. BONUSES | BASE SALARY | TOTAL SALARY | MINORS SALARY |
| 2011-12 | | $550,000 | $550,000 | $0 | $0 | $550,000 | $550,000 | $65,000 |
| TOTAL | | $550,000 | $550,000 | $0 | $0 | $550,000 | $550,000 | $65,000 |
STANDARD CONTRACT (EXTENSION)
COMPARE THIS CONTRACT
LENGTH: 1 YEAR
EXPIRY STATUS: UFA
SIGNING TEAM:
Nashville Predators
VALUE: $550,000
C.H.%
: 0.86
SIGNING DATE: Jun. 20, 2012
SOURCE: CapGeek
| SEASON | CLAUSE | CAP HIT | AAV | P. BONUSES | S. BONUSES | BASE SALARY | TOTAL SALARY | MINORS SALARY |
| 2012-13 | | $550,000 | $550,000 | $0 | $0 | $550,000 | $550,000 | $105,000 |
| TOTAL | | $550,000 | $550,000 | $0 | $0 | $550,000 | $550,000 | $105,000 |
VALUE: $600,000
C.H.%
: 0.93
SIGNING DATE: Jul. 8, 2013
SOURCE: CapGeek
| SEASON | CLAUSE | CAP HIT | AAV | P. BONUSES | S. BONUSES | BASE SALARY | TOTAL SALARY | MINORS SALARY |
| 2013-14 | | $600,000 | $600,000 | $0 | $0 | $600,000 | $600,000 | $300,000 |
| TOTAL | | $600,000 | $600,000 | $0 | $0 | $600,000 | $600,000 | $300,000 |
VALUE: $600,000
C.H.%
: 0.87
SIGNING DATE: Jul. 1, 2014
SOURCE: CapGeek
| SEASON | CLAUSE | CAP HIT | AAV | P. BONUSES | S. BONUSES | BASE SALARY | TOTAL SALARY | MINORS SALARY |
| 2014-15 | | $600,000 | $600,000 | $0 | $0 | $600,000 | $600,000 | $600,000 |
| TOTAL | | $600,000 | $600,000 | $0 | $0 | $600,000 | $600,000 | $600,000 |
VALUE: $600,000
C.H.%
: 0.84
SIGNING DATE: Jul. 1, 2015
SOURCE: War-On-Ice
| SEASON | CLAUSE | CAP HIT | AAV | P. BONUSES | S. BONUSES | BASE SALARY | TOTAL SALARY | MINORS SALARY |
| 2015-16 | | $600,000 | $600,000 | $0 | $0 | $600,000 | $600,000 | $250,000 |
| TOTAL | | $600,000 | $600,000 | $0 | $0 | $600,000 | $600,000 | $250,000 |
VALUE: $600,000
C.H.%
: 0.82
SIGNING DATE: Jul. 1, 2016
SOURCE: CapFriendly
| SEASON | CLAUSE | CAP HIT | AAV | P. BONUSES | S. BONUSES | BASE SALARY | TOTAL SALARY | MINORS SALARY |
| 2016-17 | | $600,000 | $600,000 | $0 | $0 | $600,000 | $600,000 | $265,000 |
| TOTAL | | $600,000 | $600,000 | $0 | $0 | $600,000 | $600,000 | $265,000 |
MINIMUM GUARANTEED SALARY: 2016-17: $315,000
VALUE: $1,300,000
C.H.%
: 0.87
SIGNING DATE: Jul. 1, 2017
| SEASON | CLAUSE | CAP HIT | AAV | P. BONUSES | S. BONUSES | BASE SALARY | TOTAL SALARY | MINORS SALARY |
| 2017-18 | | $650,000 | $650,000 | $0 | $0 | $650,000 | $650,000 | $400,000 |
| 2018-19 | | $650,000 | $650,000 | $0 | $0 | $650,000 | $650,000 | $650,000 |
| TOTAL | | $1,300,000 | $1,300,000 | $0 | $0 | $1,300,000 | $1,300,000 | $1,050,000 |
VALUE: $700,000
C.H.%
: 0.86
SIGNING DATE: Jul. 1, 2019
SOURCE: CapFriendly
| SEASON | CLAUSE | CAP HIT | AAV | P. BONUSES | S. BONUSES | BASE SALARY | TOTAL SALARY | MINORS SALARY |
| 2019-20 | | $700,000 | $700,000 | $0 | $0 | $700,000 | $700,000 | $250,000 |
| TOTAL | | $700,000 | $700,000 | $0 | $0 | $700,000 | $700,000 | $250,000 |
MINIMUM GUARANTEED SALARY: 2019-20: $325,000
CAREER STATS
| SEASON | TEAM | LEAGUE | | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | | PLAYOFFS | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | TOI | G | ixG | xG±/60 | RelxG±/60 | C±/60 | RelC±/60 | | TOI | G | ixG | xG±/60 | RelxG±/60 | C±/60 | RelC±/60 |
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| 2002-03 | Nichols School | USHS-Prep | | - | 41 | 49 | 90 | 56 | - | | | | | | | | | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2003-04 | Nichols School | USHS-Prep | | 32 | 36 | 43 | 79 | 41 | - | | | | | | | | | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2004-05 | Michigan State Univ. | NCAA | | 41 | 2 | 17 | 19 | - | 32 | | | | | | | | | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005-06 | Michigan State Univ. | NCAA | | 41 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 5 | 47 | | | | | | | | | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006-07 | Michigan State Univ. | NCAA | | 42 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 11 | 30 | | | | | | | | | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007-08 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Michigan State Univ. | NCAA | | 42 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 4 | 32 | | | | | | | | | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008-09 | Cleveland Monsters | AHL | | 59 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 23 | | | | | | | | | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Johnstown Chiefs | ECHL | | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009-10 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | | 67 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 13 | 37 | | | PLAYOFFS | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cincinnati Cyclones | ECHL | | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010-11 | Nashville Predators | NHL | | 15 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 9:25 | 0 | 0.59 | -0.65 | -0.68 | -12.86 | -12.77 | | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | | 67 | 24 | 26 | 50 | 7 | 34 | | | PLAYOFFS | 13 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2011-12 | Nashville Predators | NHL | | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | 9:27 | 0 | 0.32 | 0.64 | 0.95 | -0.50 | 10.24 | | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | | 73 | 32 | 28 | 60 | -5 | 30 | | | PLAYOFFS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012-13 | Nashville Predators | NHL | | 18 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 11:03 | 2 | 3.06 | 0.16 | 0.14 | -13.32 | -4.67 | | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | | 55 | 18 | 18 | 36 | -3 | 35 | | | PLAYOFFS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013-14 |  Dallas Stars | NHL | | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | | | PLAYOFFS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 9:55 | 0 | 0.52 | -0.16 | -0.16 | -7.03 | -8.21 | | | 7:05 | 0 | 0.11 | 0.00 | 0.12 | 4.63 | 4.86 |
| Texas Stars | AHL | | 60 | 25 | 32 | 57 | 9 | 29 | | | PLAYOFFS | 19 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2014-15 |  New York Rangers | NHL | | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | 9:22 | 0 | 0.23 | -0.83 | -0.77 | -6.32 | -7.38 | | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | | 64 | 14 | 26 | 40 | -2 | 26 | | | PLAYOFFS | 15 | 5 | 4 | 9 | -3 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2015-16 | San Diego Gulls | AHL | | 63 | 20 | 37 | 57 | -10 | 50 | | | PLAYOFFS | 9 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2016-17 | Tucson Roadrunners | AHL | | 68 | 19 | 48 | 67 | -4 | 48 | | | | | | | | | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2017-18 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | | 73 | 19 | 33 | 52 | -2 | 30 | | | PLAYOFFS | 20 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 1 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2018-19 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | | 60 | 33 | 32 | 65 | 8 | 32 | | | PLAYOFFS | 13 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2019-20 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | | 31 | 11 | 12 | 23 | -19 | 24 | | | | | | | | | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| San Diego Gulls | AHL | | 29 | 8 | 7 | 15 | -8 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2020-21 | Lehigh Valley Phantoms | AHL | | 32 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -18 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| NHL TOTAL | | NHL | | 53 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -8 | 8 | | | PLAYOFFS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | | PLAYOFFS | |
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