Richard Mulhern

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