Travis James Mulock (born June 25, 1985) is a

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professional

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currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played with the

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of the

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(DEL).

Playing career

Mulock played

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with the Vancouver Giants of the

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during the 2001–02 and 2002–03 seasons. The next year he joined the Regina Pats. During the next two seasons he played with the

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of the

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. He played his final season of junior hockey in 2005–06 with the

Kamloops Blazers The Kamloops Blazers are a junior ice hockey team in the Western Hockey League (WHL). The team plays in the B.C. Division of the Western Conference, is based out of Kamloops, British Columbia, and play home games at Sandman Centre. The Blazers o ...

. After six season of juniors, Mulock joined Bad Toelz EC of the German third-tier Oberliga. He played with

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for three seasons before joining Eisbären Berlin of the German elite league

(DEL) in 2009. In his first season with Berlin in 2009–10, Mulock scored 20 goals to be selected as the DEL's rookie of the year. He won three straight German championships with the Eisbären squad from 2011 to 2013. Mulock left Berlin after the 2015–16 season and signed a one-year contract with fellow DEL side Kölner Haie on April 20, 2016. Used primarily in a defensive checking role, Mulock recorded a career low in registering just 2 goals and 9 points in 46 games during the 2017–18 season. On April 23, 2018, Mulock as a free agent signed a one-year contract to continue in the DEL with the Straubing Tigers.

International play

Mulock was selected to play for the German national team at the

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, close to his hometown of

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. As a Canadian, he was eligible to compete with the German team having played exclusively in Germany for more than two seasons and because he holds dual citizenship to Canada and Germany.

Personal life

His brother

Tyson Mulock Tyson Mulock (born January 20, 1983) is a Canadian-German professional ice hockey centre who is currently an unrestricted free agent who most recently played for the Grizzlys Wolfsburg of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). Mulocks holds a German ...

is also a professional ice hockey player. Their grandfather Horst emigrated from Germany to Canada after World War II.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mulock, T. J. 1985 births Canadian ice hockey right wingers Eisbären Berlin players Ice hockey players at the 2010 Winter Olympics Kamloops Blazers players Kölner Haie players Living people Olympic ice hockey players of Germany Regina Pats players Straubing Tigers players Surrey Eagles players EC Bad Tölz players Vancouver Giants players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Germany