Tyson Mulock (born January 20, 1983) is a

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-German professional

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who is currently an

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who most recently played for the Grizzlys Wolfsburg of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). Mulocks holds a German passport, his grandfather emigrated to Canada after World War II. Tyson's brother T.J. Mulock also plays professionally.

Playing career

Mulock played

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in the

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(WHL) for four seasons with the Medicine Hat Tigers and

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, beginning in 1999–2000. After a major junior career-high 51 points in 72 games with the Pats in 2002–03, Mulock moved to the Junior A British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) to play one season with the

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. He scored a team-high 89 points in 59 games with the Clippers, helping lead them to a

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in 2004 as BCHL champions with an additional 36 points in 25 playoff games. Undrafted by an NHL club, Mulock went overseas to

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to play in the third-tier Oberliga (ObL) with SC Mittelrhein-Neuwied and SC Riessersee. After two seasons in the Oberliga, Mulock moved up to the 2nd Bundesliga (DEL2) where he scored a league-high 101 points with the Essen Mosquitoes. In 2007–08, he signed with the

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of the top-tier Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). On April 30, 2013, Mulock left Berlin as a free agent after six seasons, and signed a one-year contract to remain in Germany with the Iserlohn Roosters. After one season with the Roosters, he moved on to fellow DEL side

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. In January 2016, Mulock signed a contract extension that will keep him in Wolfsburg until 2018.

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* 1983 births Canadian ice hockey centres Eisbären Berlin players Essen Mosquitoes players Ice hockey people from British Columbia Iserlohn Roosters players Living people Medicine Hat Tigers players Nanaimo Clippers players People from Delta, British Columbia Regina Pats players SC Riessersee players Grizzlys Wolfsburg players Vancouver Giants players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Germany {{Canada-icehockey-centre-1980s-stub