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

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professional

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currently an

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. He most recently played with the

Straubing Tigers The Straubing Tigers are a professional men's ice hockey team, based in Straubing, Germany, that competes in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. Straubing plays its home games at the Eisstadion am Pulverturm, which has a capacity of 5,635 spectators. P ...

of the

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(DEL).

Playing career

Mulock played

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with the

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of the

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during the 2001–02 and 2002–03 seasons. The next year he joined the

Regina Pats The Regina Pats are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Regina, Saskatchewan. Founded in 1917, the Pats are the world's oldest continuously operating major junior hockey franchise in its original location and using its original name. The ...

. During the next two seasons he played with the

Surrey Eagles The Surrey Eagles are a junior ice hockey team based in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Coastal Division of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL). They play their home games at South Surrey Arena. History New ...

of the

British Columbia Hockey League The British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) is an independent Canadian Junior ice hockey league with 21 teams in British Columbia and Alberta. It was classified as a Junior "A" league within the Hockey Canada framework, until it became independe ...

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

Kamloops Blazers The Kamloops Blazers are a Canadian major junior ice hockey team based in Kamloops, British Columbia. The team plays in the B.C. Division of the Western Hockey League's Western Conference and plays its home games at the Sandman Centre. The Blaze ...

. 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 The Eisbären Berlin (; English: ''Berlin Polar Bears'') is a professional ice hockey team based in Berlin, Germany. The team competes in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL), the highest level of play in professional German ice hockey, and is also ...

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 The Kölner Haie (English: ''Cologne Sharks'') are an ice hockey club based in Cologne, Germany, that plays in the professional Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). The team was one of the founding members of the DEL. The ''Kölner Haie'' play their ho ...

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 Langley. 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 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 for Germany Regina Pats players Straubing Tigers players Surrey Eagles players EC Bad Tölz players Vancouver Giants players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Germany