In the 2007 – 08 season , Mullen began the year playing defense . Though he did spend some time at forward , Mullen led all DU defenders in scoring by season 's end . In back-to-back games leading up to the WCHA playoffs , Mullen received two 10-minute misconduct penalties . As a result , head coach George Gwozdecky suspended Mullen for the first game of the playoffs . Mullen returned from his suspension the following game and helped the Pioneers to an eventual WCHA tournament win . In his senior season , Mullen set career highs in assists and points while leading Denver in blocked shots . At the conclusion of the year , he was again named to the All-WCHA Academic Team and was awarded the Lowe 's Senior CLASS Award . Undrafted out of college , Mullen signed a two-year entry-level free agent contract with the Los Angeles Kings on April 3 , 2009 . Playing with the Kings farm team the Manchester Monarchs , Mullen recorded his first professional point , an assist , in his first game , a 6 – 3 victory over the Albany River Rats . His first professional goal came almost two months later in a 4 – 2 win against the Springfield Falcons . After playing 36 games for the Monarchs , Mullen was sent down to their ECHL affiliate , the Ontario Reign . After playing only one game for the Reign , he was recalled by Manchester . He finished the year playing 8 more games for the Monarchs bring his total to 44 and recorded 4 goals and 10 points in his first professional season . In the playoffs Mullen played two games without recording a point . In his second season Mullen received more responsibilities after being added to the Monarchs power play unit , and while he played mostly on defense , he did see some ice time at forward . With the changes he doubled his production to 20 points in 67 games . During the off-season Mullen was re-signed by the Kings to a one-year contract . In his third season he again double his point production registering 41 points in 69 games . He also played in 4 playoff games for the Monarchs registering a goal and three points
WCHA tournament
2008 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
Patrick Mullen (ice hockey)